Researchers are discovering fire has an effect on restoring some bird
populations. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:
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The Prairie Pioneer
For almost forty years, Dr. Robert Betz searched the railroad tracks and
back roads of the Midwest for remnants of the nearly extinct tall-grass
prairie. Along the way, he helped define and popularize a new
environmental movement on the rise throughout the Great Lakes and the
country—a movement called ecological restoration. The Great Lakes Radio
Consortium’s Alex Blumberg has this report:
Aerial Firefighting
High-risk fire conditions are expected to continue for another fewweeks across the Midwest. Firefighting crews are on standby, hoping toprotect not only forests, but also the fast-growing number of homes andcabins. In Wisconsin, they’re trying a new tool they hope will keepfires under control. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonsonreports:
Napalm Disposal Plan Proceeds
Next week (week of 3/9), the U.S. Navy will begin a controversial program to ship napalm from San Diego, California to East Chicago, Indiana where it will be recycled. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Steve Frenkel reports:
Commentary – Keep the Home Fires Burning
While the Great Ice Storm of ’98 is safely behind us, it has left some lasting memories, and not all of them bad. As Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator Suzanne Elston points out, maybe we could all learn a little something from the Storm of ‘98: