Tag Archives: Griffy Lake Nature Preserve

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, …

In this edition of Eco Report, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze gets updates from Steven Stewart of Indiana Forest Alliance about plans to log and burn in Hoosier National Forest and free events this weekend for the total solar eclipse visible from Bloomington this coming Monday.   Over the past two weeks we have been sharing with you information about the …

In this week’s Eco Report feature, WFHB Environmental Correspondent Robert Shull speaks with Dan Vest, Monroe County Animal Management Officer, about animal control, what his job entails and how much he loves his job. PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances commonly called “forever chemicals” are toxic chemicals that are dangerous to human health, accumulate in nature and people’s bodies, and take thousands …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 29th, 2023. In today’s feature report, WFHB Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze spoke with Neal Goswami of the Monroe County Environmental Commission about his background, the new generation of advocacy when it comes to tackling climate change and the proposal to expand the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area. More in today’s feature …

The City of Bloomington is making plans for another deer cull at Griffy Lake Nature preserve. Parks Operations Director Dave Williams secured approval from the Board of Park Commissioners yesterday for a contract with White Buffalo, Inc. to administer a community hunt at the preserve this fall. Williams told the board the city is well positioned to receive a grant …

Next week is commencement for Indiana University campuses; Shalom Center hosts sleepout event for homelessness awareness; Community deer hunt planned for Griffy Lake Nature preserve; Bloomington Parks Department fights invasive plants on park lands; FEATURE The Indiana Forest Alliance is wrapping up a five year study of Yellowwood State Forest. IFA Executive Director Jeff Stant talks about their findings. BETTER …

A proposed deer cull at Griffy Nature Preserve in Bloomington has been delayed until next year. City of Bloomington officials said the delay is due to a lack of local hunters signing up for the hunt. The Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department is postponing the hunt, which was planned to take place throughout weekends in November and December. The hunting at …

Vice President Mike Pence attended his son’s wedding at Brown County State Park this weekend; The State of Indiana is hiring a private law firm to administer public requests for Vice President Mike Pence’s email records; Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed an executive order detailing steps to allocate funds from Indiana’s share of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation agreement; A 2017 …

White-tailed deer at the Griffy Lake Nature Preserve are close to destroying the preserve to the point it may never recover; With ISTEP officially on its way out, the state is in market for a new standardized testing system. FEATURE WFHB News Director Joe Crawford took a chance on Big Talk three years ago. The idea for a weekly regular …