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-May. 9th 2019

Volunteer water monitoring program traits can significantly impact natural resource management and policy.

-Apr. 4th 2019

Farm manure applications in spring and summer can dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions in winter.

-Mar. 29th 2019

A recent study looked at key factors that influence residential intention to adopt specific GSI practices and barriers to this adoption.

-Mar. 25th 2019

New online tool from Cornell’s Climate Smart Farming Program helps Northeastern farmers understand how the local climate has changed since 1950.

How Citizen Science Programs Can Better Impact Natural Resource Management and Policy
Volunteer water monitoring program traits can significantly impact natural resource management and policy.
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Farm Manure Boosts Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Even in Winter
Farm manure applications in spring and summer can dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions in winter.
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Vermont residents’ intentions to adopt green infrastructure
A recent study looked at key factors that influence residential intention to adopt specific GSI practices and barriers to this adoption.
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Climate Change in the Northeast: New Tool from Cornell’s Climate Smart Farming Program
New online tool from Cornell’s Climate Smart Farming Program helps Northeastern farmers understand how the local climate has changed since 1950.
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Genetic data suggests a successful marten reintroduction in southern Vermont
Researchers examined genetic structure of martens and found that a previous reintroduction attempt was successful.
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Global Health Benefits of Climate Action Offset Costs - Cutting emissions while improving health is economically attractive – and justifies immediate climate action 2019-05-15

Meal Kits Have A Smaller Carbon Footprint Than Grocery Shopping, Study Says - Researchers argue that, pound for pound, meal kit delivery services have a smaller carbon footprint than equivalent meals bought from a grocery store and prepared at home. 2019-05-09

Living near protected areas can have positive impacts on human well-being - Living near a protected area can improve aspects of human well-being across the developing world, new research published today in Science Advances suggests. 2019-04-22

Widely used mosquito repellent proves lethal to larval salamanders - Insect repellents containing picaridin can be lethal to salamanders. So reports a new study published today in Biology Letters that investigated how exposure to two common insect repellents influenced the survival of aquatic salamander and mosquito larvae. 2019-03-14