Tag: river
Frazil ice concerns growing in Durham area which is prone to flooding
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority says weather conditions are ideal for frazil ice to form in the Saugeen River in the Durham area, which could lead to flooding. “Currently there is no frazil ice being generated in that watercourse,” SVCA spokeswoman Ashley Richards said Friday afternoon. If circumstances warrant, Friday’s Flood Outlook statement which identified the […]
Owen Sound’s Festival of Northern Lights entering its final weekend
After a bumpy start to this season’s Festival of Northern Lights in Owen Sound, organizers are pleased to be looking at a strong finish and are already planning the next one. The festival kicked off its 37th season on Nov. 16 and has just a few days left before the lights turn off for the final […]
Trail Talk: Spending the holidays on the trails
Huron County hiking aficionados take to the trails on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day
Elevated levels of radium found in Western Pennsylvania’s freshwater mussels
By Kiley Bense, Inside Climate News
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Sixty-two years ago, Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” connected disappearing populations of bald eagles to the presence of the pesticide DDT in the birds’ food chain.
Michigan’s State of the Great Lakes report: a lot of work ahead
The State of the Great Lakes report includes a number of accomplishments and jobs still ahead for improving the environment and the well-being of the people who drink, fish, and swim in the waters.