Articles tagged “Nature”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Environmental Conservation Crisis: A Travelogue in Photos POSTED IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 29 2010 See unbelievable images of a planet in crisis from world-renowned photographers on a journey to promote environmental conservation and change the world for the better. + VIEW SLIDESHOW

11 Natural Holiday Decorating Tips By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Dec 23 2010 Here are some quick and easy ideas using collected branches, seeds, plants, leaves, fruit, and other natural items to extend the garden’s bounty into the winter holiday season. + READ MORE

Score One for California Forests By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 17 2010 California forests had some good news this week: an agreement between conservation groups and the U.S. Forest Service that will see better protection for nearly a million acres of forest that were slated for potential road construction or other development. + READ MORE

Bayer's Toxic Pesticide: Biggest EPA Fail of the Year? Of the Decade? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Dec 14 2010 A leaked memo reveals the sloppy process the EPA used to register a pesticide that could be a threat to the nation's food supply. + READ MORE

Meet the Creepy-Crawlies That Make Garden Soil Healthy By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Dec 13 2010 Here are ten interesting, under-appreciated organisms necessary for healthy soil. + READ MORE

Smart Solutions for Flooding Lean on Low-Tech Ideas By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Nov 16 2010 When it comes to finding solutions for flooding in towns during rainy seasons, the answers can be as simple as making use of the strategies Mother Nature has already employed. + READ MORE

Meet Tim Kovar, Expert Tree Climber & Instructor By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Nov 11 2010 It’s one thing to gaze up at majestic, magical tree canopies (I had that pleasure in the Amazon); it must be another to get a bird’s eye view suspended within the canopy itself. That’s what Tim Kovar has been doing for over 15 years as master instructor at Tree Climbing Northwest, an Oregon company offering tree climb training and adventures. + READ MORE

If Farming Turns Toxic, What's a Government To Do? By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 2 2010 Selenium pollution in northern California soil has been wreaking havoc on the environment for decades, but the government has just never come up with a good solution. + READ MORE

How to Save the Planet: Are Geoengineering and Market Fixes the Way to Go? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 30 2010 While environmental advocates are rooting the loudest for solutions to climate change, their voices are often ignored as to what those solutions should be. + READ MORE

Operation Wild, Season 2 Episode Guides By Cassie Rodenberg IN Operation Wild Oct 22 2010 SEASON TWO EPISODE GUIDES FWC: BACK IN ACTION Premiering Friday, November 5 at 9 pm FWC Dispatch gets thousands of calls each year and it’s their job to match every call with the best officer for each particular incident.... + READ MORE

3 Things We Know About Colony Collapse Disorder, and 2 Things We Don't By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 14 2010 If nothing is done to eradicate CCD, honeybees are not going to survive in North America. What does a recent study into the cause of CCD really prove, and how much exactly do we know about the crisis facing bees? + READ MORE

Smart Phones and Citizen Scientists Can Help Streamline Disaster Relief By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Oct 5 2010 One important use of smart phones that is becoming more common is their use during disasters to keep people organized and savvy about what is going on. + READ MORE

5 Chic Ways to Decorate with Driftwood By NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Sep 25 2010 Nothing says rustic summer decor like driftwood. Whether you stumble upon small, water-worn sticks or a large piece of wood smoothed by nature, driftwood that washes ashore can be used in a variety of beautiful ways in your home. + READ MORE

Conservation Photographers Working to Protect Canada's Rainforest: Profiling Thomas P. Peschak By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 12 2010 Between now and September 14, the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) are on the ground trying to save British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest. Learn more about the project in this profile of photographer Thomas P. Peschak. + READ MORE

Conservation Photographers Working to Protect Canada's Rainforest: Profiling Ian McAllister By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 11 2010 Between now and September 14, the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) are on the ground trying to save British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest. Learn more about the project in this profile of photographer Ian McAllister. + READ MORE

Conservation Photographers Working to Protect Canada's Rainforest: Profiling Cristina Mittermeier By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 10 2010 Between now and September 14, the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) are on the ground trying to save British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest. Learn more about the project in this profile of the group's founder, Cristina Mittermeier. + READ MORE

Robots, Scientists Document Animal Habitat with GigaPan Panoramics (Slideshow) POSTED IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 23 2010 GigaPan is spanning the globe, with scientists documenting animal habitats in panoramic images. And these aren't your run-of-the-mill panoramics. They're made with robots. You can search and zoom and explore in incredible detail, like you're there. Take a look at these amazing images from the GigaPan group at Carnegie Mellon University. + VIEW SLIDESHOW

Meet Fabien Cousteau, Grandson of Jacques & Deep Sea Explorer By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 19 2010 As Blue August begins to cool down, we're highlighting a hot influence on ocean awareness, Fabien Cousteau. Following the legendary footsteps of his grandfather, Jacques Cousteau, Fabien combines his love of deep sea diving with documentary filmmaking including restoration projects like planting one billion sea turtles in the mangroves of El Salvador and one million corals in the Maldives and Florida Keys. + READ MORE

Splash Into Oceans Blue, A Special Documentary Series By Team Planet Green IN Aug 5 2010 In celebration of Blue August, our month-long water feature, we bring to you programming about our most precious resource. Don't miss a minute of the journey to our different, diverse and unique oceans. Watch a preview of our exciting Oceans... + READ MORE

Practice Shinrin-yoku or Forest Bathing By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Jul 19 2010 “Forest bathing” might sound like something reserved for dirty hippies. (I joke!) Fear not. According to the New York Times, “Forest bathing” or “Shinrin-yoku” is simply the act of visiting nature parks for therapeutic effects and was given this fancy name by fans and followers in Japan. + READ MORE