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The convening notice I received last week hit me with a shock, like the feeling you get when you see a huge wooded area bulldozed for another cookie-cutter housing estate.“This is an important meeting as Kimley-Horn & Associates will…

Mountain lions, black bears, golden eagles, California condors and dozens of other sentient species thriving together in dense evergreen forests – it might sound like a scene from a Disney movie. But that's the real glimpse of what a new…

AMHERST - Junior Williams, a Jamaican immigrant and restaurateur, plans to bring a taste of the Caribbean to downtown Amherst this month when he opens a new restaurant and nightclub, Hazel's Blue Lagoon.“We're trying to…

After months of cleaning and preparatory work, the Lake Charlotte Nature Reserve in southeast Atlanta is open to the public. Why is this important: The 216-acre rustic forest home to shagbark hickories, white oaks and several towering…

The property offers panoramic views of the Catskill Mountains of southern New York State and High Point State Park in New Jersey.Upper Delaware River Region, Pennsylvania and NY — The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is…

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Preserve Vistoso announced on Wednesday the planned purchase of the former Rancho Vistoso golf course. The non-profit organization was founded by residents of the Oro Valley interested in turning the…

FRENCHVILLE, Maine - Off the back roads of Frenchville, 120 acres of woodland, fields and wetlands are now forever protected from development. With a grant of $ 55,500 from the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program,…

Before a team of volunteers joined forces on Saturday morning to clear an area dubbed "Little Awesome Preserve," it was littered with metal cans, car parts, vintage coke bottles and a deer skull. Fourteen people including…

Midland Daily NewsJune 16, 2021 1of8A baby raccoon perches on a tree stump at the McLean Nature Preserve. (Photo!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

The Blue Lagoon is special in many ways and although it was not created by Mother Nature, it offers all of its benefits.…

By David Pendered As the artist wrote of her work recently unveiled at Blue Heron Nature Preserve: “My piece is about the need for people to find a way home to a safe and secure space. Art by artist Sachi Rome…

Many of us are looking for ways to stay active while staying a safe distance from others. That's why Sarah Phinney created a “walking club” to highlight some hidden and less hidden trails and parks…

A 577-acre farm along Octoraro Creek in Chester County will become a publicly accessible nature preserve under a $6.6 million land deal by the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art, in partnership with the Oxford Area Foundation.Although…

CAMBRIDGE - Just above the ridge of Mount Mansfield and north of the Lamoille River, a new 51-acre reserve…

The citizen staff A nature preserve with a hiking trail leading to a lookout over Lake Owasco is now open to visitors in the town of Niles.The Finger Lakes Land…

Reading time 3 minutesTurkey Creek - photo by Pat Byington, Bham NowThe land at the entrance to Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, the 'gateway' to the popular recreation area, now belongs to the Town of Pinson, thanks to a win-win land swap…

Lori Qualls, Midland Daily NewsSeptember 24, 2020 Join Daniel Kempin, a local mushroom lover, in search of fall mushrooms at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, at!-->!-->!-->!-->…

HARRISVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ohio - Medina County's newest nature area - the Bluebell Valley Nature Preserve - is slated to open to the public around October 1, once the improvements are complete. As part of a 2002 wetland mitigation and stream…

Trespassers are being urged to stay away from a Northumberland beauty spot following an increase in visitors who make neighboring residents feel unsafe in their own community. The 'Blue Lagoon', located in the disused quarry of Fourstones,!-->…

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - The Fairfield County Park District has acquired a 160-acre property, which includes a heron colony, which will become a nature reserve.The property was purchased on Monday with a combination of financing. Ohio Public…

Reading time 4 minutesSponsoredSunshine and cool filming locations, that's about all we need. Photo via Bham NowYour summer playground awaits. The best part? It is only half an hour from Birmingham city center. Our friends from Adamson…

Left to right, Blue Heron General Manager Melody Harclerode chats with Park Pride's Allison Barnett. (Phil Mosier) Blue Heron Nature Preserve appointed a new executive director shortly after completing its internal Blueway…

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An incredible blue lagoon, Ferris wheel and aquarium could transform Pittsburgh's North Shore. If all goes according to plan, work on the $700 million development could begin next year. READ MORE: Geri-Care…

Contrary to popular belief, the Blue Lagoon is not one of Iceland's many natural wonders. Known for its benefits for the mind, the famous monument is actually man-made. Since 1974, water from a nearby…

The county will begin work over the next few weeks on two major improvement projects with a combined price tag of nearly $ 1.4 million. Repair work on sections of the pier at McNears Beach Park is expected to cost $ 990,000, and…