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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI - A natural oasis of wooded trails, a skating pond and other features that form the…

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said Wednesday that about 35,000 of the original 136,000 cardholders have received their P6,500 fuel subsidy, so far. Asked about GMA News' Unang Balita, LTFRB executive…

COTUIT - A refurbished school bus, painted in bright designs by local artist Jackie Reeves, can often be spotted parked near the entrance to Cotuit Arts Center. In the coming months, families will see this colorful vehicle "appear" in…

(LR) RD Noreen San Luis-Lutey of Region 4-A, LTO Chief Asec. Edgar Galvante, LTO Ronda OIC Mhike Jelord Rollo, RD Victor Caindec from Region 7, Executive Director…

In Vancouver, a new kind of Indigenous community is emerging – one that builds resilience, health, creativity and culture through shared housing and local Indigenous leadership. "People have a hard time seeing themselves as creative…

Lake bed drying out / istockphoto.com 5 takeaways from the latest UN climate change report — 02/28/22, The Washington Post“The latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a warning letter to a…

CHRIS HUBBUCH Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation to make it easier to sell public land, raising fears the proposal could undermine the trust of…

LAST JUNE, at its last meeting, a bold vision for the future of MBTA was presented by MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB). The plan titled "FMCB Productivity Report" leverages infrastructure investments to…

Note: Harry Limehouse Jr. graduated from the Citadel with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1960. Limehouse served on the Citadel's Board of Visitors from 2004 to 2007. “I am grateful to have had the pleasure of knowing Mr.…

February 8, 2012An Aurelius woman has donated 127 acres of property near the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge to the Finger Lakes Land Trust, ensuring it will remain undeveloped.Buffalo native Kathryn Whitehorne has lived…

January 28, 2022 San Jose is experiencing a devastating displacement crisis. Low-income communities, primarily people of color, are being torn apart as rents and home values ​​continue to rise, even during the pandemic.More than one and a…

Published January 30, 2022 Considered As a cornerstone of upward social mobility, urban centers are increasingly shrinking under the pressure of overcrowding as people continue to commute daily to city centers in search of greener…

New land is essential for the further development of the county park A number of factors, organizations and individuals were involved in the significant transfer of land in Hamilton County from Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI) to…

A gift of public funds EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: The oversight board's consent schedule for Tuesday includes extending the cannabis business tax due date from Jan. 31 to April 30. Since the extension does not affect taxes due "in any way",…

The City of Sacramento moved forward this week in two efforts to address its severe lack of affordable housing and homeless services in South Sacramento and downtown. City leaders said they have…

Providing water to the farmers in central Oregon who need it most takes time and investment, mostly in the form of new pipelines replacing leaky canals. But the irrigation districts are also offering innovative ways to share water around…

Lynzey Ly, left, is secretary of the Brookside Cooperative, and David Kirsch, president. The co-op purchased the Hill mobile home park last April. Amid the growing affordable housing crisis in New Hampshire, there has been a long-standing…

The Kennebec Land Trust has acquired 120 acres in Fayette which the public can use for recreational purposes. Photo courtesy of Kennebec Land Trust FAYETTE - The Kennebec Land Trust acquired 120 acres of the Jean E. (Wheeler) Hewett…

The lot should serve more than 700 buses. It has been more than five years since transport officials drew up a plan to remove buses and portable toilets from certain streets in the city. The downtown bus stop project evolved to…

On November 1, the changes to Indy Rezone went into effect. These changes are important for a variety of reasons and demonstrate one of Indy's strengths: the collaboration between public, nonprofit and private partners to get…

The Wood River Land Trust has raised more than $ 200,000 in the past four months to permanently protect 22…

AQABA, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - AD Ports Group, a leading trade and logistics facilitator, has strengthened its regional footprint by signing a number of four strategic agreements and a Head of Terms…

Affordable housing projects in San Rafael, Novato and Point Reyes Station will receive a total of $ 1.38 million in government grants following action by Marin County supervisors on Tuesday. Half of the money, $ 689,000, comes from a state…

COVID-19 Updates: Governor Northam's next press briefing will be on Tuesday, March 9th at 2:00 PM. Response to coronavirus (COVID-19) • Have you downloaded COVIDWISE, Virginia's COVID-19 Exposure!-->…

NEWPORT - The organization behind 11th hour of racing takes over the historic Swiss Village and the surrounding 43.3 acres from the Swiss Village Foundation after its sponsors paid a total of $ 8.65 million for the property.The new…

The Finger Lakes Land Trust has purchased a 470 acre parcel of land that includes 3,400 feet of Cayuga Lake shoreline.The Bell Station property is the largest piece of private shoreline remaining in the Finger Lakes. Located on the…

SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - The Salisbury-based Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) announced recent funding in the amount of $ 9,755,298 to protect 5,381 acres of natural spaces and family farms on its 15 counties. Funding was provided to TRLT by…

Since Julie and her husband John Ott moved to her parents' farm, the James Ranch north of Durango, three decades ago, three more siblings have joined them on the 400-acre farm where they produce meat, vegetables, fruit, eggs and cheese…

Housing co-ops, largely by the wayside for decades, are getting a second look in San Francisco as the stubbornly high cost of real estate has displaced working-class families, entire communities of color and generations of…

The Barnstable Land Trust invites ideas on transforming the 40-acre Twin Brooks Golf Course apartment development on one of the largest remaining open spaces in Hyannis. The goal is to generate a community-supported vision that integrates…

WILKES-BARRE - The Indicators 2021 report from the Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development at Wilkes University, shows that the economic and social changes brought about by the pandemic also suggest several areas of…

Before crossing the last dike preventing seawater from rushing into Pacheco Marsh for the first time in generations, workers rushed this week to make sure the water wasn't flowing the wrong way. Record-breaking storms last…

ORONO - Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a panel discussion on repatriation and Indigenous land concepts in the Land Back movement on Monday, November 8 from 3 p.m. to 4…

Zion National Park's first electric shuttle made its first trip just outside the park's east side on Wednesday, with officials celebrating the opening of the first 10 kilometers of mountain bike trails in the new trails project. East…

On Wednesday, the Land Trust of Virginia announced that Jolee Farm, an 87.8-acre property along…

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has notified testing standards for vehicles conforming to the E12 and E15 ethanol fuel variants that will serve as intermediaries in India's goal of achieving a blend of 20% ethanol in…

Congressman Joe Neguse's bill, the Recreational Outdoor Access Simplification Act (SOAR), was passed by the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, October 13. time consuming, expensive and overly complicated. "The authorization…

Carpools and electric scooters have wreaked havoc on cities across the United States, even as companies have promised to solve more problems than they created. The city of Los Angeles, eager to introduce zero-emission…

The list of candidates vying for three seats on Wilmington city council includes a range of political newcomers and longtime politicians.Newly elected council members will face decisions on a range of issues, including investments in…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - After a burst of crude oil was detected in the waters off the southern California coast, environmentalists feared the worst: a massive spill that would destroy the ecosystem.A week later, the region and its…

A group of GOP congressmen on Tuesday released an alternative to President Joe Biden's 30x30 land…

Moxie Bald Mountain rises to 2,630 feet in the rugged country of Bald Mountain Township, Somerset County, the highest point on the Appalachian Trail between the Kennebec River and Monson. Scorched mostly bare by wildfires over the years,…

Archaeologist and anthropologist Stephen Mrozowski (left to right), Sylvester Manor curator / archivist…

Skills development and college certificate help guide participants towards careers in carpentry A land-based project northeast of Cochrane is helping participants heal while providing them with practical carpentry skills.…

SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - From Three Rivers Land Trust: Along the Uwharrie River is 84 acres of mature hardwood forest, all of which are now conserved by the Salisbury-based Three Rivers Land Trust. With nearly ¾ mile of…

Aerial view of Springer's Point on Ocracoke Island. Photo by Coastal Land Trust. The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust has announced that it has finalized the purchase of 8.63 acres at the entrance to Springer's Point Reserve on…

Dowd and Wilcox insurance agencies mergeDowd Agencies, headquartered in Holyoke, a family-run insurance provider for over 120 years, acquired Wilcox Insurance Agency, of Westfield, founded in 1923, and merged its operations and will now be…

TO SHARE: Dr Robin Kimmerer, Director, Center for Indigenous Peoples and the Environment (CNPE) A new partnership between the SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry(ESF) Center for Indigenous Peoples and the!-->…

Marin County Parks Director Max Korten is asking the public to take his department's online survey to help guide the upcoming campaign to renew Measure A, the quarter-cent sales tax that funds parks, open spaces and private agriculture.…

Carl Fisher has fond memories of the Salt Lake City foothills. A native of Davis County, he remembers cycling the foothills trails to classes at the University of Utah and his job at a downtown hotel. He is certainly not the only one…

The view of Center Point from Brick Island. Courtesy of the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Several conservation groups have joined forces to protect 131 acres of forests and wetlands on Centers Point in Bowdoinham, near the Bowdoinham…

Nevada City, California - From springs along the Donner Summit at the confluence of the Yuba and Feather rivers, hundreds of people made it to the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) 24e annual Yuba River cleanup that took…

The headquarters of the US Bureau of Land Management will no longer be entirely based in Grand Junction, US Home Secretary Deb Haaland said on Friday. The office, which moved the national headquarters to western Colorado under former…

Sept. 16 (Reuters) - Biofuel producers are seeking last-minute changes to a proposal to increase production of sustainable aviation fuel in the Democrat's $ 3.5 trillion spending plan that they say will allow the country's farmers to join…

The woman who calls herself Zelda wears pink eyeshadow and doesn't want to live in the tent in the woods along the Merrimack River. If she had what she wanted, the New Hampshire native would be in a house in a sunnier location, like…

In case you haven't heard it, the earth is doomed. Aside from the apocalyptic declaration, hundreds of top scientists around the world released a report last month on the danger man-made climate change poses to the world. The United…

Click aqui para Português This is the first of two articles on the Favela Community Land Trust Brazil-wide Seminar. The Favela Community Land Trust National Seminar took place from June 22-24, 2021. Organized by…

Unlike most people in the agriculture industry, Matt Keltie plants his crop upwards, not outwards. Keltie's company, 26 Seasons, initially grew microgreens on vertical farms at a former Wellington nightclub, but has recently expanded to…

Cabela's contributes Scarborough Land Trust recently received a $ 10,000 grant from Bass Pro Shops-Cabela's in Scarborough to help acquire a 16.5 acre parcel abutting the Warren Woods reserve. From left to right: Andrew Mackie, Executive…

The undeveloped military buffer zone has potential for recreation and economic development The University of Georgia is part of an innovative project that will create recreational areas along the 35,000 acres surrounding Fort…

Thanks to the Hunterdon Land Trust, Hunterdon County has successfully resisted the pressure to transform into a suburban wasteland. The nonprofit, which celebrates its 25th year in 2021, has preserved more than 10,280 acres in Hunterdon…

Elevate the Peak, an initiative led by a coalition of nature-focused nonprofits, is the first project of…

Last spring, Amanda Donnell stumbled upon a rare anomaly in the local real estate market: a house for sale under $ 200,000. At $ 185,000, the place was not in great shape and had actually been listed at $ 112,000…

Decatur, Georgia - The Refugee Women's Network will soon have a new home at Williams Cottage at Legacy Park in Decatur. Wild Nest will also soon occupy Hemphill Cottage in the park, as Legacy Decatur's board of directors approved the…

Lorne Scott has never wished for a magic wand so much. The farmer, who lives near Indian Head, says his concerns come from 50 years of trying to balance plummeting prairie bird populations with the needs of an agricultural economy…

As with most dream projects, there is palpable enthusiasm from the LDF government led by Pinarayi Vijayan to begin work on the much publicized semi-high speed rail corridor known as Kerala. SilverLine Project. The chief minister, basking…

Illinois colleges are urged to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the school year, but institutions will have the final say on what action they take. According to guidelines released Monday by the…

Summer is officially here. For many Americans, that means green blankets for children to play in.There are roughly 40 to 50 million acres of lawn in the continental United States, almost as much as all of the nation's national parks…

For Cape Cod Land Trusts, every acre of protected land counts. We don't have vast expanses of wilderness like our counterparts in the American West, or even those in Western Massachusetts. But every acre we protect is incredibly…

Michele S. Byers, longtime executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, has announced that she will be retiring at the end of the year.Byers, only the third executive director in the nonprofit's 61-year history, has held…

If the UK is to deal properly with its climate impacts, it must reduce the environmental impact of domestically produced and imported products by 75% this decade. The UN estimates that food and drink production alone has driven…

By The Citizen Reporter In what is expected to be a historic development in Tanzania, Africa and much of the rest of the world, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has committed her government to…

The property will be protected forever by the non-profit conservation organization and will be managed as a natural area.“The area is a vast floodplain forest rich in…

Each summer, the Boothbay Region Land Trust hosts two seasonal caretakers who live and work on Damariscove Island. Located eight kilometers offshore, Damariscove is by far the most remote land trust public reserve. The duties of the…

Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority is proposing a $ 27.3 million multi-agency land resource building that would make it more convenient for those looking to build, expand or sell a home, according to Ray Topasna, executive director…