Land & Environmental Section :: Page 17

• Community Solutions’ 63rd conference — A focus on climate solutions

  By Carol SimmonsOctober 13, 2016

  

  The 76-year-old Community Solutions will hold its 63rd conference, “Climate Crisis Solutions: Charting a New Course.” The event dates are Friday–Sunday, Oct. 21–23. Seventeen local, national and international experts will speak.

• Scrap tires to be accepted for disposal

  By YS News StaffOctober 12, 2016

  

  The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a grant to Greene County enabling the collection of scrap tires in 2016 and 2017. Scrap tires will be accepted from Greene County residents on Thursdays, Oct. 27 and Dec. 15

• Support pipeline protest at Standing Rock

  By YS News StaffOctober 10, 2016

  

  Children’s Montessori Cooperative and representatives from Antioch College are showing their support for the “water protectors” at Standing Rock, a Native American reservation in North Dakota and South Dakota, by organizing an equipment collection drive during the month of October.

• Cows, combs, fast food at the Greene County fair

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanAugust 18, 2016

  

  Yellow Springs native Austin Pence has been showing cattle at the Greene County Fair for 13 years, and the pre-show primping is part of the daily routine.

• ‘Deep green’ architect to talk at Antioch College

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  “Deep green” architect Jason McLennan, a pioneer of green building design, will give a public talk on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Wellness Center South Gym at Antioch College.

• Have ‘Fun in the Barnyard’ with Tecumseh Land Trust

  By YS News StaffAugust 6, 2016

  

  Tecumseh Land Trust will present “Fun In the Barnyard,” a family event to be held at Schutte Farm in South Charleston, on Sunday, Aug. 7.

• Glen Helen, Wright State launch fundraiser for ongoing water quality project

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 3, 2016

  

  A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to support an ongoing partnership between Glen Helen and Wright State University students to monitor water quality in Yellow Springs-area waterways.

• Council OKs CBE land timeline

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 28, 2016

  

  Village Council hopes to move ahead soon with extending infrastructure to the property formerly intended for the Center for Business and Education, or CBE, in order to make the land more attractive for development.

• Plan, curtail for climate goals

  By Audrey HackettJuly 14, 2016

  

  Villagers Faith Morgan and Pat Murphy believe planning a personal energy budget and curtailing personal energy use are the essential actions individuals can take to help slow global warming.

• Bulls on Parade – Cattle behavior on an organic farm

  By Aaron ZaremskyJune 30, 2016

  

  I studied the behavior of a herd of cows, calves, and bulls on an organic farm and here are the images and results of my studies.