Study Shows Warming Trend in Alaskan Streams
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 29 Dec 2004 6:14 AM PST
Water temperatures in Alaska's Lower Kenai Peninsula salmon streams have been teetering above the state-mandated 55F temperature limit, posing a substantial health risk to salmon habitat, according to a new report published by Alaska's Homer Soil and Water Conservation District. |
Farming by GPS
The Ledger Wed, 29 Dec 2004 3:09 AM PST
The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. |
How Much Is Nature Worth?
BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Dec 2004 5:28 AM PST
For Gretchen C. Daily, a pristine forest isn't just a pretty place. It's also a provider of valuable services, from flood control to climate stabilization. A Stanford University biologist and author of The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable, Daily is a pioneer in a new kind of economics, identifying and placing quantifiable values on ecosystem services -- the |
Ag calendar
The Community Press Tue, 28 Dec 2004 8:32 AM PST
Hastings Federation of Agriculture Monthly Meeting, Thurlow Community Centre, Honeywell Corners. Southwest Ag Conference, Ridgetown College. Ontario Cattle Feeders' Association Annual Meeting, Four Points Sheraton, London. Theme: Ontario - Pride, Optimism and Opportunity. |
How Much Is Nature Worth?
BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! Asia News Wed, 29 Dec 2004 5:44 AM PST
By figuring the value of ecosystems, biologist Gretchen C. Daily spurs others to see the greater economic impact of conservation |
Team works to rid Harpers Ferry park of invasive plants
Hampton Roads Daily Press Wed, 29 Dec 2004 5:57 AM PST
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. -- Officials at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park are trying to rid the park of some unwanted guests: invasive plants that could crowd out native growth. |
More action urged on tainted waterways
The Des Moines Register Wed, 29 Dec 2004 2:00 AM PST
A coalition of conservation groups claims the state has failed to enforce anti-pollution laws and has made little progress in cleaning up tainted lakes, rivers and streams. |
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