Juliet Grable

1 month ago | northstateparent.com | Juliet Grable

The removal of four dams from the Klamath River has opened hundreds of miles of habitat for fish in California and Oregon. Already, salmon and steelhead have found their way above the former dam sites. For the Karuk Tribe, the removal of the barriers is a momentous step toward the healing of the Klamath River ecosystem, says Leaf Hillman, a Karuk tribal elder who started the Karuk Tribe Fisheries Program in the 1990s.

2 months ago | m.farms.com | Juliet Grable

By Juliet GrableBrian Geier and his wife, Elizabeth Tobey, are farmers in Harrison County, Indiana, where they grow corn, soybeans, hay, and flowers on their 55 acres. Last year, they added sheep to the operation. Like many producers, the couple has taken advantage of federal conservation programs available through Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS. In 2024, they used grant funding to remove invasive trees and brush that had moved into the forested part of their acreage.

2 months ago | sierraclub.org | Juliet Grable

Brian Geier and his wife, Elizabeth Tobey, are farmers in Harrison County, Indiana, where they grow corn, soybeans, hay, and flowers on their 55 acres. Last year, they added sheep to the operation. Like many producers, the couple has taken advantage of federal conservation programs available through Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS. In 2024, they used grant funding to remove invasive trees and brush that had moved into the forested part of their acreage.

2 months ago | resilience.org | Juliet Grable

Every fall dozens of monarch butterfly enthusiasts deploy to groves on the California coast to tally the orange-and-black insects who spend the winter clustered on tree limbs. In 2024 there were more volunteers than ever, but dreadfully few of the colorful butterflies to count. On Dec. 9 a monarch lover named Saunie Holloway posted numbers from her annual pilgrimage to the Pismo Beach grove on the Western Monarch Advocates Facebook page.

2 months ago | therevelator.org | Juliet Grable

Every fall dozens of monarch butterfly enthusiasts deploy to groves on the California coast to tally the orange-and-black insects who spend the winter clustered on tree limbs. In 2024 there were more volunteers than ever, but dreadfully few of the colorful butterflies to count. On Dec. 9 a monarch lover named Saunie Holloway posted numbers from her annual pilgrimage to the Pismo Beach grove on the Western Monarch Advocates Facebook page.