Census count determines wildlife, environment funding
— August 31, 2020Federal funding is based on census population, including funding for wildlife, ecosystems, and air and water quality. “Many federally funded programs that keep our drinking…
Tag: conservation
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The role the native Mason bees plays and how to support them
— March 28, 2020The signs of spring are popping up all around us. Flowers are emerging. The grass is growing. Birds are singing. Soon we will also be seeing the Mason bees emerging from their winter…
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Cosley Zoo’s Blanding’s Turtles project all about conservation
— October 21, 2019Conservation is a key component of Cosley Zoo’s mission, and one of the zoo’s conservation efforts has involved Blanding’s turtles. Blanding’s turtles are medium-sized, semi-aquatic…
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Statewide summit planned on monarch butterfly conservation
— June 3, 2016Identifying ways to improve and increase habitat for monarch butterflies in Illinois is the focus of a new online survey this month and a planned conservation summit meeting in Springfield…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: USDA issues ‘12 Gifts of Conservation’
— January 2, 2020As we begin the new year and the third decade of the 21st century, perhaps the most crucial hurdle facing agriculture remains soil, water and air conservation. With the past decade…
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Conservationists, mayors protest proposed Great Lakes EPA cuts
— March 20, 2017Leaked budget numbers from the Trump Administration show Environmental Protection Agency funding for Great Lakes initiatives reduced to a trickle from $300 million to $10 million. This…
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