Conservation and recreation can go hand in hand in urban green spaces designed to serve both humans and local wildlife.

The riparian corridor below downtown is a rare zone of urban biodiversity. Herons and egrets fish the spillway. Owls, coyotes, hawks, deer and even ringtail cats thrive in the surrounding woods ...

This includes halting biodiversity loss and taking action to restore ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed. Riparian zones are integral to achieving this goal because they are among the ...

Having such a crucial role in the food chain of ponds, they are a good indicator of biodiversity ... Rather than gaining new species, the urban ponds have been losing their shared species.

Riparian buffers are mixed vegetated areas that grow along rivers, streams and lakes. They also are planted alongside roads ...