Keep it Colorado has received $3 million in grants from Great Outdoors Colorado. According to Melissa Daruna, the group s executive director, some of that money will help fund a new round of conservation projects to protect more critical watersheds and wildlife habitat and support local food systems. She pointed to a recent easement at Edgerton Creek Ranch, part of a larger wildlife corridor in the Roaring Fork Valley. .
With Nebraska farmers facing runaway costs for herbicides and fertilizers this year, a new Center for Rural Affairs report suggested adopting simple conservation practices can help restore soil and improve bottom lines. Kayla Bergman, policy manager at the Center, said the practices also put carbon, the greenhouse gas linked with climate change, to work improving crop yields. "Our agriculture soils can actually sequester carbon and become a carbon sink," Bergman explained. " .
Florida lawmakers have signed off on quick fixes to the state s property insurance crisis - but critics say the plan pays little attention to the growing threat of climate change. Insurance and risk-management experts agree, Florida s special session was necessary to curb insurance fraud - from issues like limiting contractors from going door-to-door to repair roofs with minimal damage. But Charles Nyce, associate director with the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Florida State University, said fraud is only part of the problem. .
As summer rolls in across Colorado, the threats of wildfire, diminishing snowpack and prolonged drought weigh heavy on the minds of many residents who cherish the state s iconic landscapes and wildlife. Conservationists are encouraging people to get in touch with their local land trusts to be part of the climate solution. Melissa Daruna, executive director of the group Keep it Colorado, said investing in conservation is critical for maintaining the state s vital resources and biodiversity. .