Tag: Swans
Coast Watchers mark 20 years of monitoring Lake Huron shoreline
GODERICH – Last year was the 20th year of the Coast Watchers Community Science monitoring program run by the Lake Huron Coastal Centre. Coast Watchers serve as the “eyes and ears” of Lake Huron’s coastline, a news release from the group said. Volunteers systematically and consistently collect data along the shoreline, making it possible to […]
Lake Huron coastline monitoring program celebrating 20 years
Coast Watchers serve as the “eyes and ears” of Lake Huron’s coastline.
When Next-Generation Geothermal Meets First-of-a-Kind Reality
Eavor is a next-generation geothermal energy company that set out to solve one of the long-standing limits of geothermal power. Conventional geothermal electrical generation only works where naturally permeable, water bearing hot rock exists close enough to the surface. Eavor’s idea was different. Instead of relying on naturally flowing hot … [continued]
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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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Where do Stratford’s swans go every winter?
Stratford’s swans have been local celebrities since the first pair was donated in 1918.