Land & Environmental Section :: Page 3

• Agraria reopens, moves forward

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 21, 2023

  

  In the six months since operations were suspended at the Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice, the 138-acre educational farm has been quieter than it had been previously — but not silent.

• Yellow Springs a home for purple martins, too

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 9, 2023

  

  On the 61-acre property of Larry and Robin Weinstein are eight tall poles that hold a few dozen white, gourd-shaped containers that offer a spring and summer home to more than 600 purple martin birds.

• Yellow Springs Tree Committee to host webinar on longhorned beetle

  By YS News StaffJuly 20, 2023

  

  The Yellow Springs Tree Committee will host a webinar titled “Asian Longhorned Beetle: The Threat in Black and White,” on Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m.

• Greene County Beekeepers Association to host Honey Harvest Festival

  By YS News StaffJuly 13, 2023

  

  The Greene County Beekeepers Association will present its annual Honey Harvest Festival on Saturday, July 15, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., at Glen Helen’s Camp Greene.

• Ohio tick numbers on the rise

  By YS News StaffJuly 1, 2023

  

  According to the Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, website, blacklegged (deer) tick populations are expanding in the state.

• Air quality plummets in Midwest, haze returns to Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonJune 28, 2023

  

  On Wednesday morning, June 28, the air quality index, or AQI, for Yellow Springs hit 211, classified as “very unhealthy conditions” — the highest it’s been all month.

• Yellow Springs garden tour to benefit Children’s Center

  By YS News StaffJune 25, 2023

  

  The 2023 Yellow Springs Bloom and Bounty Garden Tour will be Sunday, June 25, 1–5 p.m., rain or shine.

• Building Community | ‘Deep connections’ at Forest Village Farm

  By Jessica ThomasJune 16, 2023

  

  Whether it be educating residents on the signs of a water leak, delivering eggs or showing people the difference between invasive and native plants on her farm, Rose Pelzl has spent the last few years working for and in her community.

• Down to Earth | Foster ‘bee-luscious’ habitat

  By Guest ContributorJune 12, 2023

  

  Since 1950, native bee populations have dropped by about 50%, mostly due to the loss of habitat and floral variety. The effect has been that now we harvest fewer fruits and vegetables in our orchards and gardens.

• Haze hangs over Ohio Valley

  By Reilly DixonJune 7, 2023

  

  Air quality in the Ohio Valley has plummeted in recent days as smoke from widespread Canadian wildfires continues to drift into the U.S.