Sentences with phrase «conservation activities in»

Jen's late father was active in land conservation activities in Connecticut and passed his values along to Jen and Nick.

In July, Dr Pepper Snapple Group made a commitment of $ 1 million over the next three years to fund ongoing restoration and conservation activities in various watersheds.

As a Canadian I am somewhat offended because I recall reading an article that said there are Bald Eagles in the US today, to a large extent, because of conservation activities in Canada.

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I raise this question because, even for those who are convinced that energy conservation is a good thing, it often seems a lonely and pointless activity in present - day America.

The office provides vision, expertise, and leadership in order to build NRCS» public - private partnership program to advance conservation activities through strategic coordination and planning with other USDA agencies, customers, stakeholders and agricultural industries.

So Sea Turtle Conservation is a passion of mine and it gives me great joy to join in with Storybook Science by Trisha over at Inspiration Laboratories this year with suggestions of activities, crafts, and -LSB-...]

In 1907, these state societies formed an organization called the National Association of Audubon Societies to better coordinate conservation activities nationwide.

Every Friday morning we'll do a nature - based activity based on the weather and season, either in Discovery Woods or out on the conservation land adjacent to the Museums.

The Museum also continues the Academy's tradition of research, conservation and education about nature in the Midwest through participatory exhibits and programs, educational outreach and ongoing scientific activity.

Today the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum continues the Academy's tradition of nature research, conservation and education in the Midwest through participatory exhibits and programs, educational outreach and ongoing scientific activity.

Rushing to make the park a place where residents can participate in sporting activities, the Park District Board has approved an application to the Department of Conservation for $ 200,000 in matching state funds for the third phase of the project.

Wilber, who oversees Mass Audubon's land protection activities statewide, said «Receiving land trust accreditation is powerful validation of Mass Audubon operating at a high level as a private land conservation organization, reflecting our leadership role in the Commonwealth's vibrant land trust community.»

«Massachusetts can be proud it ranks in the top 15 among states in total amount of land protected — given that the Commonwealth is the seventh smallest state in the nation, and has relatively little land conservation activity by federal agencies,» Wilber said.

BASC's stand in Gunmakers» Row will be co-located with The Game Fair cookery theatre (The Field Kitchen Theatre) and will celebrate game as food and the full range of shooting and conservation activities.

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is holding two Young Shots» activity days in April and May.

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is running a «Young Shots» activity day for children aged 8 - 18 on 13 August in conjunction with Plumpton College.

«Enjoying game is just one of the benefits of sustainable shooting activities — the tradition also aids the rural economy and the environment, in particular wildlife and habitat conservation.»

BASC's Wiltshire social committee has launched a new grant scheme aimed at getting young people involved in conservation activities

To learn more about the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps or participate in future activities, please contact Chris Lajewski at [email protected] or call 315-365-3588.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens said «Governor Cuomo has greatly expanded opportunities for sportsmen and sportswomen to enjoy hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities in New York.

Researchers report in Conservation Letters this week that the monk seal population in Hawaii's Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument is shrinking by about 4 percent a year, while a sub-population of monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands next door — where fishing, development and boat activity are permitted — is increasing by 7 percent a year.

But a broader problem is that Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), which coordinates all conservation and excavation activities in the country, has been mostly paralyzed since the departure of its charismatic but controversial leader, Zahi Hawass.

None of this added up to a major threat, but conservation managers might want to monitor these activities in remote sites and shut down certain routes that are proving too popular — and potentially too harmful to whatever is growing there, Tessler and Clark suggest in the December Biological Cconservation managers might want to monitor these activities in remote sites and shut down certain routes that are proving too popular — and potentially too harmful to whatever is growing there, Tessler and Clark suggest in the December Biological ConservationConservation.

This survey of conservation activity among rural landowners in Upstate New York considered a range of possible predictors such as gender, age, education, political ideology, and beliefs about the environment.

You also can probably name many reasons not to sit in a field counting grains of pollen, an activity that conservation biologist Claire Kremen thinks is a perfectly reasonable way to spend an afternoon.

«The rainforests of Western Equatorial Africa contain most of the world's gorillas and about one - third of all chimpanzees, and gorillas in particular are being severely and negatively impacted by human activities across their range,» said Dr. Fiona Maisels, WCS Conservation Biologist and a contributor to the plan.

He added: «Our research has the potential to improve the way we manage conflicts between wildlife conservation and agricultural activities — not just involving large grazing bird species — but perhaps lions which prey on livestock in rural Africa, or hen harriers feeding on economically valuable grouse in the UK.»

Losey and his colleague Mace Vaughan of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation undertook the task of estimating the monetary value of insect activity in the U.S. Confining themselves to four activities that could be rigorously calculated — processing cattle dung, controlling pests, pollinating plants and serving as food for wildlife — the scientists derived conservative figures for the value of these services.

And several states have passed laws to regulate activities in wetlands, and many municipalities include wetlands conservation in their development permitting and zoning processes.

Although increasing illumination was more common in MPAs associated with human activity, even those designated as strict nature reserves or wilderness areas, which have limited human intrusion, experienced increasing light — about 9 % are experiencing increases in artificial light intensity, the team reports online before print in Conservation Letters.

Using detailed maps of human impact created by David Theobald at Conservation Partners in Fort Collins, Colorado, they distinguished natural areas from areas disturbed by human activity across the United States.

In the first study of its kind Benjamin, who completed his PhD at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at Kent, monitored wildlife acoustic activity in Singapore before, during and after the major forest fires that hit the region in 201In the first study of its kind Benjamin, who completed his PhD at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at Kent, monitored wildlife acoustic activity in Singapore before, during and after the major forest fires that hit the region in 201in Singapore before, during and after the major forest fires that hit the region in 201in 2015.

«Few people can see the really big picture, that human activities are resulting in the demise of tropical forests around the world and this has serious consequences,» said Anthony Rylands, deputy chair of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group and senior research scientist at Conservation International.

The study suggests that since soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activity can stand in as proxies for soil quality, farmers should consider moving toward no - till or conservation tillage systems.

«Effective conservation of Golden Eagles requires that we know which regional populations are affected by various human activities in particular locations.

Conservation efforts are designed to restrict activities in protected areas, but the restrictions can have unintended consequences.

If we just focus conservation activities on this area, this research shows we will be missing a large number of butterflies born elsewhere in North America.»

A study published in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation may help field conservationists better understand the potential for human activities to disturb endangered giant pandas in native habitats.

Effective conservation efforts should include maintenance of large old - growth forest tracts, the scientists wrote, and insure that human activities in the forest do not drive away species that depend on such areas.

«Consumers» willingness to pay for sustainably grown palm oil has the potential to incentivise private producers enough to engage in conservation activities.

The researchers argue that these intact areas deserve higher priority for limited conservation dollars than areas already impacted heavily by human activity even though species are also threatened in the impacted areas.

(2) Providing loans, grants, or predevelopment assistance to eligible community development organizations or qualified youth service and conservation corps to carry out energy efficiency improvements that comply with the energy efficiency standards under section 284 (a) of this subtitle, resource conservation and reuse, and effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low - income communities.

Amélie works in the realm of marine and coastal ecology and conservation and her research interests include the use of spatial tools (GIS, spatio - temporal analyses, bio-logging, habitat mapping) to understand and mitigate impacts of anthropogenic activities and changes on wildlife and natural values.

It undertakes practical conservation projects, surveys and scientific studies, conducts annual monitoring of seabird populations, rescues wildlife in trouble, publishes guides and information on many aspects of the Falkland Islands environment, and involves islanders of all ages in its activities, including running a WATCH group for children.

ASE activities in support of environmental awareness and better planetary stewardship include the Windows on Earth project, the ASE Near Earth Object mitigation effort, publication of the international best - selling book The Home Planet, partnership in the «Arbor Project» international forest conservation effort, and sponsorship of environmental films, projects and videos.

The book is aimed at any graduate students and researchers with a strong interest in plant biodiversity monitoring and assessment, plant community ecology, biodiversity conservation, and the environmental impacts of human activities on ecosystems.

Nina has experienced science on a global scale; she worked for the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research in Italy where she provided advice on the integration of molecular genetics techniques into conservation and plant breeding activities.

Dr Edwards is also leading CSIRO's strategic research activities in conservation and biodiversity genomics, which includes the development of novel methods to assess invertebrate biodiversity using metagenomics.

Green Gym is a fitness program that engages gym - goers in practical conservation activities designed to benefit their health and the environment.

The main areas covered in this work booklet are: Relative formula mass Balancing equations Empirical formula Yield Reacting masses Conservation of mass Limited reactants Concentration Moles Avogadro number Within the booklet are a range of different activities for students to work through to help them remember the content.