It’s part of a suite of changes to the corner of Adeline and MLK, including a new Miyawaki micro-forest, decorative fencing, boulders and benches.
California historic parks beckon. How to get a free summer pass
From a Coast Miwok site that dates back to 6,000 BC to Jack London’s former cottage in Sonoma County, the pass offers free summer admission to 33 historic state parks.
Urban parks reduce heat, air pollution and noise beyond their borders, new study finds, with cooling effects felt hundreds of metres away.
The money earmarked from a climate bond to help buy Golden Gate Fields for a new park could come at the expense of other projects, critics say.
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In the legendary Coral Triangle, where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet, 200,000 square kilometers of tropical seas will be off limits to fishing thanks to bold conservation action by Papua New Guinea. The newly-designated Western Manus Marine Protected Area (MPA) will form part of the newly established Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves, a network […]
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On Sunday, South African authorities and nature lovers alike celebrated the centenary of Kruger National Park—a 7,500-square-mile paradise of African wildlife, and a cornerstone of the nation’s conservation efforts. Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment Willie Aucamp rang in the celebrations at Skukuza Rest Camp inside the massive protected area, saying how “proud” he […]
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A grieving mother discovered a 3.09-carat white gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park, catching a wave of emotional release and hope following a year of personal loss. Keshia Smith planned the trip to Arkansas a year ago, joining her boyfriend and brother on the journey from Pennsylvania. Little did she know she’d be healing […]
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Summer activities will go on as usual this summer in Jackson, Mississippi, with no changes even after the City Council dissolved the Parks and Recreation Department to save money and balance the city’s budget.
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A huge area of the Everglades that was drained in an attempt to convert it to suburbia has been restored to a somewhat native ecosystem after 2 decades of reverse-landscape engineering. Picayune Strand is a big, almost perfect rectangle of south Florida wetland located northwest of Everglades National Park, northeast of Thousand Islands Nat. Wildlife […]
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This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Video courtesy of the CDT Coalition. Before the Trump administration decided the country urgently needed to erect a hulking steel wall in southern New Mexico’s bootheel, only a three-strand barbed wire fence separated the United States from Mexico in this […]
Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal would cover most of the cost to buy the former horse racing track with money from a state parks bond.
The music garden highlights a Riverwalk that now stretches from the Riverside Arts Market to the Hyatt Regency.
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With the flourish of a pen, the President of Greece recently signed into law a new marine protected area at the national level around Gyaros, an uninhabited island in the Cyclades that hosts the world’s largest colony of Mediterranean monk seals. These seals are among the most endangered marine mammals in the world, and despite […]
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Australia now boasts one of the world’s largest acreage of private land set aside for conservation, and the Guardian recently reported that generous and wealthy citizens are to thank for it. Leaving land to conservation purposes in wills, and making bequests of estates has made a big part in amassing 24 million acres of privately-conserved […]
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Wie versprochen ein paar Eindrücke von unserem Samstagsausflug in die große Stadt. Ich habe keine Ahnung, wie das Gebäude heißt, aber es fasziniert mich immer wieder. Jedenfalls ist es zu sehen, wenn man vom Dammtor Bahnhof Richtung Gänsemarkt geht. Oder eben, vom Eingang Planten & Blomen aus, wo ich das …
A Baltimore restaurant group proposes to operate the restaurant on the park's southwest corner.
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Oakland is hosting a grand opening for the park’s new community center, rebuilt after it was obliterated in a 2016 fire.
Warm weather means venomous snakes are more active. Snakebites are uncommon but can be dangerous.
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In Rio de Janeiro’s largest urban park, the tumult of the city can subside to the faintest murmur among the thick Atlantic Forest ecosystem remnant. It’s here that ecologists have reintroduced the blue-and-yellow macaw through a captive breeding program. It’s a delight—a “dream come true” for residents of a city where the colorful macaw is […]
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- King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson failed to appear at his court hearing in Seattle Municipal Court on Tuesday,…
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A historic greenhouse in Glasgow is set to finally be revived after 40 years of dereliction. $1.5 million will help a trust organized to save the building do just that, while simultaneously opening it up to events and perhaps more. Located in the northern district of the same name, the Springburn Winter Gardens was Scotland’s […]
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A San Francisco-based nonprofit agreed to buy the former race track for $175 million and transfer it to the East Bay Regional Park District, creating a huge new shoreline park.
A sign has been removed, his name blacked out and his face covered up at Cesar Chavez Park, which Berkeley moved to rename earlier this week.
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Things are looking up in DR Congo’s Virunga Mountains, where recently scores of elephants have been returning across the border following a reduction in militia violence. Also this spring, there have been 9 healthy births recorded among the mountain gorillas, including rare twins which a ranger officer called “a very encouraging sign.” On the elephants, […]
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From England’s South Downs National Park, one can trace a series of traditional hedgerows off into the distance farther than it’s possible to see. This mega hedge runs all the way across the county of Hampshire, to New Forest National Park, some 15 miles in length. The Hampshire Hedge, as it’s called, has been three […]
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The population of one of England’s most-elusive birds is flourishing again thanks to conservation efforts in the south of the country. The nightjar, sometimes called the nighthawk, becomes active at twilight, and they’re famous for their chortling calls and fantastic camouflage. Their numbers declined some 51% between the 1970s and 2000s after substantial forest loss. The […]
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Despite being a local history site Threadinburgh does like to try and keep things topical sometimes, so when news broke that car park operator NCP had entered administration with huge debts I felt it was an opportune moment to take a quick look into its most prominent Edinburgh location; Castle Terrace Car Park. Any attempt at a quick and easy piece of research and writing soon went out the…
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An American conservation NGO has helped propose and fund the creation of a vast new nature reserve along a critical corridor of biodiversity high in the Bolivian Andes. Containing over 1,300 native species, including 13 found only in Bolivia, the Serranías y Cuencas de Palos Blancos Municipal Protected Area isn’t far from the capital of […]
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The largest and most vibrant spring wildflower bloom in a decade is taking place in Death Valley National Park after a confluence of ideal weather conditions left the bulbs and roots ready to explode. The National Park Service said that ideally-spaced annual rains and gentler wind patterns as winter was giving way to spring allowed […]
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A beloved Oregon waterfall that lies on private land is set to be purchased by the state after being placed on the market. Far from being a story of a rallying cry to save nature from exploitation, Abiqua Falls has been owned for decades by good stewards who “bent over backwards” to facilitate public access, […]
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