Environment

Scotland will be the first UK nation to pursue a ban on single-use plastics

The Scottish Junior Forester Award will equip young people with a range of skills so they can help manage woodlands in their schools or communities.

A busy half-mile of twisty single-track road with blind spots at Achalone near Halkirk is deemed suitable for kids to walk, according to the council.

Two people have been charged in connection with the destruction of eggs in what police described as an 'extremely sad and disheartening' act.

A call out for volunteers has been made to help at two Wick locations this week – the Trinkie and the Town and County Hospital garden.

Plans unveiled for a new wind farm near Watten have been slammed by opponents who say it is one of the "largest proposed in the UK".

High Life Highland’s Countryside Rangers will be providing a week of online activities about Highland mammals to schools.

A meeting in the Thurso Community Development Trust office could take the town a step closer to achieving its target of net-zero carbon emissions.

A HIGHLAND green initiative has announced the opening of applications in support of local environmental projects in the region.

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: No sting in the tail getting closer to nature across the far north

Animal welfare issues are a major priority at a Caithness pig farm, the newspaper was told during a visit to an artisan food producer in Mid Clyth.

Maree Todd has "eye-opening visit" to north west Sutherland

Moth enthusiasts, conservationists and the public will be heading for the woods for the UK’s annual Moth Night event this week.

Future-proofing woodlands to be more resilient will ensure they continue to provide environmental and economic benefits, according to new advice.

Weather Watch by Keith Banks

Two large redundant items that were removed from Dounreay’s facilities have now left the site for disposal or diversion, opening up new waste routes.

The Action Earth campaign has launched to support communities to get back to outdoor environmental volunteering.

Caithness couple Willie and Hannah McLean have achieved a breakthrough in a wrangle over fly-tipping – after the John O'Groat Journal intervened.

The Royal Burgh of Wick Community Council thanks all the volunteers involved in the recent Scottish Spring Clean 2022 initiative around the town.

Killer whale fans will be out in force across the far north at the end of this month as Sea Watch Foundation’s Orca Watch marks its 10th anniversary.