Tag Archives: Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:28 — 4.8MB)Subscribe: RSSThe WINGS or Women in Nature Gaining Skills program in southern Indiana offers hands-on experience in camping, hiking, fishing, and hunting. WINGS brings together a group of dedicated local organizations—including the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the Hoosier National Forest, the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation, and Monroe …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:49 — 35.5MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024. Later in the program, 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. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:35 — 18.7MB)Subscribe: RSS  In this week’s episode of Deep Dive on the WFHB Local News, we delve deep into Lake Monroe’s water quality. As the largest manmade lake in Indiana, Lake Monroe serves as a primary drinking water source for over 130,000 residents and a hub for recreational activities, generating millions …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:01 — 37.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, August 14th, 2023. Later in the program, local journalist Dave Askins of the B-Square Bulletin provides a report on an ordinance that allows Bloomington Transit to expand its coverage into Monroe County More in today’s feature report. That’s Phoenix Rang from …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 20.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreAccording to Inside Indiana Business, the parent company of Indianapolis Power and Light company has gotten into the electric vehicle industry, including the launch of an EV subscription service in Marion county. —Norm Holy A proposed solar project in Pulaski County has just been approved. The clean …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:51 — 5.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreGood afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News Brief for Wednesday, July 8th, 2020.  Today’s Covid-19 Briefing Nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Monroe County yesterday. Statewide, the number was 455. That’s according to the Indiana State Department of Health, which also attributed two new …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:56 — 25.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MorePharmaceuticals developer Catalent will receive a ten-year tax break for expanding their South Patterson Drive facility; In other business, The Monroe City Council recognized Toby Strout for his work with the Middle Way House, an organization that supports survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence with services …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:21 — 1.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Indiana Department of Natural Resources is carrying out prescribed burns in Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood State Forest, over the next month. Resource Specialist Mike Spaulding said three locations will be burned, totaling over 600, acres in Morgan-Monroe State Forest. Another 430-acres will be burned in Yellowwood State …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:50 — 24.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA new report, released yesterday by the Indiana Forest Alliance, timber sales on public land average lower returns than private timber sales. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Department of Forestry is responsible for managing the state’s forests. After logging in state forests increased significantly due to …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 66.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this week’s radio rundown of ecological news, WFHB’s Glenn and Linda Lightner report on Researcher at the University of Portsmouth using plant fibers as a manufacturing material in cars, scientist developing drought- resistant crops and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources announcing that people can expect …