Dandelion News - April 15-21
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1. This program pays nonprofits to take the time to consider solar
“The Solar Upgrading Nonprofits, or SUN, program provides nonprofits with financial and technical assistance to evaluate options for solar installations and seek out additional funding if they choose to go forward. [...] Whether or not the nonprofit decides to move forward, it receives a stipend of between $2,500 and $7,500 as compensation for the staff time that went into the process. Those that opt to go ahead with an installation receive help identifying further funding opportunities and writing grant applications.”
2. Returning Poole Harbour ospreys lay second egg
“Birds of Poole Harbour and Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation began the reintroduction programme in 2017 with the aim of establishing a breeding population on the south coast. [...] The pair are the first ospreys to breed on England's south coast in 180 years [... and] have bred at the nest site at Careys Secret Garden for three consecutive years, rearing three young in 2023, four in 2024 and a further four in 2025.”
3. Court rules trans people have right to accurate IDs: “Trans discrimination is sex discrimination”
“The Supreme Court of Montana ruled on Tuesday that trans residents of the state have a right to update their legal documents to accurately reflect their genders. [... T]he ruling “reflects what we all know to be true: that the Montana Constitution protects the human dignity of everyone, including transgender Montanans.” [...] In May of last year, the state’s Fourth Judicial District Court officially struck down [... a] ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.”
4. Family legacy helps secure carbon-storing powerhouse
“By partially donating carbon-rich peatlands to conservation, a Manitoba family is honouring their uncle’s love for Manitoba landscapes and securing his vision for a healthy future for wildlife and people. [...] At 257 hectares (636 acres), the Monk Creek Peatlands are estimated to store over 340,300 tonnes of carbon[....] Peatlands, though covering only three per cent of the Earth’s surface, store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests combined.”
5. DNA traces in bird feeders leads to rare bat discovery
“Thanks to traces left at hummingbird feeders, researchers have extended the known range of endangered bats in Arizona. [...] The sweet sugar water in the feeders may be helping the species boost their resources in areas that didn’t have as many of the flowering agave plants they usually rely on. [...] From this work, the team in 2024 confirmed the presence of Mexican long-nosed bats for the first time in Arizona.”
April 8-14 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)
