Forest Products Week recognizes vital role in Virginians’ lives
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UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service reported in an economic impact study that Virginia’s forestry industries created $23.6 billion.
Search Results for wildlife
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Virginia Tech vet students get hands-on experience with exotic animals at SeaQuest Lynchburg
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Some students at Virginia Tech are treating sloths, otters, porcupines, stingrays, sharks and fish, joining a professor as he treats animals at SeaQuest Lynchburg.
‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle sentenced, banned from dealing exotic animals in Virginia
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In June 2023, Bhagavan Antle was prosecuted and convicted of two felony counts of wildlife trafficking and of conspiring to wildlife traffic.
Virginia producers may apply for financial incentives in grassland initiative through November 15
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The Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative is accepting applications from producers in 16 Virginia counties through November 15, 2023.
Symbol of the west: North Dakota park officials request public input on keeping wild horses
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A 30-day public comment period began Monday for input to decide whether famous wild horses should stay in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
What is it about natural gas fracking that environmentalists hate so much?
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Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas.
Monsanto agrees to pay Virginia $80M in PCBs distribution settlement
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PCBs were distributed by Monsanto Co. from the 1930s to 1977, when the company produced 99 percent of America’s PCBs.
How can I be a more environmentally responsible parent?
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Sustainable parenting isn’t easy given all the ways modern society has become largely a profusion of disposable products.
Rockingham County: Forest Service to close portion of Skidmore Fork Road
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The USDA Forest Service will temporarily close a section of Skidmore Fork Road in Rockingham County this month.
Enrichment activities such as stroller walking can improve feline health
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New research suggests that cats taken out in strollers have increased health and wellbeing, and improved chances for adoption.
