Karl Blankenship

2 weeks ago | bayjournal.com | Karl Blankenship

Woodrats, wood turtles and cerulean warblers may not seem to have much in common, but they are among the many species in danger of being crowded out of Pennsylvania as their habitats are increasingly chopped up by development, roads and pipelines. Part of the solution, a new report says, is for the state to develop a comprehensive plan to protect corridors that provide safe passage for those and other creatures as they move back and forth between suitable habitats.

1 month ago | baltimoresun.com | Karl Blankenship

The U.S. Department of Agriculture in April announced the termination of its $3 billion "climate smart" program, a grantmaking initiative that was supporting hundreds of millions of dollars in conservation work in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. An April 14 USDA press release called the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, which promoted farm conservation measures with climate benefits, as a "slush fund" with high administrative costs and often low payouts to farmers.

1 month ago | southernmarylandchronicle.com | Karl Blankenship |David Higgins

The U.S. Department of Agriculture in April announced the termination of its $3 billion “climate smart” program, a grantmaking initiative that was supporting hundreds of millions of dollars in conservation work in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. An April 14 USDA press release called the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, which promoted farm conservation measures with climate benefits, as a “slush fund” with high administrative costs and often low payouts to farmers.

1 month ago | bayjournal.com | Karl Blankenship

The U.S. Department of Agriculture in April announced the termination of its $3 billion “climate smart” program, a grantmaking initiative that was supporting hundreds of millions of dollars in conservation work in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. An April 14 USDA press release called the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, which promoted farm conservation measures with climate benefits, as a “slush fund” with high administrative costs and often low payouts to farmers.

2 months ago | bayjournal.com | Karl Blankenship

Amanda Lee-Milner was looking for a way to get her goats something more to eat and help them get a bit of shade. She didn’t think it was part of a radical left-wing agenda. She was hoping to convert a 10-acre woodlot on her sheep and goat farm in Adams County, PA, into a series of fenced paddocks where the animals could graze among the trees.