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“Conservation: Nahant Marsh, the Mississippi River, and Beyond” with Brian Ritter hosted by The Whiteside Forum
The Whiteside Forum continues their 2023-2024 Season with guest expert Brian Ritter speaking to “Conservation: Nahant Marsh, the Mississippi River, and Beyond” on Sunday afternoon October 29th in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library in Morrison. This event will begin at 2:00pm, located at 307 S. Madison St. and is open to everyone…
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Jack Shaida and Buck O’Herin to discuss “Land Conservation in Waldo County”
BELFAST — On Thursday, Nov. 2, the Belfast Free Library will host a presentation on “Land Conservation in Waldo County” with Jack Shaida and Buck O’Herin. The talk, which is free and open to all will take place at 6:30 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the library, 106 High Street. Come and learn about…
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Clarissa Casper: Bird conservation starts with individual engagement
Jack Greene knows a unique fact about just about any bird you can name or see. He also has more than 100 bird songs memorized, and can convincingly mimic quite a few of them. That’s what comes from spending 60 years as a birder. “Once you get hooked, wherever you go there are birds,” the…
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Empower National Biodiversity Council to strengthen biodiversity conservation strategies
PUTRAJAYA (Oct 24): The National Biodiversity Council (NBC) must be further empowered as the primary platform to strengthen policies and strategies for biodiversity conservation at the national level, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. For one, he said the proposed establishment of the Malaysia Biodiversity Centre (MBC) as a national centre of excellence for…
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IMMAS CELEBRATED—YET NOW IN DANGER
Ten years ago, on this day, the IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force was launched at the International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC3) in Marseille. At that time, it was a distant dream to establish a scientific process, drawing on masses of published and unpublished data, to bring together disparate groups of whale and…
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Armagh: Fish kill in Callan River worst ever, say anglers
Keepers of the Callan By Louise Cullen BBC NI agriculture and environment correspondent A fish kill on a tributary of the Callan River in County Armagh is “probably the worst ever” in the area, local anglers have said. It is thought hundreds of juvenile salmon have died as a result of a slurry spill at…
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Wisconsin DNR Secretary Payne resigns after 10 months on the job
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Adam Payne submitted his resignation Friday to Gov. Tony Evers. The resignation, effective at the end of the day on Nov. 1, will leave the environmental agency without someone in its top post as it deals with the finalization of its proposed plan for managing the state’s wolf…
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Joint Public Hearing: To examine legislative solutions to increase the effectiveness of the Bottle Bill
Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Environmental ConservationChair: Senator Pete Harckhamand Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental ConservationChair: Assembly Member Deborah J. GlickPublic Hearing: Bottle BillPlace: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New YorkTime: 11:00 A.M.Contact: Sylvie Sherlach (518) 455-2340; Matthew Hansen (518) 455-4363Media Contact: Tom Staudter (518) 455-1650; Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888ORAL TESTIMONY…
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Christie True – Executive Constantine’s longest-serving department director – retiring after 39 years of service at Department of Natural Resources and Parks
True’s leadership team led the implementation of Executive Constantine’s Clean Water Healthy Habitat initiative to better align investments and actions to produce better results faster for people, salmon, and orcas. Recent examples include major capital projects that simultaneously reduced flood risks and restored salmon habitat along the Cedar River, the Green River, and the Lower Duwamish.…
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Court Orders and Threats of Fines Fail to Curb Rogue Long Island Mine
What does it take to shut down a mine? Court decisions, a restraining order, legal violation notices, and a stop work order apparently aren’t enough. Sand Land, a sand mine in the Hamptons, has faced each of these this year — and ignored them all. The latest notice came earlier this month, when the Department…
