Virginia Department of Forestry hires coordinator for longleaf pine, pine beetle programs
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James “Jim” Schroering is the Virginia Department of Forestry’s new Longleaf Pine and Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Coordinator.
Search Results for wildlife
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Why is underwater noise pollution such a big deal?
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For us land-dwellers, underwater noise rarely reaches our ears. However, marine organisms can be very sensitive to undersea sounds.
Book reading featuring animal/environmental activist Cynthia Fain
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Animal/environmental activist Cynthia Fain will be reading from her book, “Mystical Animals of Ancient Oak,” at Cranberry’s Grocery and Eatery in Staunton on Saturday, July 9.
Advances in wind power generation highlight conference at JMU
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Updates on plans for Virginia’s first utility-scale wind farm will highlight the Virginia State Wind Energy Forum on Wednesday at JMU.
Read For the Win encourages summertime reading
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Augusta County Library is offering children ages birth to grade twelve the opportunity to Read For the Win June 8 through July 30.
How is global warming impacting the world’s penguins?
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Not surprisingly, penguins—those cute and quirky flightless birds of the Southern Hemisphere—are in deep trouble as a result of reckless human activity.
Jacob Lam: More on elk in Virginia
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The reintroduction of elk in Southwest Virginia was not a whimsical venture. Instead, the area the elk would soon inhabit had to be prepared for their arrival.
Fort Defiance High School team preps for Envirothon championship
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The Fort Defiance High School team will travel to Canada in July to compete at the National Conservation Foundation’s Envirothon.
UVA-led project brings greener look to D.C.
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Humans are meant to live in nature, even when they live in cities. University of Virginia architecture professor Tim Beatley calls it “biophilia.”
Bluegrass for the long haul
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A recent article in Kentucky’s leading paper, The Lexington Herald Leader, discusses the down-fall of coal in the Bluegrass State.
