“The Notebook” is a personal essay read by the author, Darrell Ann Stone. In it, she shares the inherent beauty she finds in people and animals, especially horses. The notebook itself is a zany introduction to who she is how she got there.
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On this Fund Drive edition of Eco Report, we alert you to an event just recently planned for the evening of Earth Day, this coming Monday. A Community Forum on Management of Hoosier National Forest has finally come to Bloomington, hosted by IFA and Friends of Lake Monroe. Forest Supervisor Michael Chaveas will be on the panel, from our neck …
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In this edition of Eco Report, Maggie Sullivan, Watershed Coordinator for the Friends of Lake Monroe, shares how healthy the lake is and how long it will survive. Over the past few segments of EcoReport, we have been teaching you about the kinds of plastic and what they are used for. Many think that plastic can be recycled. Today, …
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This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into the Lake Monroe Watershed and the water quality. This week, we look into pollutants in the watershed. According to the Friends of Lake Monroe Watershed Management Plan, pollutants such …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. In today’s feature report, we have the latest edition of Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding health, housing and the environment. In today’s edition, we begin coverage of Lake Monroe – how healthy is it and how long will it survive? More …
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Former longtime director of the Bloomington Volunteer Network Bet Savich talks about Friends of Lake Monroe, a grassroots volunteer organization safeguarding the source of Bloomington’s drinking water. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn more about volunteer opportunities in the WFHB …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday April 24th, 2023. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze explores urban permaculture and village building with Mark Lakeman, the eco architect and place maker behind Portland Oregon’s City Repair Project. More in today’s feature report. That’s Bet Savich from Friends of Lake Monroe. We’ll hear more from her later in …
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Morton Solar held a ribbon cutting July 15 after donating two solar energy systems to Community Action Program of Evansville for two homes located near downtown Evansville. Three Indiana environmental organizations—the Hoosier Environmental Council, Friends of Lake Monroe and Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter—collaborated to demand that the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, review its policies after the July …
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The Federal Government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s border wall has furloughed an estimated 320,000 federal employees. In Indiana, that includes the Hoosier National Forest, maintained by the U.S. Forest Service, which spans over 200,000 acres. Progression towards the end of the shutdown, now entering its third week, are stalled between Congress and the President. The government shutdown comes after November’s announcement …
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Hoosier National Forest staff are among those furloughed by the federal government shutdown; Indiana Republicans supported their party with record-setting contributions, in 2018; Catalent Pharma Solutions in Bloomington is expecting a $100 million expansion; The Monroe County School Corporation is reporting higher-than-average graduation rates, for 2018. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks with Indiana Poet Laureate Adrian Matejka, in an anniversary episode of …
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