Ed Perry is an aquatic biologist who retired in 2002 after a 30-year career with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, where he supervised the section responsible for protecting streams … Read more
March, 2012
Back to Our Roots: Connecting to the Outdoors Connects Me to Family
The brisk chill of the early mornings in Washington, D.C. before the city becomes occupied by thousands of footprints, beeping horns, and the air is tainted with smoke and smog … Read more
New Bill Introduced to Fight Asian Carp in Minnesota
With all the attention Asian carp have gotten as they approach Lake Michigan through the Chicago canals, the other pathways to the Great Lakes have often been ignored. However, the … Read more
GUEST POST: Making a Mild Winter Count
Kimberly Burger Capozzi is a mom and freelance writer based outside Pittsburgh, PA. She has written about parenting issues, wind power and military spending programs, and chronicles her family’s efforts … Read more
4 Things to Know About Daylight Savings Time
The time for our clocks to spring forward is almost upon us—the second Sunday in March, when we move our timepieces one hour head at 2 a.m. Although Daylight Savings … Read more
Video: Keep the Pressure on President Obama and Congress- Say No to Keystone XL
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BepQeGXwwds[/youtube] Clean, renewable energy will not only bring more jobs to Michigan and the rest of the country, but will not destroy our natural environment like oil spills and threaten wildlife … Read more
Protecting Polar Bears for Kay’s Future
The hand-written letter was from an 8-year-old 2nd grader. I’ll call her Kay. She told me that she saw my YouTube video about the problems global warming is causing for polar bears. She … Read more
