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    Jan 17, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  1. Clyde Butcher gallery celebration

    CLYDE BUTCHER CELEBRATES 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH PRESIDENT’S WEEKEND OPEN HOUSE Like us on Facebook   Southwest Florida -- The public is invited to join famed photographer Clyde Butcher and his wife Niki for the 20th anniversary celebration...

    Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Human Interest, Everglades, Gardens and Parks, Everglades National Park

  2. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV
  3. White River is second waterway to be designated a National Blueway

    <strong></strong>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Officials from state and federal agencies, local communities and businesses, and non-profit organizations announced the designation of the White River and its entire basin or watershed, as a National Blueway.&nbsp; The announcement was made at the Peabody Hotel on Wednesday.&nbsp; The White River is the second watershed to receive such recognition; the first was the Connecticut River.
    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Officials from state and federal agencies, local communities and businesses, and non-profit organizations announced the designation of the White River and its entire basin or watershed, as a National Blueway.  The announcement was...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Connecticut Economic Development, Science and Technology, Business, Natural Resources

  4. Dec 11, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  5. Florida’s land conservation program crawls back from the dead

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE — It isn’t exactly a roaring recovery. But Florida’s once-heralded land conservation program is creeping back from the dead. Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet signed off on a list of 21 conservation projects Tuesday...
  6. Dec 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78

    Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf...

    Tags: U.S. Army, The Pentagon, Science and Technology, Politics, Vietnam

  8. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News
  9. Snyder pledges new approach to public lands

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) &mdash; Gov. Rick Snyder drew applause from a variety of interest groups with his pledge to retool state government's approach to managing its vast land base. As his administration fills in the details, a delicate balancing act will be needed to keep the cheers from turning to boos.
    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder drew applause from a variety of interest groups with his pledge to retool state government's approach to managing its vast land base. As his administration fills in the details, a delicate balancing act...

    Tags: Property, National Government, Conservation, Rick Snyder, Belle Isle

  10. Dec 7, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV
  11. The Newest Hipster Activity: Hunting

    After years in decline, the sport of hunting is once again on the rise, thanks to a new influx of young hunters. Many of these young people are getting into hunting for "ethical and environmental" reasons, according to <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/12/hunting_by_liberal_urban_locavores_is_a_trend_good_for_the_environment.single.html" target="_blank">this new article in Slate</a>. I'm not sure how being young and caring about the environment automatically makes you a hipster -- I would at least like to see one of their Spotify playlists before making that call -- but hey, it makes a good headline, so let's go with it for now. These hipster hunters are rebelling against a world of mass-produced, fructose-filled foods by going outdoors and shooting their own dinner. Which can mean only one thing. I need to start my own boutique venison burger restaurant immediately. More benefits of hunting, from Slate:
    After years in decline, the sport of hunting is once again on the rise, thanks to a new influx of young hunters. Many of these young people are getting into hunting for "ethical and environmental" reasons, according to this new article in Slate. I'm not...

    Tags: Game, Foods and Beverages, Wildlife, Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure

  12. Sep 26, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call
  13. Bethlehem Authority burns through 200 acres

    Valley 610
    Conservationists set ablaze Tuesday 40 acres of land surrounding Bethlehem’s water supply, ending the year with 200 acres burned in their effort to re-establish native plants in the Poconos. The prescribed burns aim to destroy invasive plants and...
  14. Sep 13, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  15. Environmental Caucus Endorses the Florida Water and Land Campaign

    Orlando Opinionators - Orlando Sentinel
    Endorsing the Florida Water and Land Campaign last Tuesday, the College Democrats at UCF Environmental Caucus hopes to have a major precedence in the allocation of the necessary amount of petitions needed to place the Florida Water and Land Conservation...
  16. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News
  17. The next big thing in conservation policy

    Since the early 1930's soil conservation policy has been largely focused on preventing soil erosion and, in more recent decades, policies have broadened to protect water and air quality. But now, more conservation experts suggest that national policies...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ecosystems

  18. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Jessamine Journal
  19. Jim Beam Nature Preserve not offering Christmas trees this year

    news@jessaminejournal.com
    In recent years, The Nature Conservancy of Kentucky has offered the public the opportunity to obtain free Christmas trees from its Jim Beam Nature Preserve in Jessamine County. The popular event has been so successful in clearing unwanted cedar trees from...
  20. Oct 31, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV
  21. Is Sandy a taste of things to come?

    We should not be surprised. That's the view of many climate scientists as they survey the destruction wrought by the superstorm that ravaged the Northeast this week. The melting of Arctic ice, rising sea levels, the warming atmosphere and changes to weather patterns are a potent combination likely to produce storms and tidal surges of unprecedented intensity, according to many experts.
    CNN
    We should not be surprised. That's the view of many climate scientists as they survey the destruction wrought by the superstorm that ravaged the Northeast this week. The melting of Arctic ice, rising sea levels, the warming atmosphere and changes to...

    Tags: Long Island, Stony Brook University, Long Island Sound, Cornell University, Ecosystems

  22. Oct 26, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant
  23. Clock Is Ticking On Plum Island Preservation

    Federal plans to shutter the Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory and move the operation to Kansas have set into motion steps to sell the 843-acre New York island just off the North Fork of Long Island and visible from the Connecticut shoreline. But...

    Tags: Long Island, Long Island Sound, Conservation, Old Saybrook, North Fork

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