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Closest thing to walking on water
Take a stroll for a rare opportunity to get up close to historic and modern mansions Traversing the famous Geneva Lake Shore Path, never straying more than 20 feet from the water's edge is about as close as you'll ever get to walking on water. Any...
Tags: Robin Williams, Lakes and Ponds, Landforms, Architecture, Glaciers
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Recovery effort brings back near-extinct tiny island fox on California's Channel Islands
Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said Monday. The population of the fox dropped to an...Tags: Travel, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Tourism and Leisure, Conservation
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Marine base land use studied
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Land development surrounding Marine Corps Base Quantico �and the impact on the installation and its neighbors �will be the subject of a series of public meetings beginning at the end of the month. Residents of Stafford, Prince William...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Conservation, Prince William County
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Columbia Land Trust's reach, reputation keep growing
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.HOOD RIVER, Ore. -- Standing in a packed office, Glenn Lamb looked around the room. The Columbia Land Trust executive director began rattling off a loyal roster of supporters looking back at him. Some of you have written us into your wills, he said....Tags: Property, Environmental Issues, Values, Conservation, Natural Resources
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Duck stamp revenue, grants aim at saving wildlife habitat
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday announced more than $25 million in federal grants and Federal Duck Stamp revenue "to protect, restore or enhance thousands of acres of wildlife habitat in the United States and Mexico for the benefit of...Tags: Conservation, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Zoology, Mexico, Wildlife
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Lawyer says Northern Pass in 'a corner'
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterOpponents of the Northern Pass hydroelectric project on Friday released a legal opinion supporting their view that the state cannot authorize use of its easement in the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters conservation area for the 1,200-megawatt power lines....Tags: Environmental Issues, Lawyers, Conservation, Northeast Utilities, Connecticut Economic Development
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Just what the forest doctors ordered: Prescribed burn fosters safe growth of Southern woodlands
The Anniston StarTALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST -- On Ivory Mountain Wednesday morning, about a dozen workers gathered around a truck to plan their day's mission -- clearing 800 acres in a prescribed burn. The firefighters work for the U.S. Forest Service in several...Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, National Weather Service, Forestry and Timber
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The Edge in southern Ohio is known for its beauty, wildness and biodiversity
WEST UNION, Ohio - The Edge of Appalachia Preserve may be Ohio's greatest natural treasure. The 16,000-acre private preserve in southern Ohio is known for its beauty, its wildness and its biodiversity. The preserve stretches 12 miles north from the Ohio...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Marine Science, Wildflowers, Museums
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Living Science Center receiving a major makeover
Fort Worth Star-TelegramBy the forces of nature and man, River Legacy Parks' woods and wetlands, the habitat for creatures finned, feathered and furry, are slowly reshaped season by season. But at the adjacent Living Science Center, little had changed since the well-used...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Conservation, Science
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Commentary: With runner's diary, marathoner takes road less traveled
Jake's coaching helped our friend, Jill, clock a personal best at the OC Half Marathon. I hope to benefit from Jake's know-how and flash a smile as big as Jill's when I complete the L.A. Marathon later this year. Yet when I read Jake's email directing...Tags: Track and Field, Running, Road Running
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Call of the Wild: Mary Jo Bogatto
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasConserving nature and wildlife habitat is a calling for Mary Jo Bogatto, whose dream has been to restore her 400-acre Cactus Creek Ranch near the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. A native of La Marque, Texas, Bogatto and her late husband,...Tags: Wildlife
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Events planned around the Lehigh Valley area
LEHIGH COUNTY ALLENTOWN SALVATION ARMY will accept applications for their six-day overnight camp for ages 7-12 to be held June 26-July 1 at Camp Ladore in the Poconos. The camp will feature swimming, boating, fishing, crafts, camping, nature, hiking...Tags: Nazareth, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Libraries, Wildflowers, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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