Tranquility Ranch News Today

Tribal communities, including those in New Mexico, can now apply for grant funding and direct assistance to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells across Indian Country. The U.S. Department of Interior is accepting applications for $55 million meant to address plugging, remediation and reclamation of these abandoned wells, along with soil and habitat restoration. ...

A conservation easement nine years in the making will benefit a local Texas community by preserving almost 1,000 acres. The Bayou Land Conservancy easement with Tranquility Ranch, within the Houston metro area, protects land along Lake Creek in Montgomery County. Jill Boullion, executive director of the Bayou Land Conservancy, said helping communities with issues such as flood control, improved water quality and wildlife habitat preservation are among the organizations long-term goals. ...

On Monday, Arkansans will have the opportunity to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event, a total solar eclipse. It will be visible along a narrow track and will briefly put parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada in complete darkness. Uta Meyer, center manager for the Little Rock Audubon Center and Audubon Delta, said her group is providing Little Rock residents with an observation form to track birds and other creatures activity throughout the eclipse. ...