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Smart, sustainable solar in the South
As demand for utility-scale solar energy continues to grow across the South, there’s increasing attention on the development process and planning for solar installations, the policy and regulatory landscape, and the impact solar projects will have on the economy, environment, and local communities. “One of the most important decisions in a large-scale solar project begins…
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30th Annual Alexander County Environmental Field Days event hosts almost 400 students
The Alexander Soil & Water Conservation District held its 30th Annual Environmental Field Days on October 25-26 at H&H Arena and Herman Dairy Farm. The event hosted 392 fifth-grade students and 22 teachers from seven public elementary schools, two Christian schools, and one homeschool. Soil & Water Director Pamela Bowman said the main purpose of…
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Opinion | In Maine, a return of tribal land shows how conservation can succeed
PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine — On a recent morning at the Penobscot Nation headquarters, moose mating rituals dominated the office banter: the wacky way a lovesick moose had stumbled around someone’s pickup truck, the grunts a bull moose made when he heard a hunter’s low moan — an imitation of a female mating call. “I don’t…
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NH Conservation Districts Announce 2024 Round of Climate Resilience Grant Program
FUNDING AVAILABLE … Grant program available to support and empower local farmers to build climate resilience throughout the Granite State PUBLISHED ON November 1, 2023 The mission of the NH Conservation Districts Climate Resilience Grant is to support and empower local farmers to build climate resilience throughout the Granite State. (Stock photo: USDA NRCS Montana,…
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Water’s crucial role in shaping Texas’ economy and environment
Water is a precious resource that plays a vital role in sustaining the diverse industries and residents of Texas. As the second-largest state in the United States (in square miles), Texas is known for its rich and varied landscape, including vast agricultural regions, a thriving energy sector, and rapidly growing urban areas. Understanding the multifaceted…
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The Yaak Valley Is Ground Zero for Montana’s Environmental Future
Thousands of feet above northwest Montana’s Yaak Valley, a six-seater EcoFlight airplane soared through cloudy skies. As passengers pressed camera lenses up to the vehicle’s port-hole shaped windows to photograph the dense forest below, Anthony South, Headwaters Director for the Yaak Valley Forest Council, narrated the journey. “We’ll be going over the Kootenai River in…
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Ford government buried report calling for 30% of Ontario’s land, water to be protected: advocates
Dozens of environmental organizations and advocates are urging the Ford government to follow through on a key recommendation out of a 2021 report to protect 30 per cent of the province’s lands and waters for the environment. The Ford government established the Protected Area Working Group in 2021, composed of environmental experts from the private sector,…
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Sustainability shapes Rwandan conservation project
The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Fossey Gorilla Fund was purpose-built to save gorillas – and inspire a new generation of environmental advocates In association with Habitat loss, poaching and disease threaten the populations of eastern and western lowland gorillas in Central Africa. Credit: Papa Bravo/Shutterstock This is an edited excerpt from an article that…
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Drones can help fight climate change, says Abu Dhabi environment agency
Drones can help fight climate change, says Abu Dhabi environment agency – Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East Skip to main content
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The importance of conservation, safety in caving
A constant and stable environment with consistent temperatures year-round, and no one is telling you how to get there. Caves are entirely void of light; they are mazelike and claustrophobic. People die every year in caves. There is nothing in a cave worth going in for, yet caving is a hobby for many. Despite every…
