al In a Revolutionary Medical Treatment, Man’s Lung Was Removed, Cleaned, and Replaced—No Transplant Necessary By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:18:40 +0000 The procedure, which has only been conducted a few times in history, could be a groundbreaking new treatment for patients suffering from lung cancer. The post In a Revolutionary Medical Treatment, Man’s Lung Was Removed, Cleaned, and Replaced—No Transplant Necessary appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health Medicine Innovation Israel Cancer Treatment Surgery NewsCred Medical
al FDA Okays Historic Blood Treatment for COVID; Clinical Trials to Use Antibodies From Recovered Patients By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:12:09 +0000 New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to pursue the treatment following its relative success in treating influenza and Ebola. The post FDA Okays Historic Blood Treatment for COVID; Clinical Trials to Use Antibodies From Recovered Patients appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health USA Medicine New York Treatment NewsCred Medical COVID-19
al NBA Players Recovered From COVID-19 Are Donating Plasma to Clinical Trials Helping Sick Patients By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:31:48 +0000 Four NBA players have been confirmed as volunteer blood plasma donors as a means of testing an experimental therapy to treat COVID-19. The post NBA Players Recovered From COVID-19 Are Donating Plasma to Clinical Trials Helping Sick Patients appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health Sports Texas Volunteer Treatment Basketball COVID-19
al As Coal Usage Declines, New Study Finds Dramatic Decrease in Asthma Symptoms and Hospitalizations By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:01:59 +0000 According to research conducted around four coal-powered plants in Louisville, Kentucky, retiring coal has a noticeable effect on people's health. The post As Coal Usage Declines, New Study Finds Dramatic Decrease in Asthma Symptoms and Hospitalizations appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health USA Science Pollution Environment Alternative Energy Energy Air Lifestyle Wellness Kentucky
al Antibodies Could Be ‘Radically Life-Changing’ New Treatment for OCD and Other Mental Disorders By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:36:29 +0000 The researchers from Queen Mary University of London say the discovery could lead to ground-breaking treatments with “a reduced chance of side effects.” The post Antibodies Could Be ‘Radically Life-Changing’ New Treatment for OCD and Other Mental Disorders appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health Science Treatment Therapy Discovery Mental Health Medical
al New Alzheimer’s Nasal Spray Shown to Reduce Proteins Which Cause the Disease in Mice By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 18:40:53 +0000 Kyoto University researchers said the vaccine for Alzheimer’s was effective and was also shown to have zero side effects observed in the mice. The post New Alzheimer’s Nasal Spray Shown to Reduce Proteins Which Cause the Disease in Mice appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health Science Japan Alzheimers Research Breakthroughs Brain Vaccine NewsCred Medical
al N95 Scarf Filters the Air Around You – With Fashionable Sustainable Solution for Personal Protection By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:10:38 +0000 Thes plush scarves and face masks were designed to block out 95% of common contaminants that pose health risks—and 99% of germs that cause colds or flu. The post N95 Scarf Filters the Air Around You – With Fashionable Sustainable Solution for Personal Protection appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health Business Corporate Responsibility Innovation Pollution Georgia Technology Fashion NewsCred
al New Contact Lenses May Soon Allow Diabetics to Monitor Glucose Levels With Just the Blinks of Their Eyes By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:48:54 +0000 Not only can the smart contact lenses monitor glucose levels, they can also release medication directly into the membrane of the eye. The post New Contact Lenses May Soon Allow Diabetics to Monitor Glucose Levels With Just the Blinks of Their Eyes appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health Medicine Science Innovation Technology Research Treatment Medical Diabetes
al Drink Made From Fruit and Plant Extracts May Be the Scientifically-Backed Hangover Cure We’ve Been Waiting For By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 17:44:02 +0000 A plant extract combination of fruits, leaves, and roots seems to help relieve hangover symptoms, reveals new research from BMJ. The post Drink Made From Fruit and Plant Extracts May Be the Scientifically-Backed Hangover Cure We’ve Been Waiting For appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Health Science Food Nutrition Research Wellness Alcohol
al Breakthrough For Kenyan Scientists Who Discover Natural Microbe That Completely Stops Malaria in Mosquitoes By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 09:20:33 +0000 Kenyan scientists discovered a microbe–Microsporidia MB–inside some mosquitoes that completely protects them from malaria infection which spreads to humans. The post Breakthrough For Kenyan Scientists Who Discover Natural Microbe That Completely Stops Malaria in Mosquitoes appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article World Science Africa Kenya Disease Breakthroughs Medical
al ‘Goat 2 Meeting’ Service Lets Farm Animals Make Cameo Appearance on Your Next Zoom Call to Support Shelter By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:44:47 +0000 Sweet Farm Animal Shelter has started Goat 2 Meeting, a service for companies or people to hire farm animals like llamas to appear on their next video call. The post ‘Goat 2 Meeting’ Service Lets Farm Animals Make Cameo Appearance on Your Next Zoom Call to Support Shelter appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Animals Instagram Rescue Fun Technology California Shelter Funny COVID-19
al Harpoons Are Silenced: Iceland’s Whaling Boats Spend Second-Straight Season Tied Up in Port By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:48:28 +0000 Iceland's two whaling companies have cancelled hunting for a second straight year as demand drops and the COVID-19 pandemic poses difficulties. The post Harpoons Are Silenced: Iceland’s Whaling Boats Spend Second-Straight Season Tied Up in Port appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article World Japan Conservation Animals Whales Iceland Positive Trends COVID-19
al Banksy Drops Off Superhero Nurse Artwork at Hospital in UK With a Thank You Note By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:48:11 +0000 Banksy droped off an art piece that is inspiring the world with its superhero nurse theme, in gratitude to NHS Southampton General Hospital in England. The post Banksy Drops Off Superhero Nurse Artwork at Hospital in UK With a Thank You Note appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Arts & Leisure Instagram Hospitals Art England Nursing Superhero Graffiti COVID-19
al Portugal Preparing Several Billion-dollar Clean Energy Projects for Post-Coronavirus Future By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:05:22 +0000 Portugal is aiming to leap out of their COVID-19 lockdown by launching a series of clean energy projects that could generate 5.5 billion Euro in investment. The post Portugal Preparing Several Billion-dollar Clean Energy Projects for Post-Coronavirus Future appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article World Business Europe Alternative Energy Solar Renewable Portugal
al California Will Start Paying Restaurants To Deliver Food to Seniors in Need By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:17:50 +0000 Governor Gavin Newsom has announced an exciting new plan in California to bring three nutritious meals a day to seniors in need, while providing meaningful work to those who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first program of its kind in the nation, ‘Great Plates Delivered’ will support struggling restaurants to […] The post California Will Start Paying Restaurants To Deliver Food to Seniors in Need appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article USA Government California Nutrition Seniors Farming Local Food Small Business Restaurant COVID-19 fema
al All-Purpose Cleaner is Made Entirely of Food Waste Collected in NYC—and Ditches Plastic Spray Bottles By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 18:08:26 +0000 A New York company called Veles is selling an all-purpose cleaner made of food waste collected from Manhattan cafeterias, and ditches plastic spray bottles. The post All-Purpose Cleaner is Made Entirely of Food Waste Collected in NYC—and Ditches Plastic Spray Bottles appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Home Life Green Plastic Recycling Food Sustainability Waste Small Business New York City NewsCred
al Aldi Heaps Pressure On Supplier Packaging Being 100% Recyclable or Compostable Within Five Years By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 18:28:27 +0000 Aldi grocery CEO Giles Huxley informed his suppliers that all products must come in 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaing. The post Aldi Heaps Pressure On Supplier Packaging Being 100% Recyclable or Compostable Within Five Years appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Good Earth Business Corporate Responsibility Plastic Innovation Recycling Food Sustainability Grocery NewsCred
al They’re Fixing The World’s Plastic Problem Using ‘The Milkman’ Concept – With All Your Favorite Products By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:13:13 +0000 Rather than just delivering milk to people's doorsteps, Loop is creating a circular delivery of groceries with all packaging being washed and reused. The post They’re Fixing The World’s Plastic Problem Using ‘The Milkman’ Concept – With All Your Favorite Products appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Good Earth Business Corporate Responsibility UK Recycling Food France Sustainability Grocery NewsCred Sustainable
al After Rediscovering Warehouse Treasure Trove of 50,000 Face Masks, IKEA Donates Them All to Hospital By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:53:42 +0000 The masks had been left in the warehouse of the Swedish store to gather dust following the most recent bird flu outbreak. The post After Rediscovering Warehouse Treasure Trove of 50,000 Face Masks, IKEA Donates Them All to Hospital appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Corporate Responsibility Health Hospitals Donation Inspiring Sweden NewsCred Medical COVID-19
al Starbucks and McDonald’s Aim to Replace 250 Billion Paper Coffee Cups with Recyclable Alternatives By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 17:58:54 +0000 NextGen Cup, led by Starbucks and McDonald’s, launched a pilot program to create a green alternative to the 250 billion discard paper coffee cups. The post Starbucks and McDonald’s Aim to Replace 250 Billion Paper Coffee Cups with Recyclable Alternatives appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Corporate Responsibility Recycling Starbucks California Landfills Reuse Waste Compost Restaurant NewsCred
al Hotels Are Opening Up Free Rooms to Healthcare Workers Battling the COVID-19 Outbreaks By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:27:07 +0000 Nurses, doctors, and medical personnel in New York City and England will now have access to free hotel rooms during the novel coronavirus outbreaks. The post Hotels Are Opening Up Free Rooms to Healthcare Workers Battling the COVID-19 Outbreaks appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Health Hospitals UK Celebrities NYC Doctors England London Soccer Nursing New York City NewsCred COVID-19
al These Restaurants Are Giving Away Free Food and Coffee to Hospital Staffers Fighting COVID-19 By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:38:01 +0000 Restaurants from Starbucks to Krispy Kreme are offering up free food and coffee to the North American workers fighting the coronavirus outbreaks. The post These Restaurants Are Giving Away Free Food and Coffee to Hospital Staffers Fighting COVID-19 appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Instagram Business Corporate Responsibility Health Hospitals Starbucks Food Doctors Nursing Restaurant COVID-19
al Hourly Workers at Largest Grocery Chain in US Are All Getting ‘Hero Bonuses’ for Their Service Amid COVID-19 By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:27:48 +0000 Kroger, which is the largest supermarket chain in the US by revenue, has now given their employees two different bonuses for their work during the pandemic. The post Hourly Workers at Largest Grocery Chain in US Are All Getting ‘Hero Bonuses’ for Their Service Amid COVID-19 appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Corporate Responsibility USA Money Corporate Jobs Employment NewsCred COVID-19
al LEGO Factory is Now Producing Thousands of Protective Plastic Face Masks for Medical Workers By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:45:48 +0000 The Danish toy company has reworked some of their equipment to produce more than 13,000 protective plastic face masks every day. The post LEGO Factory is Now Producing Thousands of Protective Plastic Face Masks for Medical Workers appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Corporate Responsibility Hospitals Manufacturing Denmark NewsCred Medical COVID-19
al Sam’s Club is Offering ‘Hero Shopping Hours’ to Healthcare Workers Regardless of Memberships By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:43:30 +0000 For two hours on Sunday mornings, all Sam's Club stores will be open to first responders and hospital workers—no membership required. The post Sam’s Club is Offering ‘Hero Shopping Hours’ to Healthcare Workers Regardless of Memberships appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Corporate Responsibility Health Hospitals USA Doctors Grocery Nursing NewsCred COVID-19
al IKEA Publishes Meatball Recipe for Devoted Fans in Quarantine Pining After the Store’s Beloved Cafés By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:25:04 +0000 The Swedish furniture chain published the ingredients and instructions for the saucy meatball dish to their social media pages this week. The post IKEA Publishes Meatball Recipe for Devoted Fans in Quarantine Pining After the Store’s Beloved Cafés appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Instagram Business Recreation Fun Food At Home NewsCred COVID-19
al Nike Donates Tens of Thousands of Shoes They Designed Exclusively for Healthcare Workers By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:39:15 +0000 Nike is donating 32,500 pairs of shoes designed specially for healthcare workers, the Air Zoom Pulse, to hospitals hardest hit in the US and Europe. The post Nike Donates Tens of Thousands of Shoes They Designed Exclusively for Healthcare Workers appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Generosity Hospitals Nursing COVID-19
al Lowe‘s Sends Mother’s Day Love to Isolated Seniors With $1 Million in Flower Baskets Delivered From Local Growers By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:46:30 +0000 Lowe’s is delivering $1 million worth of flower baskets to isolating moms and grandmothers in senior homes around the US for Mother’s Day. The post Lowe‘s Sends Mother’s Day Love to Isolated Seniors With $1 Million in Flower Baskets Delivered From Local Growers appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Generosity Corporate Responsibility Kindness Mothers Seniors Mother's Day Small Business COVID-19
al Kroger Buys and Redirects Dairy Farmers’ Excess Milk, Sending 50,000 Gallons Per Month to Food Banks By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:33:58 +0000 Though it’s difficult for food banks to stock this item, nutrient-dense milk is one of the most-often requested items. Now, in these critical times, the Kroger grocery store chain has ramped-up its Dairy Rescue Program, one that takes donated excess raw milk normally sold to restaurants or hotels, which is now going to waste, and […] The post Kroger Buys and Redirects Dairy Farmers’ Excess Milk, Sending 50,000 Gallons Per Month to Food Banks appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Business Generosity Corporate Responsibility USA Hunger Agriculture Farming Grocery COVID-19
al 3,000 People Gather In Munich to Call for Easing of Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: Up to 3,000 people gathered in Munich, Germany, on May 9 to demonstrate against the restrictions put in place throughout the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus, according to local outlet TAG24. TAG24 reported that the protest had only been registered for 80 people. A larger crowd of people assembled, as this video shot in the central Marienplatz area of Munich shows. Similar protests took place across Germany on the same day in cities such as Berlin, Stuttgart, and Nuremburg. No violence was reported. On May 6, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced steps to ease the country’s coronavirus lockdown and introduced a new “emergency mechanism” that can be triggered by regional authorities to contain local Covid-19 outbreaks. As of May 9, Germany had over 171,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and 7,525 deaths, according to figures published in Tagesspiegel. Credit: @Franzisker2 via Storyful Full Article
al Snow Squall Hits Southern Ontario During Unseasonable May Weather By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: Visibility in parts of southern Ontario, Canada, was severely affected as a snow squall blanketed areas of the province — including the town of Barrie — on May 9, reports said . A frost advisory notice was issued for the area by the Canadian government, warning that “near or below freezing temperatures” were expected through Wednesday, May 13. Reports said that the unseasonable snowfall can be attributed to a polar vortex sweeping over the region. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield posted a video of snow falling outside his Ontario home, saying, “It’s May 9. Cut it out.” This video, filmed by local resident Tom Eves, shows a snow squall in Barrie, north of Toronto. “Well what can you do but laugh,” wrote Eves on Twitter. Credit: Tom Eves via Storyful Full Article
al Challenge to find right balance in draft budget By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: One of my passions as a councillor and a key commitment to my community was to simplify local government processes and clarify what as unnecessarily complex. Break the obfuscation nexus, you may say. Full Article
al Installing tracing app a matter of trust By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: Did you do it? Did you download? Did you trust the federal government enough to let them trace your extended interactions with your phone? Full Article
al Real Team Australia has not been hiding By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: This week I went to my first farewell for a co-worker on Zoom. Full Article
al This Neighborhood Has Been Staying Connected During Social Distancing With Creative ‘I Spy’ Game By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 16:30:16 +0000 Despite these Indiana neighbors being forced to stay isolated during the COVID-19 crisis, they have come up with a clever way of staying connected. The post This Neighborhood Has Been Staying Connected During Social Distancing With Creative ‘I Spy’ Game appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Inspiring Your Blogs Community Recreation Fun Neighbors Indiana Neighborhood COVID-19
al New Jersey Teens Take Matters into Their Own Hands to Help First Responders and Small Businesses Amidst COVID-19 Crisis By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 17:51:04 +0000 These two siblings from New Jersey have managed to raise more than $2,200 in order to benefit their local businesses and healthcare workers. The post New Jersey Teens Take Matters into Their Own Hands to Help First Responders and Small Businesses Amidst COVID-19 Crisis appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Kids Your Blogs Kindness Children Youth New Jersey Good Deeds Teens Doctors Nursing COVID-19
al Bike-stunt internet star Fabio Webner’s lockdown antics go viral By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: Bike stunts, pet birthdays and a baby names which stumped the world are some of the trending topics on social media in Australia. Full Article
al Haunting detail in fatal F1 nightmare By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: When watching Formula One, it can be easy to forget these drivers are taking their lives in their own hands. Full Article
al AFL coaches almost always feel isolated: Sheedy By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: Everyone in the community feels isolated at the moment, but that's the way AFL coaches feel most of the time. Full Article
al Confusion as cafes reopen illegally By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: Aussies are finally looking forward to a return to normality after Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled a three-step plan to a COVIDSafe Australia yesterday afternoon. Full Article
al Warning over Aldi deli meat By www.geelongadvertiser.com.au Published On :: Supermarket giant Aldi has issued a warning to shoppers after a labelling mistake led to the recall of a deli meat product. Full Article
al Financial consequences of commercial thinning regimes in young-growth Douglas-fir By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 01 Dec 2017 08:00:00 PST Commercial thinning in fully-stocked normal Douglas-fir stands of merchantable size is evaluated and compared to the alternatives of leaving stands to grow unthinned or of liquidating them. Comparisons are made in terms of volume production and financial returns. Full Article
al Wood and Coal Cofiring In Interior Alaska: Utilizing Woody Biomass From Wildland Defensible-Space Fire Treatments and Other Sources By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 02 May 2006 15:25:36 PST Cofiring wood and coal at Fairbanks, Alaska, area electrical generation facilities represents an opportunity to use woody biomass from clearings within the borough's wildland-urban interface and from other sources, such as sawmill residues and woody material intended for landfills. Potential benefits of cofiring include air quality improvements, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, market and employment development opportunities, and reduction of municipal wood residues at area landfills. Important issues that must be addressed to enable cofiring include wood chip uniformity and quality, fuel mixing procedures, transportation and wood chip processing costs, infrastructure requirements, and long-term biomass supply. Additional steps in implementing successful cofiring programs could include test burns, an assessment of area biomass supply and treatment needs, and a detailed economic and technical feasibility study. Although Fairbanks North Star Borough is well positioned to use biomass for cofiring at coal burning facilities, long-term cofiring operations would require expansion of biomass sources beyond defensible-space-related clearings alone. Long-term sources could potentially include a range of woody materials including forest harvesting residues, sawmill residues, and municipal wastes. Full Article
al Roads In Landscape Modeling: A Case Study of A Road Data Layer and Use In The Interior Northwest Landscape Analysis System By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2006 12:00:36 PST Roads are important ecological features of forest landscapes, but their cause-andeffect relationships with other ecosystem components are only recently becoming included in integrated landscape analyses. Simulation models can help us to understand how forested landscapes respond over time to disturbance and socioeconomic factors, and potentially to address the important role roads play in these processes. Full Article
al Water quality trends in the Entiat River Subbasin: 2007-2008. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:45:00 PST Production of high-quality water is a vitally important ecosystem service in the largely semiarid interior Columbia River basin (ICRB). Full Article
al What is urban environmental stewardship? Constructing a practitioner-derived framework By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:00:00 PST Agencies and organizations deploy various strategies in response to environmental challenges, including the formulation of policy, programs, and regulations. Citizen-based environmental stewardship is increasingly seen as an innovative and important approach to improving and conserving landscape health. A new research focus on the stewardship of urban natural resources is being launched by the U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest region. Early scoping efforts are addressing various scales of human systems ranging from individuals to organizations to the entire positive "footprint" of stewardship on the land. This report addresses a fundamental need—to understand and describe civic environmental stewardship in urban settings. Stewardship has been described and defined in diverse ways within a variety of contexts, including the philosophical literature of environmentalism, agency program descriptions, and outreach by sponsoring organizations. Constructing a framework to convey the layered meanings of stewardship will help to focus and guide future research. A cognitive mapping technique was used to elicit responses to the question "What is environmental stewardship?" Semistructured interviews were conducted with representatives of nine Seattle environmental organizations, a group of practitioners who collectively represent over 100 years of experience in the field. Program planners and managers have particularly direct experiences of stewardship. Cognitive mapping enables participants to explore, then display, their particular knowledge and perceptions about an idea or activity. Analysis generated thematic, structural representations of shared concepts. Results show that the practitioners have multilayered perceptions of stewardship, from environmental improvement to community building, and from actions to outcomes. The resulting conceptual framework demonstrates the full extent of stewardship activity and meaning, which can aid stewardship sponsors to improve stewardship programs, leading to better experiences for participants and higher quality outcomes for projects and environments. Full Article
al Environmental persistence of a pathogen used in microbial insect control By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:00:00 PST We conducted an experimental study of infection, transmission, and persistence of a nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) of Douglas-fir tussock moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata) to better understand mechanisms determining the efficacy of the virus when it is used as a microbial control agent. In a field experiment, we quantified infection rates of larvae exposed to either Tussock Moth Biocontrol-1, the strain currently used for control by the U.S. Forest Service, or a wild-type strain isolated from a natural population. We first allowed each pathogen to decay on experimental branches for 0, 1, or 3 days before allowing uninfected larvae to feed on the branches, and then we fit both a generalized linear model and an epidemiological model of virus transmission to the infection data. Longer decay of the NPV resulted in lower infection rates, but evidence that overall virus transmission differed between wild and pesticide isolates of NPV was weak. The short persistence time of the virus suggests that it does not last long on foliage, in turn suggesting that application of TM Biocontrol-1 must be carefully timed to ensure maximum mortality. Full Article
al Silvies Valley Ranch, OR: using artificial beaver dams to restore incised streams By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 08:00:00 PST The Silvies Valley Ranch is an example of using local innovation to combat the global problem of incised streams on rangelands. Incised channels reduce the flow between water in the channel and water in the surrounding soils, which reduces the vegetation available for wildlife habitat and cattle forage. One of the ranch owners, Scott Campbell, a doctor of veterinary medicine, believes that stream incision is related to the decline of beaver populations; thus, the ranch’s approach to restoration includes efforts to mimic beavers’ influence on the system. He is using an extensive network of low-rise dams made from locally available materials (dirt, gravel, rock, and logs), commonly referred to as “artificial beaver dams” (ABDs). Campbell said that the ABDs on the ranch successfully increased stream connectivity to their floodplains and increased the quantity and forage quality of wet meadows on the property, with no changes in where cattle were grazing. The experiences of this landowner exemplify a unique approach that provides a model for others facing similar challenges to doing restoration on private land. The transformation taking place on the Silvies Valley Ranch has garnered the attention of neighboring ranch owners, some of whom are beginning to experiment with similar restoration technologies. Campbell would like to continue installing structures, but has encountered numerous roadblocks in the permitting process. He has since taken an active role in building legislative support for the ABD technology being used on the ranch, and in facilitating its adoption in other places. This case study—based on interviews with stakeholders involved in the Silvies Valley Ranch project—highlights the social benefits and challenges experienced by one rancher using ABDs as a restoration tool, and provides insights for improving their use in the future. It is part of a larger interdisciplinary study that explores the potential of different beaver-related restoration approaches for achieving watershed restoration and livestock production goals on rangelands in the Western United States. Full Article
al 7 things that really annoy me when I go out for my daily exercise By www.getsurrey.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 03:30:00 GMT Here are some of the negatives I've faced while trying to make use of my daily permitted exercise Full Article What's On
al We rate Aldi's copycat Magnum and Cornetto ice creams and Twister lollies By www.getsurrey.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 05:30:00 GMT Laura Nightingale tested out seven of Aldi's icy desserts to see how they stacked up against the big brands Full Article What's On