Tag: Farmland
From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies and bats to bald eagles and river otters. That story is now told in detail by Carrol Henderson in his new book, “A National Legacy: Fifty Years of Nongame Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota.”
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A Tale Of Two Michigans — Solar vs. Data Center Battle Intensifies
People in rural Michigan are celebrating the defeat of a proposed solar farm that would power an Oracle data center.
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Greenbelt Foundation to help fund Bognor Marsh turtle boxes
The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority’s “Echoes of the Marsh” program, which protects at-risk turtles, is getting a boost. The Greenbelt Foundation will provide new funding for the program, which is a “multi-layered conservation initiative” designed to protect at-risk turtle species, particularly the common snapping turtle and painted turtle in the Bognor Marsh Management Area. Those […]
Drones, Diesel, & Policy: Two Countries, Two Agricultural Futures
China’s rapid adoption of agricultural drones is one of the most interesting examples of technological divergence between two major food producers. The contrast is striking. Chinese pilots are now treating an amount of land with drones each year that is larger than the total farmland base, which means multiple drone … [continued]
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The Next Deluge May Go Differently
By Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.