Dominion awards $20,000 to student veterans
Share
Four Dominion interns are winners of the Dominion Student Veteran Service Award. Each will receive $5,000 recognizing his or her service to the United States and to Dominion.
Search Results for wildlife
Share
Shenandoah National Park celebrates wilderness
Share
Shenandoah National Park will honor America’s wilderness heritage during its 15th annual Wilderness Weekend, September 12–13.
Blue Ridge Parkway hosts Bio-Blitz Sept. 18-19
Share
The Blue Ridge Parkway is hosting a 24-hour biological inventory or “Bio-Blitz,” beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18. The event will be held in the Rock Castle Gorge, in southwest Virginia, and will continue through 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19.
Environmental/ethical/spiritual costs of Northern California wine industry
Share
I have been contemplating why the growing struggle by rural residents against the expanding, industrial wine industry in Sonoma and Napa counties, Northern California, has touched my heart and soul so deeply.
EMU’s Green Monster: New irrigation on baseball field improves playing surface, water usage
Share
This fall, the Eastern Mennonite University baseball field should be a little greener — and in more than one sense of the word. A new irrigation system uses sustainable technology to grow and support higher quality playing surfaces.
How are environmentalists putting drones to use to help further their causes?
Share
Conservationists are utilizing drones, or “unmanned aerial systems” (UAS) technology, to gather highly detailed imagery and other environmental data that is traditionally challenging to obtain.
Grapes vs. Eggs: Sonoma County’s Goliath vs. David story
Share
“Grapes versus eggs,” reports an excellent August 6 article in Sonoma County’s daily Press Democrat (PD). The Windsor Oaks Vineyard and Winery, seeking to expand its events, forced the closure of the popular Wise Acre Farm’s egg stand, disappointing many local food customers.
Poll: Hunters, anglers support EPA Clean Water Rule
Share
A new nationwide, bipartisan survey found broad support among hunters and anglers for applying Clean Water Act protections to smaller streams and wetlands.
Blue Ridge Parkway seeking biologists to participate in 24-hour Bio-Blitz
Share
The Blue Ridge Parkway is hosting a 24-hour biological inventory or “Bio-Blitz,” beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18.
California’s North Coast wine industry: How sustainable is it?
Share
Sonoma County Winegrowers bought an expensive, full-page, color ad, using tax dollars, in the July 12 daily Santa Rosa Press Democrat and in various weeklies, such as the North Bay Bohemian and Sonoma West.
