(NY Times) May 31, 2021
The [Wyoming] Department of Transportation joined with the state wildlife agency and nonprofit groups to create a series of crossings, including the one pictured above. Collisions have dropped by… Read more.
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Monarch butterfly finds a new friend in Kandiyohi County
(West Central Tribune) March 30, 2021
Kandiyohi County becomes first county in the state to successfully join the Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement for Monarch Butterfly on Energy and Transportation Land. As a participant in the conservation program, … Read more.
TxDOT registers miles of roadside land to help save monarchs
(Austonia) March 10, 2021
The Texas Department of Transportation is dedicating over a million acres of land, including 73,038 miles of center lanes, to the conservation of the iconic monarch butterfly… Read more.
Do Flowers and Solar Power Mix? UIC Researchers Launching Study Into Costs, Benefits
(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.
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.
‘A magical solution’: Solar developers planting flowers that could help save butterflies and bees
(IndyStar) July 8, 2020
For more than a century Logansport’s electricity was generated using gritty black coal. Now, its latest generating facility will feature 80 acres of solar panels, and something far more attractive — Read more.
Hundreds of Rare Bee Orchids Bloom in ‘Pollinator Town’ Midleton
(Irish Examiner) June 4, 2020
Hundreds of specimens of a striking rare orchid have burst into flower on roadsides in one of Ireland’s first pollinator towns. Environmentalists say they have counted 363 individual bee orchids on verges in Midleton…Read more.
Some Surprisingly Powerful Players Have Joined the Fight to Save the Monarch Butterfly
(WTTW) April 9, 2020
This week, UIC’s Energy Resources Center announced the culmination of a nearly three-year effort to develop a nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) related to the monarch… Read more.
Monarch Butterfly Gets Protection in ‘Historic’ Deal
(E&E News) April 8, 2020
The Fish and Wildlife Service today unveiled a sweeping, multistate plan to protect the monarch butterfly without adding it to the Endangered Species Act list. A long time in the making, the plan called, in part, a “candidate conservation” agreement unites state and federal officials with energy and transportation industry leaders on a common cause….Read more.
