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Eco Report – May 12, 2022

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HEADLINES According to the Tribune, Seymore’s newspaper, Community forums are set to learn about the newly published Lake Monroe Watershed Management Plan and how people can help protect and enhance water quality in the lake and its tributaries. —Norm Holy The Coalition Against the Mid-States Corridor, a proposed new-terrain highway in southern Indiana, has joined the Sierra Club, Indiana Forest …

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Eco Report – December 23, 2021

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HEADLINES KPVI reports that Governor Eric Holcomb has appointed a top employee at the state’s environmental oversight agency to serve as its new leader. Brian Rockensuess began his tenure as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management on Dec. 13. —Norm Holy Southern Indiana has recently expressed the view that they don’t like solar installation anywhere close to towns. …

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Update on Lawsuit between City of Bloomington and US Forest Service

On February 14th, the Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration project was approved by the U.S. Forest Service to begin logging and burning in the Hoosier National Forest despite comments and heat from local officials and the City of Bloomington. On May 13th, The City of Bloomington along with local citizens and environmental advocacy organizations such as the Indiana Forest …

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Houston South forest project threatens precious ecosystems in Hoosier National Forest

When most people think of Indiana’s landscape they picture cornfields and flat terrain. Surprisingly, Indiana used to be almost completely covered with forests and wildlife with a limited space filled by bare hills. Indiana’s forest cover pre-settlement is estimated to be around 85%. By the early 1900s it was at 7%. Though the urban population density has increased more and …

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WFHB Local News – February 14th, 2020

Welcome to the WFHB Local News for February 14th, 2020. Today’s Headlines: Black Lives Matter-Bloomington called for a total boycott of the Herald-Times and the Bloomington Farmers’ Market. Monroe County Solid Waste Management Executive Director Tom McGlasson said Republic Services will no longer accept Styrofoam recycling. County Health Administrator Penny Caudill requested approval of a Syringe Service Program additional appropriation …

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Eco Feature – May 9th, 2019

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WFHB’s Norm Holy speaks with Indiana Forest Alliance Executive Director Jeff Stant. The Indiana Forest Alliance recently completed a five-year ecological study of Yellowwood State Forest. In this second part of their interview, Stant tells Holy about their current ‘Eco Blitz,’ in the Hoosier National Forest, and their need for volunteers.

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Daily Local News – April 24th, 2019

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 …

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‘Eco Blitz’ Finds Dozens of Threatened, Endangered Species in Yellowwood

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The Indiana Forest Alliance, along with hundreds of volunteer scientists, is nearing completion on an “Eco Blitz,” aimed at documenting life in Indiana’s forest ecosystems. For five years, the IFA and volunteer researchers from across the country have gathered data on species living in the state’s forests. As IFA Executive Director Jeff Stant tells WFHB Correspondent Norm Holy, experts are …

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Lt. Governor Encourages Logging Expansion

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Indiana’s second highest ranking public official, Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, is encouraging the expansion of the state’s timber industry. Lt. Gov. Crouch unveiled a strategic report on Tuesday, at the annual meeting of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, in downtown Indianapolis. The Indiana Hardwood Strategy report details opportunities to expand the state’s timber industry. According to the report, the state’s hardwood …

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Eco Feature – January 24th, 2019

In this week’s Eco Feature Report, WFHB News Director Wes Martin speaks with Indiana Forest Alliance Conservation Director Dr. Rae Schnapp about the report, and logging in public lands.

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