The North Atlantic right whale is critically endangered. In the 1970s, with the first whale watches, there were estimated to be 350 right whales, and the population was growing. Then, in 2017, right whales took a turn for the worse. By 2020, the population had fallen to 338 right whales, with only 50-70 breeding females.…
This public matching fund will pay the value of timber cuts on state properties. The Fund will also pay landowners with ten-year forestry management plans the expected timbering revenue not to cut down trees. Letting forests grow old captures more carbon than planting trees and benefits our quality of life. With more green and less…
“We’ve been so focused on fossil fuels and the short-term methane from burping cows that we’ve missed the significant amount of carbon (and water) being lost from under our feet to the air and to the seas.” Nicole Masters, For the Love of Soil We can fight climate change, save money, restore small water…
Massachusetts Right Whale Day is April 24th Success for right whales came January 4, when outgoing governor Charlie Baker signed a bill to establish every April 24 as Right Whale Day in Massachusetts. Rob Moir, left, and Matt Delaney, right, presented state Rep. Josh Cutler, D-Plymouth, with more than 500 comments and signatures on the…
Federal officials overseeing the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont are scheduled to double the amount of logging in the next five years over the previous five years. Under that plan, as much as 62 million board feet of lumber would be cut from the national forest. Mature and old-growth forests are the best places…
The Top 12 Reasons for Not Spreading Quick-Release Fertilizer on Lawns Improved wildlife habitat (more clover) Mycorrhizal fungi networks capture more carbon 94 species of bees found in natural lawns cut every two weeks, no watering (hits bees) Natural lawns have greater biodiversity Stop nutrient runoff pollution (don’t feed harmful algal blooms) Save Money (save…
Off the coast of Sandwich, Massachusetts, in Cape Cod Bay, since 2019, thirty lobstermen have been actively testing trap gear and twenty are waiting to join in. The program is to test prototypes to identify which gear works best and might be scaled up for broad commercial use. Pot buoys and lots of line have…
Right Whale Resources for Kids Information Right whale facts for kids North Atlantic right whale facts for kids Whales: Right Whales National Geographic: Right Whales Facts About Right Whales Animal Bio: North Atlantic Right Whale NOAA: North Atlantic Right Whale Activities & Educational Resources NARW Educational Activities Educational Resources from FAU: Right Whales Year of…
