Local News
Hawk Mountain spring migration count sets record-high for bald eagles
During this year’s spring migration count, which runs from April 1 through mid-May, Hawk Mountain volunteers and staff tallied 1,001 birds of prey.
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Higher Education
'3.5 million birds dying every day’: The culprit? Windows. A local professor has solutions
Three Lehigh Valley researchers are arguing bird-strike fatalities are much higher than we might think. They recently published a peer-reviewed study showing bird deaths from window strikes are nearly double previous estimates, and likely higher.
Higher Education
‘Powerful, meaningful, impactful’: How a Kentucky solar project will offset electricity use at 3 local colleges
The colleges have formed a partnership to build and bring online a solar facility in western Kentucky. When completed, the facility will offset electricity usage at the institutions, effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation to zero.
K-12
Northampton County team places 13th in state scholastic Envirothon
Essentially a scholastic scrimmage for environmental science, the annual Envirothon combines classroom learning and outdoor activities to engage students in the environment. The state competition was held Wednesday at Camp Mt. Luther in Mifflinburg.
Local News
‘Every year ... is a bad tick year’: 33 Lyme disease cases reported in Lehigh Valley
As residents and tourists explore the region’s many parks, bike trails and scenic overlooks — May is recognized as National Lyme Disease Awareness Month — health and environmental officials are cautioning visitors to check for ticks after their outdoor adventures.