We feature environmental stories that gave us hope in 2021. We head into the woods to learn about Pa.’s black bears. We join a crew cleaning up trash at an illegal dump site. Plus, we hear from the director of a nonprofit focused on bringing fresh produce to people, and researchers who found an indicator of good water quality in the Ohio River.
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Keeping Track of Pennsylvania’s Resurgent Black Bear Population - Meet Pennsylvania's bear biologist as she gathers data on one of the state's 16,000 black bears. The population has rebounded in the last 30 years.
FIRST PERSON: Denele Hughson, Grow Pittsburgh’s new executive director - “Seeds and plants want to grow. That is their purpose. You just have to get the right conditions for it, and everyone can learn it.”
How a determined crew of DumpBusters clears a ton of trash from a Pittsburgh hillside - Volunteers spent just three hours clearing more than a ton of trash at one of the dozens of illegal dumpsites in Allegheny County slated for cleanup by Allegheny Cleanways.
Why dragonflies found in the Ohio River could mean good news for the industrial waterway - Dragonfly and damselfly larvae found in the Ohio River surprised researchers. Aquatic insects are indicators of ecosystem health.
