On March 2, Jack Lorenz who served 18 years as the executive director of the Izaak Walton League, passed away.
"He was the nation's spokesman for many years on the ethical management of hunting, angling and off-road vehicle use," said Paul W. Hansen, who was executive director of the Izaak Walton League from 1995 to 2007. "He was one of the nation's most well known and popular environmentalists."
Carrie Underwood, the pop icon born of American Idol, has decided to donate the proceeds of her cover of "Home Sweet Home" to the Humane Society of the United States, according to Pete Thomas of the L.A. Times. He quotes her as saying on her website: "I've always loved this song, and besides being very fitting for 'Idol,' to me, the title is also very fitting with animal rescue and finding animals their own homes."