What’s Going on Today: Monday, July 13
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Going on today, Monday, July 13: from the Augusta Free Press Calendar.
Search Results for wildlife
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How have been polar bears been faring since being added to endangered species list?
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Biologists estimate that as many as 25,000 polar bears roam the far north these days, with two-thirds of them in Canada and most of the remainder in Alaska and northern Russia.
Virginia Tech scientists work to help save the Amazon rainforest and its biodiversity
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The Amazon Basin’s vast tropical rainforests, rivers, and soils are rich ecosystems vital to the basic functioning of the planet. They churn moisture into the atmosphere, sequester global carbon, regulate climate patterns, and house much of the world’s biodiversity.
Strange bedfellows in climate marches
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It is hard to see how rallies focused on the unrealistic goal of ‘stopping climate change’ benefits nurses, anti-poverty activists, and wildlife campaigners.
Stonewall Brigade Band to debut Ed Clark’s Eagle March at July 13 concert
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The historic Stonewall Brigade Band, founded in 1855, will premiere the Ed Clark’s Eagle March at a Kids’ Concert at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton on Monday, July 13 at
Is California’s epic drought really the result of too much meddling by environmentalists?
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While no one questions that California is in the midst of one of the worst droughts in recent history, the jury is still out as to why, at least according to some conservatives like former Hewlett Packard CEO and 2016 Republican Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina.
USDA report: Biosecurity critical in preventing spread of avian influenza
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In a new report released June 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the Avian Influenza (AI) that has devastated some Midwestern farms likely spread by several means – on machinery and workers, by rodents and possibly even by the wind.
New funding available for forestry practices on Virginia lands
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Well-managed, productive forests offer numerous conservation benefits, but the long growth cycle of trees can present a financial challenge for landowners seeking to retain working forestlands.
New green infrastructure planning grants available
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Towns and cities across Virginia are eligible to apply for a new grant program that will provide up to $10,000 to map, evaluate and plan for conserving their natural resources.
Do animals have legal rights?
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Non-human rights is a term coined by animal welfare activist and lawyer Steven Wise, who has campaigned for three decades to achieve actual legal rights for members of species other than our own.
