http://freshare.net/nature en bobk@freshare.net Copyright 2013 2013-05-17T15:38:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/insecticides_lead_aquatic_insects_to_starvation/ http://freshare.net/article/insecticides_lead_aquatic_insects_to_starvation/#When:15:38:01Z Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that are chemically related to nicotine. These insecticides affect the nerve synapses of insects, and neonicotinoids are popular for their solubility in water. Plants absorb the chemical, which is often applied to the soil to reduce its chances of drifting through the air. However, the solubility that makes neonicotinoids prized for controlling… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-05-17T15:38:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/frog_once_imported_for_pregnancy_testing_brought_deadly_amphibian_disease/ http://freshare.net/article/frog_once_imported_for_pregnancy_testing_brought_deadly_amphibian_disease/#When:20:22:03Z African frogs, originally imported for early 20th century pregnancy tests, carried a deadly amphibian disease to the U.S., according to a new study published today. African Clawed Frogs have long been suspected of introducing a harmful fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis or Bd to new populations that haven’t been exposed to this pathogen before. The fungus has led to… Nature and Wildlife, Wildlife 2013-05-16T20:22:03-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/groundwater_unaffected_by_shale_gas_production_in_arkansas/ http://freshare.net/article/groundwater_unaffected_by_shale_gas_production_in_arkansas/#When:20:06:00Z A new study by scientists at Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in Arkansas. “Our results show no discernible impairment of groundwater quality in areas associated with natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing in this region,” said Avner Vengosh, professor of geochemistry and water quality at… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-05-16T20:06:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/invasive_zebra_mussels_found_in_lake_at_schell_osage_conservation_area/ http://freshare.net/article/invasive_zebra_mussels_found_in_lake_at_schell_osage_conservation_area/#When:20:00:00Z Biologists have found zebra mussels in a lake at the Schell-Osage Conservation Area, which is in Vernon and St. Clair counties in west central Missouri. Zebra mussels are an invasive species from Eurasia that can cause ecological and property damage. A Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) crew conducting a fish study found small zebra mussels attached to a… Nature and Wildlife, Wildlife 2013-05-16T20:00:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/decades_old_nitrate_found_to_affect_stream_water_quality/ http://freshare.net/article/decades_old_nitrate_found_to_affect_stream_water_quality/#When:18:38:00Z USGS hydrologic researchers have found that the movement of nitrate through groundwater to streams can take decades to occur. This long lag time means that changes in the use of nitrogen-based fertilizer (the typical source of nitrate) — whether the change is initiation, adjustment, or cessation — may take decades to be fully observed in streams. Water quality… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-05-09T18:38:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/park_the_bush_hog_to_benefit_wildlife/ http://freshare.net/article/park_the_bush_hog_to_benefit_wildlife/#When:16:50:00Z Spring is, by far, my favorite time of year. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and turkeys are strutting in every field. Arkansas weather is beautiful and everyone wants to get outdoors. For those managing open land for wildlife, spring is prime time to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. As tempting as… Nature and Wildlife, Conservation 2013-05-09T16:50:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/paner_mountain/ http://freshare.net/article/paner_mountain/#When:19:01:02Z I got to spend some time with an old friend not long ago. Many years had sailed between visits, brought on by a lack of time, other priorities, whatever the reason. The beginning of our conversation was tenuous. Some of the old familiarity had been erased with the passing of time, and finding our path was a struggle… Nature and Wildlife, Wanders 2013-05-03T19:01:02-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/its_may_its_arkansas_its_snowing/ http://freshare.net/article/its_may_its_arkansas_its_snowing/#When:18:58:00Z Hello snow. Goodbye zucchinis. Friday’s snowfall in northwest Arkansas was a record setter. Never before had snow been recorded in May in Arkansas, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures dropped steeply with the snow and a freeze watch was posted… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-05-03T18:58:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/substances_in_honey_increase_bee_detox/ http://freshare.net/article/substances_in_honey_increase_bee_detox/#When:18:02:00Z Research in the wake of Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious malady afflicting (primarily commercial) honey bees, suggests that pests, pathogens and pesticides all play a role. New research indicates that the honey bee diet influences the bees’ ability to withstand at least some of these assaults. Some components of the nectar and pollen grains bees collect to manufacture food to… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2013-05-03T18:02:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/rehabilitators_available_for_hurt_or_orphaned_wildlife/ http://freshare.net/article/rehabilitators_available_for_hurt_or_orphaned_wildlife/#When:16:30:00Z It happens every spring in Arkansas, and it occurs many times. An injured or orphaned animal is found. Who can help it? Wildlife rehabilitators are the helpers, and they are in many areas of the state. These are volunteers working under permits by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for animals except… Nature and Wildlife, Conservation 2013-05-03T16:30:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/amphibians_living_close_to_farm_fields_are_more_resistant_to_common_insecti/ http://freshare.net/article/amphibians_living_close_to_farm_fields_are_more_resistant_to_common_insecti/#When:16:20:00Z Amphibian populations living close to agricultural fields have become more resistant to a common insecticide and are actually resistant to multiple common insecticides, according to two recent studies conducted at the University of Pittsburgh. Pitt researchers demonstrated that tadpoles from populations close to farm fields are more resistant to chlorpyrifos—one of the most commonly applied insecticides in the… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-05-03T16:20:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/tiny_creatures_with_the_power_to_change_a_flowers_nectar/ http://freshare.net/article/tiny_creatures_with_the_power_to_change_a_flowers_nectar/#When:18:30:00Z Ants play a variety of important roles in ecosystems. As frequent visitors to flowers, they benefit plants in their role as pollinators foraginge on sugar-rich nectar. However, a new study reveals that this mutualistic relationship may actually have some hidden costs. By transmitting sugar-eating yeasts to the nectar on which they feed, ants may be indirectly altering the nectar-chemistry and… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2013-04-26T18:30:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/white_deer_seen_in_lake_of_the_ozarks_area/ http://freshare.net/article/white_deer_seen_in_lake_of_the_ozarks_area/#When:18:25:00Z Seeing a white color phase of a white-tail deer is rare. But Michael Utt of Sugar Creek now has photographs of two different white deer. Utt is watching them along with other deer in a small herd on private land near Lake of the Ozarks. “They’re neat. You can see them coming through the woods from a long… Nature and Wildlife, Wildlife 2013-04-26T18:25:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/springs_pollen_outburst_a_feast_for_bees/ http://freshare.net/article/springs_pollen_outburst_a_feast_for_bees/#When:18:18:00Z Spring’s pollen outburst may be a smorgasbord of suffering for humans with allergies, but it’s a protein-packed buffet for bees. “They are having a great time out there,” said Jon Zawislak, extension bee specialist for the University of Arkansas System… Nature and Wildlife, Wildlife 2013-04-26T18:18:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/exposure_to_fine_traffic_pollution_particles_increases_heart_disease_risk/ http://freshare.net/article/exposure_to_fine_traffic_pollution_particles_increases_heart_disease_risk/#When:20:49:00Z Over the years, a number of studies described various associations between road traffic and heart disease. Last year, one such study even demonstrated a link between traffic noise and the probability of suffering a heart attack. The latest study shows that long-term exposure to the type of fine particulate matter produced by traffic is directly linked to atherosclerosis,… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-04-18T20:49:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/discovering_species_just_a_click_away/ http://freshare.net/article/discovering_species_just_a_click_away/#When:19:44:01Z Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation or BISON is the only system of its kind; a unique, web-based Federal resource for finding species in the U. S. and territories.  Its size is unprecedented, offering more than 100 million mapped records of nearly every living species nationwide and growing. And the vast majority of the records are specific locations,… Nature and Wildlife, Conservation 2013-04-18T19:44:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/damaged_section_of_pipeline_removed_in_mayflower/ http://freshare.net/article/damaged_section_of_pipeline_removed_in_mayflower/#When:19:42:00Z The damaged section of a pipeline that ruptured just over two weeks ago in Mayflower has been removed. Oil that spilled from the pipeline eventually made its way to a cove south of the main body of Lake Conway, but no oil has been found in the main body of the lake. The pipe will be… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-04-18T19:42:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/spring_food_plots/ http://freshare.net/article/spring_food_plots/#When:17:51:00Z One of the most popular habitat management strategies utilized by landowners is planting food plots. This is done primarily to enhance wildlife habitat by improving nutrition and the overall productivity of a piece of property. In some cases, properly implemented food plots can offer up to 10 times the amount of digestible energy and proteins when… Nature and Wildlife, Conservation 2013-04-18T17:51:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/lake_conways_fish_deemed_safe_for_consumption/ http://freshare.net/article/lake_conways_fish_deemed_safe_for_consumption/#When:16:37:00Z The bream are biting at Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir. So are the crappie. And so are the bass and the catfish. These fish are safe to eat, according to the Mayflower Incident Unified Command, a coalition of public and private organizations leading the work on the oil spill at Mayflower. … Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-04-11T16:37:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/look_out_illinois/ http://freshare.net/article/look_out_illinois/#When:16:28:00Z Tornado Alley will probably see slightly fewer tornadoes this storm season, while areas to its east will see a more than average, says a climate expert at the University of Missouri. Tony Lupo, professor and chair of atmospheric science at the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, said that… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-04-11T16:28:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/streams_stressed_by_pharmaceutical_pollution/ http://freshare.net/article/streams_stressed_by_pharmaceutical_pollution/#When:16:46:00Z Pharmaceuticals commonly found in the environment are disrupting streams, with unknown impacts on aquatic life and water quality. A new Ecological Applications paper highlights the ecological cost of pharmaceutical waste and the need for more research into environmental impacts. Lead author Dr. Emma Rosi-Marshall, a scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, comments: “Pharmaceutical pollution is now… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-04-05T16:46:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/researchers_use_new_technologies_to_combat_invasive_species/ http://freshare.net/article/researchers_use_new_technologies_to_combat_invasive_species/#When:16:32:00Z A new research paper by a team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative (ECI) demonstrates how two cutting-edge technologies can provide a sensitive and real-time solution to screening real-world water samples for invasive species before they get into our country or before they cause significant damage. “Aquatic invasive species cause ecological and economic… Nature and Wildlife, Conservation 2013-04-05T16:32:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/environmental_wonder_material/ http://freshare.net/article/environmental_wonder_material/#When:16:28:00Z If the science continues to uphold the claims, a team of scientists led by Associate Professor Darren Sun may have come up with an incredible nanomaterial. The research team says the wonder substance can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even create energy. There’s more - it can also desalinate water, be used as flexible water filtration membranes,… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2013-04-05T16:28:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/agfc_crews_rush_to_help_stop_flow_of_oil_near_lake_conway/ http://freshare.net/article/agfc_crews_rush_to_help_stop_flow_of_oil_near_lake_conway/#When:21:39:00Z If not for the quick work of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff, other state and local agencies, along with various hazardous material cleanup crews, the oil spill at Mayflower may have been much worse. Last week, a 20-inch pipeline carrying heavy Canadian crude oil burst spilling thousands of gallons of oil into a residential storm drain that leads to… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-04-04T21:39:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/proximity_to_coal_tar_sealed_pavement_raises_risk_of_cancer/ http://freshare.net/article/proximity_to_coal_tar_sealed_pavement_raises_risk_of_cancer/#When:18:00:00Z People living near asphalt pavement sealed with coal tar have an elevated risk of cancer, according to a study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Much of this calculated excess risk results from exposures in children, age six or younger, to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the sealant. “The increased cancer risk associated with coal-tar-sealed asphalt (CSA)… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2013-03-29T18:00:00-06:00