Push on for bird habitat protection, expansion

Push on for bird habitat protection, expansion
Great Lakes Echo
By Akia Thrower The 2025 State of the Birds report, an evaluation of U.S. birds by conservation organizations, showed a continued decline in bird populations across the nation. The decline is largely due to the habitat loss of wetlands.
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West Coast Whitecaps U13A team nabs 2026 WOAA championship

West Coast Whitecaps U13A team nabs 2026 WOAA championship
The Lucknow Sentinel
The West Coast Whitecaps U13A team are Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) champions after a hard-fought series against the Southeast Surge. The Whitecaps found themselves down early in the four-point series but battled back to take the second game and shift the momentum. On March 26 in Lucknow, the two
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OHL playoffs: London Knights lose again at home, Soo grabs 2-0 series lead

OHL playoffs: London Knights lose again at home, Soo grabs 2-0 series lead
The London Free Press
The best player in the series is the difference so far. Soo captain Brady Martin, who started the season with the Nashville Predators, broke the Knights’ hearts by zipping home the winner with 25.8 seconds left in the first overtime period for a 3-2 Game 2 victory before 8,260 Sunday
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Wildlife stamps aim to improve conservation across the Great Lakes region

Wildlife stamps aim to improve conservation across the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Ironside Postage stamps featuring wildlife are helping to fund conservation and bring awareness to communities about habitat protection throughout the Great Lakes region by centering species like the wood duck (Aix sponsa), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and piping plover (Charadrius melodus).
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Horncastle: How the attack on Iran helps Russia in its war against Ukraine

Horncastle: How the attack on Iran helps Russia in its war against Ukraine
The London Free Press
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran will likely indirectly further Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine, an expert in international relations says
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Ripley’s annual winter carnival returns Family Day weekend

Ripley’s annual winter carnival returns Family Day weekend
The Lucknow Sentinel
The event features sleigh rides, lots of hockey, and a pancake breakfast.
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Lucknow volunteer recognized for outstanding community service

Lucknow volunteer recognized for outstanding community service
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Lucknow and District Chamber of Commerce awarded their 2025 Community Service Award to longtime local volunteer Cheryl Johnston.
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Some roads reopen in southern Bruce County, but squalls persist

Some roads reopen in southern Bruce County, but squalls persist
The Lucknow Sentinel
Snow squall warnings were continuing across Grey-Bruce on Wednesday morning, although some roads that had been closed the past two days were beginning to reopen. South Bruce OPP issued an advisory just before 9 a.m. that Hwy. 21 between Kincardine and Amberley, Hwy. 9 between Kincardine and Walkerton and Bruce
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From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation

From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation
Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies

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New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market

New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market
Great Lakes Echo

By Joe Lorenz

Electrification and tariffs mean rural Midwest communities can cash in on their mineral resources. But how can these ventures balance local benefit to the ecological cost?

The post New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
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Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest

Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest
The Lucknow Sentinel
During their Sept. 13 meeting, For Our Youth members learned to make salsa and about microplastics found in Lake Huron.
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