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May 18, 2013 — This week, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the legal limit of blood alcohol content for drivers to .05 or even lower. Currently, it's illegal to drive in all states with a BAC of .08 or higher. Host Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Anthony Liguori of Wake Forest School of Medicine about alcohol's impact on driving ability.
Jan 25, 2013 — Rather than rest in retirement, a group of volunteers is restoring land in Arizona's Ironwood Forest National Monument to its natural habitat. Their main goal is to eliminate invasive buffelgrass, which is taking over and causing a fire hazard. It's no small task — they've removed it from the same place 40 times.
Jan 21, 2013 — Scientists are worried about the elusive members of the weasel family that live in parts of Olympic National Forest in Washington state. To see whether martens are endangered, volunteers are installing remote camera traps to take photos of the animals.
Nov 3, 2012 — The 70-foot spruce has left its home in White River National Forest and is heading by truck to Washington, D.C. Along the way, it will stop in 10 states. One of the drivers, Gerald Morris, is looking forward to the trip: "It's a great thing to be involved in such a project."
Aug 28, 2012 — Miami may bring to mind images of the sea and palm trees, but according to park advocates, it also suffers from a lack of green space. That can make it difficult for downtown residents to find places to enjoy the outdoors. Advocates are trying to remedy that — in the face of ongoing downtown development.
Special Features
Photo Audio EssayProtecting the Tug Hill Plateau: Fish Creek
Last summer, New York State, the Nature Conservancy, and a Boston-based timber company announced a plan to preserve 45,000 acres of forest on the Tug Hill Plateau. David Sommerstein visited the “East Branch of Fish Creek Working Forest” to see how the plan is shaping up.
Photo Audio EssayDiscovering Adirondack Old Growth Forest
The Adirondacks are home to some of the East's largest Old Growth Forests. Martha Foley talks with a naturalist who spent part of this summer finding the towering trees.
Audio SeriesGreen Initiatives
Brian Mann reports on businesses in the Adirondacks that are embracing private sector green initiatives. It's a new kind of management that weds profits with a healthy environment.
Natural Selections: Invasive Earthworms
Paul Smiths, NY, Aug 26, 2010 — Earthworms, friend to lawn and garden, are actually an invasive species in northern forests which developed in the worm-free evironment of retreating glaciers 10,000 years ago. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss their return, and the consequences for boreal soil, trees and wildflowers. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Flood-plain forest restoration
Paul Smiths, NY, Aug 05, 2010 — Trying to put nature back the way we found it can be more complicated than just leaving things alone. Dr. Curt Stager talks with Martha Foley about attempts to restore "green tree reservoirs," flood-plain forests that have been reduced 80 percent in size by human encroachment. Go to full article
Adirondack Park Agency approves bigger landfill for Ti paper mill
Ticonderoga, NY, Jul 09, 2010 — The Adirondack Park Agency has approved a major expansion to a sludge landfill operated by International Paper in Ticonderoga. Yesterday's decision by the APA board was unanimous, despite objections from some neighbors.
As Brian Mann reports, company officials at IP say the new facility will allow the mill to continue operating for another three decades. Go to full article
As Brian Mann reports, company officials at IP say the new facility will allow the mill to continue operating for another three decades. Go to full article
Researchers hope for a "super" butternut tree
Northfield, VT, Jul 06, 2010 — Butternut trees are dying across the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. A fungus is killing the big trees much like Dutch elm disease killed American elms over the... Go to full article
Heard Up North: Teaching Hikers on Mount Marcy
Jun 28, 2010 — Andy Testo is a summit steward posted atop Mount Marcy, New York's highest peak, this summer. He teaches hikers about the fragile alpine ecosystem, works to maintain the... Go to full article
Sixth graders explore the natural world at annual Conservation Field Day
Jun 18, 2010 — Friday, June 10th proved an exciting day for Saint Lawrence County sixth graders. Students attended the annual Conservation Field Day at Indian Creek Nature Center near... Go to full article
Story 2.0: purple boxes part of losing battle to save ash trees
Jun 17, 2010 — The purple boxes are up on ash trees again this summer. They're traps for the emerald ash borer, an invasive bug that has devastated ash stands in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.... Go to full article
Rain offers relief from wildfires still burning in Quebec
Trois-Rivières, QC, Jun 01, 2010 — Rain forecast across New York and Vermont, as well as parts of Ontario and Quebec could "wash away" smokey haze that drifted south into the U.S. from Canada yesterday.... Go to full article
DEC tickets drivers for transporting firewood
Albany, NY, May 26, 2010 — As seasonal residents and tourists start returning to the Adirondack North Country, the Department of Environmental Conservation is stepping up enforcement of bans against... Go to full article
A new media question: paper, or digital?
Canton, NY, May 10, 2010 — We make personal choices everyday that affect the environment. At the grocery store: paper, or plastic? Going out the front door: car, or bicycle? Pay bills by check, or... Go to full article
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