Disorder at the Borders: Photographers Aim To Document and Protect Borderland Environments
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Natural Resources
"3 Million Acres Taken Out of Conservation Program"
Since the 2008 Farm Bill capped the program for re-establishing native grasses on lands once swept bare by erosion like the Dust Bowl, some 3 million acres have been taken out of "conservation reserve."
Source: AP, 11/05/2009
"Long To-Do List for New US Parks Chief"
Incoming head of the National Park Service Jonathan Jarvis "knows the park service's problems are epic. Its maintenance backlog is $8 billion, for one, and it is seeking more money from Congress to fill potholes, improve ranger living quarters, and build more visitor centers and campgrounds."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 10/30/2009
"Congress OKs $475M for Great Lakes"
"Congress approved legislation Thursday that includes $475 million to restore the Great Lakes by combating invasive species, cleaning up highly polluted sites and expanding wetlands."
Source: Detroit News, 10/30/2009
Groups Pinpoint Threats to Selected Canadian and US Rivers
The widespread perception of water abundance in Canada is a myth, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund-Canada. See details for the 10 selected rivers, most of which cross political boundaries within Canada or between Canada and the United States.
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Creek Daylighting: A Stormwater Management Trend
Strenuous local battles sometimes erupt over "daylighting" (freeing streams from culverts and paved channels), an increasingly popular method for state, county, and local governments to improve stormwater management and water quality.
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EPA Uses Online Forum To Address TRI Mining Changes
EPA seems to be making efforts to use social media to improve public participation in its decisions, says the watchdog group OMB Watch, citing the TRI forum as one example of several.
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"U.S. Curtails Snowmobiles in Yellowstone"
"The National Park Service has approved a plan to restrict the number of snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park to fewer than half last winter’s limit."
Source: AP, 10/19/2009
100s of National Park Sites Threatened by Climate Change
A new report identifies 25 park units considered to be most threatened, but the vulnerability principles spill over to hundreds of additional national park units and other types of natural areas that may be of interest to your audience.
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"Wetlands Loss Linked to OCS Oil and Gas Pipelines in New Study"
"A new study for the federal Minerals Management Service concludes that the construction of pipelines related to oil and gas production in the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico 'can cause locally intense habitat changes, thereby contributing to the loss of critically important land and wetland areas.'"
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/06/2009
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