Tag: forest
Freezing rain warning issued for London area
One to two millimetres of ice buildup possible beginning Tuesday morning, Environment Canada said.
Boxing Day ice storm knocked out power to about 75,000 Londoners
Fallen trees and ice-laden branches blamed for widespread outages.
When the forest is your pantry
At Farrand Hall, flavors come from the land just outside the door. In addition to a vegetable garden, the kitchen forages for herbs and ingredients on the property’s twelve acres. […]
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Q+A: New executive director takes over Forest City Film Festival
The Forest City Film Festival is under new leadership for the first time as London filmmaker Ethan Hickey, 24, takes over as executive director. Founder Dorothy Downs will stay on in a consulting role after a decade at the helm. LFP’s Ryan Goodison spoke with Hickey about his plans for the festival. Q: How does […]
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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