Climate Action Alliance of the Valley News Roundup: Jan. 24
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News.
Search Results for wildlife
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Virginia Tech researcher’s findings support elegant solution to the Asian carp invasion: eat them
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How do you manage an invasive species of fish that in only a few decades has spread up and down the Mississippi River, out-competing native species and becoming more than 90 percent of the total biomass of some river systems?
Are hunters really the biggest conservationists in America?
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Hunters do play a large part in conservation efforts across the U.S. through their taxes, licenses and donations. In fact, the National Wildlife Refuge System itself was founded by a hunter: President Theodore Roosevelt. That being said, the mere act of hunting alone is not conservation.
W&L’s Staniar Gallery presents ‘Reconciliation’ by Leigh Ann Beavers
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Washington and Lee University’s Staniar Gallery presents “Reconciliation,” a show by Leigh Ann Beavers, an art professor at W&L.
Charlottesville to begin annual deer population management program in February
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The City of Charlottesville will continue its work with a wildlife management specialist to implement a deer management program that will begin on Feb. 1.
Chesapeake’s health gets a D+ amid mixed progress, assessment finds
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The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay has stagnated the last two years, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation reports, with upticks in water quality offset by a worrisome decline in striped bass, the popular finfish also known regionally as rockfish.
Lawsuit: Stop Trump administration’s parting shot at national forests
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A lawsuit filed Friday seeks to reverse the Trump administration’s elimination of safeguards that have protected national forests from unneeded, ill-conceived and destructive logging, road building, and utility right-of-way projects.
Recycle your Christmas tree at the Regional Landfill or Augusta County collection sites
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You can recycle your Christmas tree at the larger Augusta County convenience centers through Wednesday, Jan. 20. These sites are located in Churchville, Verona, Crimora, Sherando, and Mount Sidney.
Advocates look to Biden to help advance Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort
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After having made progress on a number of fronts during a Trump administration that was generally hostile to environmental spending and regulations, Chesapeake Bay advocates say they’re hoping for much more once President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20.
Shenandoah National Park highlights projects funded by Shenandoah National Park Trust
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Every year, The Shenandoah National Park Trust donates money to help Shenandoah National Park with a variety of projects. This year the Trust plans to support the park with up to $1 million in donations for new and ongoing projects.
