Despite Recession, Census Shows Big Gains in Conservation by Land Trusts
[printfriendly] By Mary Kelley Hoppe The first census of land trusts in five years shows big gains in…
Wanted: Recipes for Elephant!
[printfriendly] By Suzanne Cooper You’ve heard the quip about tackling insurmountable tasks: “How do you eat an elephant?…
Summer Camps Boost Knowledge for Young Citizen Scientists
[printfriendly] The stereotypical scientist toiling alone couldn’t be further from the truth for most researchers – particularly those…
Adopt-A-Pond
by Ernie Franke Opportunity Knocks at Your Front Door Most of us, at some point in our lives,…
Hillsborough Wins One of 12 Grants to Improve Recycling
[printfriendly] Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful has won a $10,000 “Recycle on the Go” grant from Nestlé Waters North…
Nature Makes Us Nicer
[printfriendly] A new study from the University of Rochester indicates that just looking at nature scenes or having…
Catch the Drip!
[printfriendly] [su_pullquote align=”right”][/su_pullquote] Lynn Barber at the Hillsborough County Extension dreamed up a way to safely capture air-conditioning…
Rain Barrels Boost Backyard Conservation
In the best of all possible worlds, a fairy could wave a magic wand and repair all the…
SCOOP THAT POOP
Every little pile adds up — but everybody can do their part to prevent “poo-llution.” About a half-million…
Fighting Fire with Fire
By Victoria Parsons John DeWolfe fights fires for a living. Sometimes he fights a more important, albeit less…