After almost seven decades, threatened bird nesting again on Los Angeles area beaches
Although western snowy plovers use L.A. County beaches for roosting during the winter, the last documented active nest was in 1949 at Manhattan Beach.
May 10, 2017
U.S. fishing industry slipped a bit in 2015 with $208 billion in sales
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday released its “Fisheries Economics of the United States” report for 2015, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
In Wisconsin this time of year, it’s all about the morel mushrooms
The morel will be celebrated for three days beginning May 19 when the 35th annual Muscoda Morel Mushroom Festival is held.
Study: CRP providing huge benefit to eastern Washington sage grouse
Of the roughly 24 million acres planted through CRP in the U.S., about 1.4 million acres are in eastern Washington, home to about 1,000 of the birds.
Twin Cities to lose nearly 60,000 trees to emerald ash borer
More than 8,500 boulevard ash trees have been removed in St. Paul so far. The city is taking down trees so quickly it doesn’t have enough funds left to cover immediately pulling stumps and replacing trees.
In New York, beware of treacherous trail conditions in Adirondacks’ high peaks
Hikers should temporarily avoid high elevation trails.
North Dakota increases deer licenses by 5,500
The number of licenses available for 2017 includes 2,750 for antlered mule deer, an increase of 200 from last year; 1,022 for muzzleloader, an increase of 94 from last year; and 245 restricted youth antlered mule deer, an increase of 20 from last year.
