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One arrested on assault, drug charges; baby owl recovered
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (306+ words) The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife took possession of an owlet reportedly found caged in Brown's home with no access to food or water. PRYORSBURG " A disturbance call led to law enforcement arresting a Graves County man and recovering…...
Long receives NRCS National Pastureland Conservation Award at the Arkansas Grazing Land Coalition Annual Conference
1+ week, 6+ day ago (209+ words) paxtonmedia. com Becky Long was recently recognized for her decades of federal service and dedication to pastureland conservation at the Arkansas Grazing Land Coalition Annual Conference The Natural Resources Conservation Service Pastureland Conservationist of the Year award honors an NRCS…...
Companies back Yadkin River conservation effort
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (378+ words) After successfully protecting 2, 420 acres along the eastern shoreline of Tuckertown Reservoir in 2021, the Three Rivers Land Trust now is targeting land on the western shoreline. DAVIDSON COUNTY " Two companies have committed a combined $200, 000 in matching funds to'an effort to buy…...
Kids' turkey take lifts hopes for elders
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1001+ words) The successes of junior gobbler-getters in the recent early youth turkey season reflect a robust population of adult toms. A generous turkey harvest in Kentucky's youth-only hunt last weekend bodes well for next Saturday's opening of the general spring turkey…...
What does USFS reorganization mean for the Shawnee National Forest?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (497+ words) The Shawnee National Forest is managed by the U. S. Forest Service, which is in the midst of a major reorganization. While the forest itself is managed federally, the area also includes land for state and private use. Chris Evans with U…...
Sustainable agriculture at forefront of Lake Michigan College roundtable
2+ week, 4+ day ago (725+ words) From left, Paula Camp, owner of Carriage House Ciders, Maxx Eichberg, owner of Stranger Wine Co. , Katie Burdett, owner of Farmette, Brett Muchow, owner of Verdant Hollow, and Paul Meulemans owner of Wild Coyote Organic Farm, take part in a…...
Digging deep to save tortoises
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1066+ words) Environmental scientist Andrew Holland pulls a 10. 5 pound female tortoise out of her hole during a rescue operation at the site of the upcoming Inverness Business Park. The burrow didn't look like much at first, just a shallow dip in the…...
Bird walk, enrichment day on April calendar at Homosassa Springs park
2+ week, 5+ day ago (471+ words) It's spring at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park and a bird walk, enrichment day and Earth Day/Arbor Day programs are on the park's April calendar. It's spring at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park " a good…...
Kentucky's oldest Lion still has his roar
2+ week, 5+ day ago (592+ words) An Elizabethtown man accused of raping a woman pleaded guilt" Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is going throu" Wayne Hayes holds a menu from Feb. 3, 1947, the night the Glendale Lions Club was chartered. Hayes, who turns 105 on Monday, was one…...
Documenting a vanishing landscape
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (1059+ words) Botanist Linda Curtis, left, speaks with USFWS biologist Alex Arrow, who conducts wildlife monitoring at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex." Linda Curtis moves slowly through the landscape toward the shoreline at Three Sisters Springs, a cane in one…...