Conservation

Tenn. to divert conservation money for budget

Most of a $30 million fund for land and soil conservation programs in Tennessee appears likely to fall victim to the state's budget crunch.

Log on to learn about market-based conservation

A real-time Web seminar on market-based conservation -- which allows farmers to generate extra income by implementing conservation practices -- will be held this Friday, May 16, on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Web site.

Aquarium cleans up for conservation

The hottest topics in the last 24 hours. CORPUS CHRISTI — The Beach Ball made quite a splash on the local social calendar. The numbers are in and it turns out the grand event held April 5 at the Texas State Aquarium drew more than 850 people and raised more than $260,000 for Conservation Cove.

Town Meeting OKs conservation measures

Voters at Town Meeting last week approved conservation measures and boosted town planning with funding and a new position.

Largest Calif. land conservation deal reached

LEBEC, Calif. - A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history.

NRDC, Conservation Groups Develop Business-Supported Sustainable Seafood Plan

NEW YORK (May 8, 2008) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in partnership with more than a dozen conservation organizations, today released clear, realistic steps companies can take to develop and implement a comprehensive corporate policy on sustainable, wild-caught and farmed seafood.