Beaver Creek offers weekend programs throughout August
The Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center will be offering a variety of opportunities on weekends in August to get out and learn about nature.
Shoot for free in Ohio, Aug. 19
The ODNR and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are partnering to host Free Range Day at five of Ohio’s premier public shooting ranges on Aug. 19.
New species of ramp found in Pennsylvania
The presence of a second species of ramp, Allium burdickii — commonly known as narrow-leaved wild leek — has been documented in southwest Pennsylvania.
Precision tech allows early diagnosis of calf pneumonia
Monitoring dairy calves with precision technologies based on the "internet of things," leads to the earlier diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease.
Grants aimed at reducing diesel engine emissions
The EPA announced the availability of $115 million in grant funding for projects that cut emissions from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines.
Turkey shoots starting on Aug. 19
The Tri-State Coon Hunters and Sportsman Club, at 2601 Irish Ridge Road, East Liverpool, will be sponsoring Saturday turkey shoots.
More than 5,700 Ohio acres in grassland CRP
USDA is accepting offers for nearly 2.7 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program.
Soil microbes are helping themselves
New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign challenges conventional wisdom to show free-living soil microbes are just looking out for themselves.
Penn State team gets grant to study effectiveness of Pennsylvania riparian buffers
A Penn State research team is studying whether the agricultural pollution-prevention devices — riparian buffers — are working properly.
EPA posts pesticide incident data publicly
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took a major step to increase transparency by posting 10 years of pesticide incident data on its website.
