Environmental and conservation groups say they’re optimistic about changes to the board that oversees natural resources policy in Wisconsin after two members recently resigned, including its controversial former chair. Bill Bruins and former chair Fred Prehn resigned from the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board at the end of last month, endingContinue Reading
By Cory Bilyea Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Rebuilding, restoring, and regenerating for future generations to include Indigenous consultation MAITLAND/NINE MILE WATERSHEDS- Maitland Conservation (MC) is slowly trying to rebuild, restore and regenerate resilient forests and wetlands in the Maitland/Nine Mile watersheds and communities, but more needs to be doneContinue Reading
Rebuilding, restoring, and regenerating for future generations to include Indigenous consultation MAITLAND/NINE MILE WATERSHEDS – Maitland Conservation (MC) is slowly trying to rebuild, restore and regenerate resilient forests and wetlands in the Maitland/Nine Mile watersheds and communities, but more needs to be done to speed up the process as theContinue Reading
What should people who care about conservation be paying attention to? Every year since 2009, scientists and conservationists from around the world have come together under the direction of researchers from the University of Cambridge to answer that question. Their goal is to “provide novel information that society and decision-makersContinue Reading
The books on this year’s list center on some of the knottiest problems facing humanity, from climate change to biodiversity loss to the spillover of viruses from other species to humans. But they also center on hope and solutions, gleaned from our growing but still nascent understanding of the worldContinue Reading
YORKTOWN — Wooded areas along the White River in Delaware County bustle with wildlife activity year-round, according to volunteers at the Red-tail Nature Preserve near Muncie. “These are rare and special places,” said Julie Borgmann, executive director of the Red-tail Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and restoringContinue Reading
Hayley Andrus runs a 700-cow ranching operation in Apache County with her husband. She struggled to keep the herd and the business afloat for nearly three years amid crippling drought. They were able to survive only because of conservation projects that allowed them to open new grassland and spread cattleContinue Reading
The Katy and Fulshear areas have experienced exponential population increases and development in the last five years. As residential communities are built to accommodate growth, local governments, regional organizations and environmental agencies must work together to create symbiosis between environmental conservation and development, officials said. The combined population of theContinue Reading
There is an urgent need to create a new and dedicated fund to help developing countries successfully implement a post-2020 global framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, India has said at the UN biodiversity conference in Canada’s Montreal. It has also said that conservation of biodiversity must alsoContinue Reading
YORKTOWN — Wooded areas along the White River in Delaware County bustle with wildlife activity year-round, according to volunteers at the Red-tail Nature Preserve near Muncie. “These are rare and special places,” said Julie Borgmann, executive director of the Red-tail Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and restoringContinue Reading
