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Eco Report

Eco Report is a weekly public affairs program providing independent media coverage of environmental and ecological studies. Eco Report fosters an open discussion of human relationships with nature and the Earth. You can hear Eco Report at 5 p.m. each Friday on WFHB.

Eco Report – January 31st, 2019

In this week’s radio rundown of ecological news, WFHB’s Glenn and Linda Lightner report on The Habitat Network, an online resource housed at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology which is  coming to an end on January 31 ,2019. Also in this week’s news stories three North Atlantic right whale calves have been born so far this calving season unlike last year where …

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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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Eco Report – January 17th, 2019

In this week’s radio rundown of ecological news WFHB’s Todd Wicks and Julianna Dailey report on Bloomington’s Maple Heights neighborhood being the subject of a fight over urbanization and gentrification, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro transferring responsibility for indigenous lands to the Department of Agriculture and the prairie restoration project,Kankakee Sands, near Morocco, Indiana, obtaining sixteen new bison calves.  All this and more …

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Eco Feature – January 17th, 2019

This week is part two of  WFHB’s Norm Holy discussion with Purdue Wildlife Ecologist Dr John Dunning on the impact of climate change on bird migration.

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Eco Report – January 10th, 2019

In this week’s radio rundown of ecological news, WFHB’s Don Geyra and Tod Wicks report on a recent report by the union of Concerned Scientists stating that at least seven million Americans living near military sites could be exposed to unsafe levels of P-F-A-S,  due to the government shutdown many National Parks are also starting to close and as if …

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Eco Feature – January 10th, 2019

In this weeks Eco Feature, WFHB’s Norm Holy interviews John Dunning a professor of Wildlife and Ecology at Purdue University on bird migration and climate change.

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IN Nature – the smooth green snake

The smooth green snake is 14-26 inches long, small and streamlined, and bright green with a tapered tail. You can find the smooth green snake in grassy marshes and moist grassy fields during the day. This snake is endangered — it’s population is declining due to the use of pesticides and decreased habitat. Find out more in this episode of …

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