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

Great Lakes Echo, Animals, Bald eagles, bats, Biodiversity, Birds, budget, butterflies, changes, conservation, degree, Department, Donations, Farmland, first, fish, Fishing, followed, Food, forest, found, Freedom, funding, game, georgia, Government, Great Lakes, home, Hunting, insects, iowa, job, Journalism, lakes, Life, man, manager, Media, Minnesota, money, Moths, mussels, National, nature, new, Newspapers, Other, play, Policy, Population, project, protect, Region, remains, restoration, river, school, support, sustainable, Swans, Television, total, United States, university, Volunteers, wanted, wetlands, who, Wildlife, work, World

New figures show flu cases spiking in London, Middlesex County

New figures show flu cases spiking in London, Middlesex County
The London Free Press
Influenza cases continue to skyrocket in London and surrounding Middlesex County compared to last year. The latest figures from the Middlesex-London health unit show that for the week ending Dec. 14, there were 173 new cases of influenza, bringing the total reported infections to 671 over the past four months
London Free Press, 2024, cases, county, Health, Influenza, Local News, London, Middlesex County, Middlesex-London, Middlesex-London Health Unit, new, News, show, total

Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin

Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin
Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the
Great Lakes Commission, beach, Canadian, Chicago, city, Clinton, Community, conditions, conservation, county, Department, development, ecosystems, first, Flooding, funding, Government, Great Lakes, great lakes restoration, Huron, Illinois, Increase, invasive, invasive phragmites, lake, lakes, learn, LED, local, Michigan, National, north, North America, Ohio, open, Parks, Pennsylvania, Phragmites, power, protect, province, recreation, Region, Research, restoration, rivers, Science, St, support, Survey, Toledo, total, Water, water conservation, water resources, Waterford, Wildlife, Wisconsin, woman, work

Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada

Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada
The London Free Press
The loss of measles elimination status in Canada is a symptom of a declining trust in public messaging about science and health
Canada, Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, 2022, 2023, 2024, access, Brazil, Canadian, cases, children, city, Community, covid, Covid-19, Deaths, died, Free, Health, Increase, LED, local, messaging, Mexico, new, north, North America, office, Other, pandemic, Population, protect, province, public health, Region, RISK, Science, south america, Texas, the conversation, total, Transmission, Travel, university, Vaccination, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Venezuela, who, World, World Health Organization

Vacant lots boost diversity among Detroit’s birds, study finds

Vacant lots boost diversity among Detroit’s birds, study finds
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land

Great Lakes Echo, 2024, access, air pollution, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Birds, building, Buildings, Canada, children, Churches, cities, city, Community, Community Solar, conditions, conservation, Department, Detroit, Diversity, DTE, DTE Energy, Energy, environmental racism, Events, first, followed, found, Gas, Great Lakes, green, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Health, home, house, human health, invasive, lakes, litter, Live, local, May, Michigan, nature, new, Other, Parks, plants, Pollution, Population, project, public health, Racism, recreation, Relationships, Research, Roads, social, solar, solar arrays, study, support, sustainable, tires, total, traffic, Trails, university, urban planning, who, win, wood, work

Lucknow Kinsmen give $50K to Wingham hospital during CKNX radiothon

Lucknow Kinsmen give $50K to Wingham hospital during CKNX radiothon
The Lucknow Sentinel
Lucknow’s Kinsmen Club stepped up with a $50,000 donation toward the bone density unit at Wingham’s hospital as part of this year’s CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon. On Oct. 18, the 24th annual broadcast aired on AM920 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. sharing patient stories, interviews with healthcare professionals
Lucknow Sentinel, Clinton, Community, Donations, Events, followed, forest, Hanover, Health, Health care, healthcare, hospital, Hospital Foundation, Hospitals, Information, Interviews, Kinsmen Club, Local News, Lucknow, News, social, support, total, visit, Walkerton, Wingham

Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes

Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes
The London Free Press
Winter conditions in the Great Lakes are getting much shorter — by about two weeks fewer each decade since 1995
Columnists, Great Lakes, London Free Press, Opinion, 2022, 2024, algal blooms, beach, Canada, Canadian, changes, Christmas, cities, coffee, Community, conditions, Dead, Drinking Water, Drownings, ecosystems, Environment, Events, Farming, fish, Fishing, followed, Food, Government, Grab, grey, harmful algal blooms, Health, help, human health, Hunting, Huron, Increase, Indigenous, Information, Infrastructure, invasive, Invasive Species, kids, lake, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, lakes, Life, Live, May, new, play, recreation, Region, Relationships, report, Research, Science, scientists, season, Shipping, show, social, summer, the conversation, total, Traditions, Training, Transportation, Treatment, United States, university, US, visit, Water, water quality, Weather, whitefish, who, Wildlife, Wind, winter, work

Shivakoti: H-1B visa fee hike in U.S. opens door for Canada

Shivakoti: H-1B visa fee hike in U.S. opens door for Canada
The London Free Press
Canada could be an attractive destination for highly educated people from abroad who can't afford a new $100,000 H-1B U.S. visa
Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, 2023, AI, Canada, Canadian, China, climate, closed, competition, Congress, council, degree, Donald Trump, Environment, Government, Hours, Immigration, Increase, India, job, Jobs, Lead, London, Mark, Mark Carney, Mexico, moved, new, New York, News, open, plan, Policy, Research, the conversation, Toronto, total, trade, trump, United States, university, US, who, work, World
Subscribe to total