Land & Environmental Section :: Page 22

• Barr property burn delayed

  By Lauren HeatonApril 19, 2013

  

  The controlled burn of the Barr property on Xenia Avenue has been rescheduled for May 5.

• Springfield vs. Yellow Springs — Comparing two waters

  By Megan BachmanApril 18, 2013

  Like Yellow Springs, Springfield was named by early settlers for its abundant underground water resources, which on the surface manifest as gushing springs. The groundwater aquifers tapped for drinking water by both communities remain highly productive today.

• Judge for Struewings, again

  By Lauren Heaton

  A Greene County Common Pleas Court judge last week ruled in favor of Kenneth and Betheen Struewing in their case against the Village of Yellow Springs. The ruling upholds a decision rendered by a Greene County magistrate last April that the plaintiff’s property easement is valid, granting them one free Village water and sanitary sewer tap for their property on Hyde Road, which lies outside Village limits.

• Glen, Tree Committee to talk pawpaws

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 29, 2013

  

  The Yellow Springs Tree Committee will sponsor a program on growing pawpaws tomorrow, March 30, at 2:30 p.m. at the Vernet Ecological Center.

• Wasp named for ‘lord of the flies’

  By Megan BachmanMarch 7, 2013

  

  In the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, a parasitic extraterrestrial bursts out of an astronaut’s chest, killing him, in the film’s iconic scene. The lifecycle of parasitic insects is not much different, according to Wright State entomologist and Yellow Springs resident John Stireman.

• Easement to protect Glen for good

  By Matt MindeFebruary 28, 2013

  With the support of a resounding 10 nonprofit, state and local government agencies, as well as $1.6 million in secured funding, the Glen has taken its first step into the protective fold of a permanent conservation easement.

• Planners limit tiny homes

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 21, 2013

  In response to the question, “how small can a house be in Yellow Springs?” Village Planning Commission on Monday night chose to split the difference between those who favor and those who oppose allowing tiny houses in the village.

• Pining for a resistant strain

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 24, 2013

  

  Village resident Robert Gage doesn’t relish heights, but even hovering at 70 feet in the air last week, he appeared less concerned with the drop than with the fertility of the newest shoots he was clipping.

• New firm helps village go green

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 17, 2013

  

  Interested in solar power? Adding insulation to your home? A super high-efficiency furnace? Then one local company, which is expanding services this month under a new name, may be the place to go for homeowners wanting to go green.

• Glen seeks bird count volunteers

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 27, 2012

  

  Glen Helen leaders seek volunteers for their annual Greene County Christmas Bird Count, to take place Saturday, Dec. 29, from 8 am to 2 p.m.