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…
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Church bells are rung to raise the alarm for local communities and raise climate awareness. The recent “code red” report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an alarm call for us all. We’ll toll the church bell for eleven minutes on the eleventh day of each month as a symbol of warning.…
The Massachusetts Clean Energy bill (H.3288/S.2136) is to transition to 100% energy for electricity by 2035 and 100% clean energy for the building and transportation sectors by 2045. This should be an easy-reach standard for Massachusetts utilities to move away from fossil fuels for generating electricity because 20% by 2035 can still be the burning…
Join A Team Competing in the Natural Lawns for Healthy Soils Challenge are: Watershed Teams Winning watershed teams are those with the highest percentage of households pledging natural lawns, to not put quick release fertilizer or harsh chemicals on established lawns. Taunton River Watershed Team Neponset River Watershed Team Charles River Watershed Team Mystic River…
Finally, we have a president who cares about conservation. The Biden Administration has laid out a bold vision to conserve and restore 30% of our nation’s land and waters by 2030. Biden’s “America the Beautiful” plan sets the first-ever national conservation goal. And not a moment too soon. Our nation’s pollinators and critical ecosystems are…
