Aug 30 Energy & Environment Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is moving to take a rare species of plant found in the Ohio Valley off of the endangered species list. Amid controversial proposals to change the law protecting rare species, the Running Buffalo Clover is an example of a successful recovery. It would join about 2.5 percent of threatened […] By Glynis Board Aug 30 Energy & Environment Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds Glynis Board
Apr 22 Energy & Environment For Earth Day Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres Of Appalachian Forest And Streams A conservation group chose Earth Day, April 22, to announce the purchase of a massive property in Appalachian forest to protect habitat and help wildlife adapt to the challenges of climate change. The property covers 100,000 acres of forest straddling the Kentucky-Tennessee border. The Nature Conservancy, the nonprofit that made the purchase, said it plans […] By Sydney Boles Apr 22 Energy & Environment For Earth Day Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres Of Appalachian Forest And Streams Sydney Boles
Mar 22 Agriculture Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition When Seth Long first began experimenting with maple syrup production, he tapped hollow pegs called spiles into individual trees, collected drips of sap in milk jugs, and carried each gallon down the the steep mountainside on foot. Now, Long rides an open-air buggy up muddy switchbacks to a 500-gallon collection tank from which translucent blue […] By Sydney Boles Mar 22 Agriculture Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition Sydney Boles