Have you seen the yellow lady’s slipper orchid blooming at Indian Cave State Park? (click here) Have you created a bird that has the right adaptations needed to survive? Did you know that cattle can help butterflies? Thanks to the Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund and those who donate to it, you can learn and experience these wonders of nature.
Last
June, biologists trekked through Indian Cave State Park looking for the
elusive yellow lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium parviflorum). Common
elsewhere, Nebraska has these orchids in only a handful of locations in
the woodlands along the Missouri River, and we had not seen it at Indian
Cave for decades.
Crews have been intensively managing
the park’s woodlands by removing invasive species, conducting prescribed
burns and thinning trees. The woods are now more open, and one orchid
was found.
Biologists later found 72 orchids following
the survey. Biologists will continue to track the orchid and other
species to learn how the change in management is affecting the wildlife
and plants at the park. We will use this knowledge to benefit the widest
array of biodiversity while helping the rare species....
The Associated Press
January 26, 2014
YAKIMA, Wash. — U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings (click here) says he wants to reform the Endangered Species Act, a federal law designed to protect imperiled species from extinction.
The Republican from Pasco heads the House Committee on Natural Resources, which is considering significant changes to the landmark 1973 legislation.
Hastings tells the Yakima Herald-Republic (http://is.gd/qIPXt1 ) it takes too much of an economic toll, leaves too much room for litigation by environmental groups and lacks an emphasis on getting species recovered and off the list.
Proponents of the law say it is working well and that calls for reform are actually a move to weaken protections.
Rep. Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon, told the newspaper he doubts the proposed reforms will succeed.
Hastings' push for reforms is supported by many industry organizations such as the Washington Farm Bureau.
The Associated Press
January 26, 2014
YAKIMA, Wash. — U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings (click here) says he wants to reform the Endangered Species Act, a federal law designed to protect imperiled species from extinction.
The Republican from Pasco heads the House Committee on Natural Resources, which is considering significant changes to the landmark 1973 legislation.
Hastings tells the Yakima Herald-Republic (http://is.gd/qIPXt1 ) it takes too much of an economic toll, leaves too much room for litigation by environmental groups and lacks an emphasis on getting species recovered and off the list.
Proponents of the law say it is working well and that calls for reform are actually a move to weaken protections.
Rep. Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon, told the newspaper he doubts the proposed reforms will succeed.
Hastings' push for reforms is supported by many industry organizations such as the Washington Farm Bureau.
