(WTTW) December 11, 2020
Solar energy might be “green” compared to coal or petroleum, but massive utility-scale solar installations, encompassing thousands of acres of panels, aren’t necessarily eco-friendly… Read more.
Author: Caroline Hernandez
Minnesota Co-op Among First to Win Permit to Enter Monarch Conservation Plan
An electric cooperative is among the first businesses to win federal recognition of its monarch butterfly conservation practices… Read more.
PennDOT drives project for Erie area pollinator gardens
(GoErie) September 5, 2020
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation invites the public to plant pollinator gardens in northwestern Pennsylvania… Read more.
New England power line corridors harbor rare bees and other wild things
(The Conversation) October 3, 2019
Ecologically, the swaths of open, scrubby landscapes under transmission lines support a rich and complex menagerie of life, absent in the… Read more.
Delaware highway project leads to 43-acre bee-supporting meadow
(WHYY) April 09, 2019
When Route 301 was built, the Delaware Department of Transportation was required to offset some of the land it paved over with property left in a natural state. It spurred planting 250,000 tree saplings along the new 14-mile highway in Southern New Castle County but also gave birth to a 43-acre wildflower meadow. The first-of-its-kind offset project seeks to fulfill DelDOT’s environmental requirements while at the same time supporting bees, butterflies and other wildlife. Read More
