Eco Report

This Feature is a report from Professor Sara Lindsay on Urban Forestry.

This week’s feature is a report from Indiana Environmental Reporter’s Beth Edwards on spreading invasive pests by transporting firewood.

In this post we have news about the accuracy of past climate modeling, the Hoosier Resilience Index, and a report that North American birds are getting smaller and that scientists think the climate crisis is to blame. We also have news that budget cuts at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM, are a threat to public health.  Jim …

Today’s feature report includes a segment from Enrique Sanez from the Indiana Enviornmental Reporter speaking about superfund site flooding.

Today’s feature report includes a story from Norm Holy who speaks with Joe Taft from the Exotic Feline Center. Taft speaks about how the Exotic Feline Center operates and touches on special events throughout the year including a pumpkin smash for the cats.

On today’s progam, The Sycamore Land Trust is renaming the hillside the Bob Klawitter Lake Lemon Woods as a dedication to the memory of Robert “Bob” Klawitter, a well-known grassroots environmental leader who died in a traffic accident on September tenth, nineteen ninety-six. In Segment 1 of Jessica Fitzpatrick’s Crysophere, important statistics of climate change and rising sea levels are …

Headlines Pipeline Protest On October first, two members of the Catholic Worker Movement, Jessica Reznick and Ruby Montoya, were charged with one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility, four counts of the use of fire in the commission of a felony and four counts of malicious use of fire. As an act of protest, the two women openly …

Features Today we have a news story about last Friday’s climate strike. The focus of Kalynn Huffman Brower’s story is on two local high schoolers who spoke at the rally in Dunn Meadow. We also have a feature from Norm Holy. This is part two of his interview with David Konisky , a professor at I.U. Bloomington School of Public …

Today we have a feature about Wildcare, Inc., brought to you by Norm Holy. We will learn about the history of the organization, their mission and details about their work caring for wild animals. We also have a short feature from the Indiana Environmental Reporter. This story is about Verifli, an app developed by Indiana University students to help commercial …

The City of Bloomington continues to battle the emerald ash borer, an Asian beetle that feeds on ash trees. Last week, the Board of Park Commissioners approved an $11,000 contract with Ellington Tree Service to remove thirteen infested trees. In the same meeting, the Board approved a 45 thousand dollar contract with Runsdell, Ernsberger and Associates. Parks Director Paula McDevitt …