Land & Environmental Section :: Page 6

• Yellow Springs nonprofit Agraria announces furloughs, hiatus

  By YS News StaffFebruary 23, 2023

  Yellow Springs nonprofit and educational farm Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice has announced a hiatus of its operations and programs effective Thursday, Feb. 16., and all employees — about 30 — have been put on a three-month furlough.

• Down to Earth | Fall webworms, friend or foe?

  By Guest ContributorJanuary 30, 2023

  

  There is a spectacle that occurs in summer each year around Yellow Springs that generates both amazement and concern among citizens and visitors of this town. No, it’s not Street Fair; it’s the return of fall webworms to their local perches.

• EXTENDED COVERAGE | Kingwood solar project application denied

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 30, 2022

  

  The Ohio Power Siting Board, or OPSB, has denied the application of Texas-based Vesper Energy to establish the 1,500-acre Kingwood solar project in Greene County.

• Kingwood solar project application denied

  By YS News StaffDecember 16, 2022

  

  The Ohio Power Siting Board, or OPSB, has denied the application of Texas-based Vesper Energy to establish the 1,500-acre Kingwood solar project in Greene County.

• Smokestack from decommissioned heating plant to come down Monday, Oct. 10.

  By YS News StaffOctober 6, 2022

  

  Part of Corry Street and the Little Miami Bike Trail will be closed off Monday for demolition of the smokestack and removal of a 10,000 gallon fuel tank of the decommissioned Antioch College heating plant.

• Tin Can Economy | An ode to the walnut trees

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 16, 2022

  

  “Walnuts make wieldy metaphors. Imagine Prince Hamlet preparing for his fourth soliloquy, but rather than Yorick’s skull, I’m out in the field holding onto one of those raucous little nuts.”

• Black Farming Conference slated

  By Cheryl DurgansSeptember 8, 2022

  

  “Roots, Food and Storytelling” is the theme for the Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice’s third annual Black Farming Conference planned for Friday, Sept. 9, and Saturday, Sept. 10.

• Down to Earth | Drawing pleasure in gardening

  By YS News StaffAugust 20, 2022

  

  “He was a great painter, Monet, but he actually thought of himself as a gardener first and a painter second. Late in life, eyes failing and tired of traveling, he asked his village for permission to divert a small river onto his land.”

• New state park breaks ground in Oldtown

  By YS News StaffJuly 6, 2022

  

  Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Mary Mertz and Gov. Mike DeWine announced on June 27 that the upcoming park, slated to be completed by 2024, will be named Great Council State Park.

• Down to Earth | ‘Keystone species’ vital

  By YS News StaffJune 26, 2022

  

  “Whereas native species are always better than non-native species in fueling food webs, not all native plants are equal. Keystone native species are superior because they support many more wildlife species.”