"Glamping Adds a Touch of Luxe to the National Parks"
"'Glamping,' or glamorous camping, has spiked in popularity over the last decade."
Source: NY Times, 08/12/2016
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Florida Cleared To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In Zika Fight
"US Food and Drug Administration finds ‘no significant’ environmental impact of experimental release of insects after 15 Zika infections were reported in Miami".
Source: Guardian, 08/08/2016
"Expanding Farms Harm Nature On 58 Pct Of World's Land: Study"
"An expansion of farmland has damaged nature beyond a "safe" limit on 58 percent of the world's land surface, threatening natural services such as crop pollination by insects, scientists said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 07/15/2016
"Vanishing Act: Why Insects Are Declining and Why It Matters"
"Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show. Researchers say various factors, from monoculture farming to habitat loss, are to blame for the plight of insects, which are essential to agriculture and ecosystems."
Source: YaleE360, 07/08/2016
"Global Warming Cited as Wildfires Increase in Fragile Boreal Forest"
"Scientists say the near-destruction of Fort McMurray last week by a wildfire is the latest indication that the vital boreal forest is at risk from climate change."
Source: NY Times, 05/12/2016
Invasive Insects Are Ravaging US Forests, And It’s Costing Us Billions
"Last week, a group of researchers published saddening news about “sudden oak death,” spread by an invasive water mold, that has killed over a million trees in coastal California. ... Unfortunately, it’s a familiar story."
Source: Wash Post, 05/11/2016
"U.S. Habitat Protections Denied For Endangered Bat Species"
"U.S. wildlife officials have decided against setting aside protected habitat for the cave dwellings of an imperiled species of bats, saying that doing so might draw the attention of vandals who would do harm to the lairs of the winged mammals."
Source: Reuters, 04/26/2016
"In Win For Beekeepers, Minnesota Links Insecticide To Damaged Hives"
"In the first test of a landmark environmental law, Minnesota has compensated two beekeepers whose hives were severely damaged last spring by toxic dust that drifted off the fields of a neighbor planting corn."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 03/21/2016
"Restoring Prairie On The Great Plains"
"From the air, the Midwest looks like a patchwork of cropland and pastures. But before the land was turned over to plows and center pivots, most of it was a sea of grass."
Source: Harvest Public Media, 01/29/2016
"Gene Drives Offer New Hope Against Diseases and Crop Pests"
"Biologists in the United States and Europe are developing a revolutionary genetic technique that promises to provide an unprecedented degree of control over insect-borne diseases and crop pests."
Source: NY Times, 12/22/2015
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