EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA — Conservation efforts in the EUP have been recognized with a prestigious statewide award. The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District (CLMCD) was recently awarded the 2023 Conservation District of the Year award from the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts at the 2023 MACD Annual Convention at Shanty Creek Resort. CLMCD is responsible […]
Dec. 25—The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded Oregon $13 million to benefit five Oregon projects intended to protect and conserve aquatic ecosystems and habitats around the state. The projects will use the critical funding made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade fish passages, restore endangered species’ habitats, and reconnect hundreds of […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed a bill that bans wildlife killing contests. Similar legislation had languished in Albany for years. “This legislation establishes strong safeguards for our state’s precious wildlife species and protects our important fishing and hunting traditions,” Hochul said in a statement. “Sometimes policy takes patience,” said Michelle Land, professor of environmental […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY – The Environmental Conservancy of North Port faces a Dec. 26 deadline to raise $17,050 to purchase four lots in Harbour Heights in Charlotte County as habitat for the Florida Scrub-Jay. This purchase is the latest example of the nonprofit’s effort to extend its preservation efforts outside of North Port. On Dec. 15, […]
The Biden administration has announced new water-saving agreements with California water agencies intended to shore up supplies on the overburdened Colorado River. California’s Colorado River Board said Wednesday that several water agencies and one tribal nation signed the first in a series of agreements that will conserve up to 1.6 million acre-feet of water. The […]