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Family Farm Advocates Suspect Profit Motive Behind Some ‘Conservation’ Practices
Midwest family farm advocates have sent a letter to the U-S Agriculture Secretary opposing recent additions to conservation practices they say are bad for the environment. The measures are funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. The U-S-D-A added a six-page list the department says will improve environmental conditions in the Midwest, and includes things such…
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Conservationists ask Gov. Kotek to preserve more of Western state forests as landmark plan stalls
As officials at state and federal agencies attempt to wrap up the landmark Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan, stakeholders are issuing new demands and asking for final tweaks that could delay the already overdue plan into 2025. Conservationists say at stake are the fate of 17 threatened species and thousands of acres that…
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Grasslands key to burrowing owl expansion amid climate change, UBC Okanagan study finds
Recent UBCO research explored burrowing owls in the Okanagan and how they’re adapting to climate change. Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash. As the world grapples with the pressing challenges of climate change, new research from UBC Okanagan emphasizes the critical role of grasslands in sustaining biodiversity, particularly for migrating species like the burrowing owl.…
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Protect the Adirondacks Releases New Report On NYS “30 by 30” Law
In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “30 by 30” law that establishes a conservation goal for New York State of protecting 30% of the State’s “lands and inland waters” by the year 2030. This landmark environmental protection legislation enjoyed broad bipartisan support, passing the State Senate by a vote of 58 to 3, and…
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Suntory Mizuiku Youth Camp Inspires Water Conservation
Water, a vital element for ecosystems and all living beings, constitutes only about 3% of Earth’s total water, with saltwater making up the remaining 97%. Thailand has grappled with various water-related challenges, including droughts, floods, degrading water resources, and contamination from urban areas, industries, and agriculture in recent decades. To address these issues, collective efforts…
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Conservation districts announce grant program
Published: 11/15/2023 9:08:56 AM Modified: 11/15/2023 9:08:41 AM The 10 New Hampshire Conservation Districts have announced the 2024 grant round of the New Hampshire Conservation Districts Climate Resilience Grant. The mission of the grant is to support and empower local farmers to build climate resilience throughout the Granite State. This will be done through reducing…
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Conservation programs offer climate solutions, but vastly underfunded
A strip-tilled farm field, pictured Nov. 18, 2020, has been seeded with a cover crop in rural Linn County. Fewer than one-quarter of Iowa applications for federal cost sharing for farm conservation projects through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program were funded in fiscal 2022, data shows. (The Gazette) Iowa landowners…
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Tennessee is drafting its first-ever plan to cut climate pollution. The state wants your input.
Tennessee is drafting its first-ever plan to cut climate pollution. The state wants your input. | WPLN News <!– window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag(‘js’, new Date()); gtag(‘config’, ‘UA-39704135-1’); –> <!– –> <!– –> November 14, 2023 On Air – 90.3 WPLN-FM
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Family farm advocates suspect profit motive behind some ‘conservation’ practices
Midwest family farm advocates have sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, opposing recent additions to conservation practices they said are bad for the environment. The measures are funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. The USDA added a six-page list the department said will improve environmental conditions in the Midwest, and includes things…
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NV group celebrates environmental wins, looks ahead to 2024
‘Timely’ and ‘forward-looking’ are the two terms one Nevada conservation group is using to describe the state’s 2023 environmental landscape. The bipartisan infrastructure law and federal clean energy plan has meant some big wins for Nevada, says Christi Cabrera-Georgeson, deputy director with the Nevada Conservation League. They brought what she calls an “unprecedented influx of…
