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A million-dollar grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will pay the total costs of riparian buffers and other conservation practices on farms in three contiguous watersheds in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster, Lebanon and Dauphin counties. “When you say total cost, is there anything the farmer has to pay out of pocket?” we asked Lauren Shaffer. “Nope,” she said. “There’s even a bonus.” A cover crop of winter rye was no-till planted between corn stubble from a prior year's crop to ensure live roots are in the soil year 'round. ...

As Dellinger Run wends its way toward Chiques Creek, it stretches through 56 acres of farmland in Rapho Township, where owner Mark Heller enjoys watching the ducks and fish that swim in the stream. But wildlife hasn’t always been so plentiful in the waters that cut Heller’s produce operation in two. The stream, he said, had been in an unhealthy state for years. Erosion was a big problem, according to Heller, who said it was exacerbated during heavy storms. “It was always shifting in position,” he said of the stream’s course. That was before Heller was approached by cl...

photo by: Mike Yoder Jim Modig, who retired as the University of Kansas' architect in early January, gave a tour of campus on Jan. 22, 2021, outlining some of his favorite campus projects and buildings. The University of Kansas’ Learned Hall and the Earth, Energy and Environment Center are connected by a glass walkway over Naismith Drive. It’s a detail passersby likely notice, but one whose significance might not always be understood. Jim Modig, KU’s previous university architect, explained that it’s a path of accessibility to help people move vertically on a hilly part of the camp...

Price: Clouds play an important role in the Earth’s climate system. Based on Europe-wide measurements, the topical center CIS will create a broad database to better understand the influence of cloud properties on climate. The multinational consortium led by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is part of the European research infrastructure ACTRIS for long-term observation of aerosols, clouds, and trace gases. “Clouds transport water and bring precipitation, they cool the Earth by reflecting incident sunlight, and envelope our planet like a blanket that prevents hea...

Leading Role of KIT in Cloud Observation KIT Researchers Set Up and Manage the Topical Center CIS for Direct Measurement of Cloud Properties – Part of the European Research Infrastructure ACTRIS At KIT’s AIDA cloud simulation chamber, researchers study how clouds influence the climate. (Photo: Markus Breig) Clouds play an important role in the Earth’s climate system. Based on Europe-wide measurements, the topical center CIS will create a broad database to better understand the influence of cloud properties on climate. The multinational consortium led by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology...