Wind, lack of rain and swampy land causes delays in putting out Southwest Miami-Dade brush fire
Crews are running into some delays in putting out a brush fire that has burned over 700 acres in Southwest Miami-Dade. Dry ...
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FL Land Trust acquisition adds to protection of Skaneateles Lake
The Finger Lakes Land Trust announced recently it has purchased 218 acres adjacent to Bear Swamp State Forest in the town of ...
Check out the forest the size of México you probably never heard about
A new study has found that a forest the size of Mexico can store twice as much carbon as once thought, doubling the financial ...
A forest the size of Mexico could store twice as much carbon as was thought. That makes its conservation even more valuable
A study has revealed that the Miombo woodland stores far more carbon than people realized. That could mean that protecting ...
'Snake Road' in Shawnee National Forest closing earlier this year amid warmer weather
In the early 1970s the Forest Service began closing Snake Road for three weeks in spring and fall to protect the migrating creatures, Sue Hirsch, a public affairs specialist at Shawnee National Forest ...
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Elaleni’s Swamp Fig Forest shows signs of recovery after major flood damages
Environmental experts gave residents a presentation during a walk through the rehabilitating swamp fig forest in Elaleni Coastal Estate. Elaleni Coastal Estate’s Swamp Fig Forest, damaged by ...
‘Iridescent’ creature with ‘chevron’ pattern found in Kenya swamp. It’s a new species
Every year, the aquatic animals die off when the swamp dries up, leaving their eggs behind to hatch when the rains return.
New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered
A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has been described ...
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A forest the size of Mexico could store twice as much carbon as was thought. That makes its conservation even more valuable
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet ...
‘Save the Basin’ returns March 16 with Atchafalaya Basinkeeper
The ninth annual "Save the Basin," a celebration of the Atchafalaya Basin, will be Sunday, March 16, at Rock and Bowl in downtown Lafayette. The event will feature live music from Louisiana artists, ...
Area runner sets PR at JHS Swamp Run 5K
Tricia Murphy, 43, was second overall among women in 20:07 at the 24th annual Jamestown High School Swamp Run 5K on March 8. Murphy bettered her previous lifetime by 30 seconds.