N.H. preserves two trout ponds
04/03/2013[The Eagle-Tribune]
Two of New Hampshire’s best trout ponds will be protected in the latest effort to ensure outdoor recreation and timber jobs in the Androscoggin River Headwaters. read more »
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Ocean Meadows to become natural habitat again
04/01/2013[by Victoria Sanchez, KEYT.com]
The clubhouse is boarded up but some golfers took advantage of an empty course. The Trust for Public Land bought Ocean Meadows for $7 million. The plan is to restore the natural wetlands that were a part of the Devereux slough. read more »
A High Line in Queens: Just Imagine the Food
03/16/2013[by Eleanor randolph, The New York Times]
For almost a century, American railroads of all sizes have been shedding branch and feeder lines, leaving more than 100,000 miles of abandoned railways across the country. And for the last 50 years, conservationists have been working to re-engineer these railways into long, narrow strips of parkland. read more »
The Elevated QueensWay Park Looks Like It Might Actually Happen
03/15/2013[by Gothamist.com]
The QueensWay might be driving Woodhaven resident Neil Giannelli nuts, but it looks like the proposed elevated park really will happen: yesterday, the group behind the park submitted a request for development proposals, and they're looking for someone to evaluate the project. read more »
Will The 'QueensWay' Be New York City's Next High Line?
03/08/2013[by Tom Moran, The Huffington Post]
The plan to transform a 3.5-mile stretch of derelict railroad in central Queens into an urban greenway is gaining momentum. The Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road has been abandoned for over 50 years. But thanks to a grant of almost a half million dollars, a feasibility study will soon be underway to examine the possibility of transforming the overgrown railroad into a High Line-inspired linear park called the QueensWay. read more »
Easement to protect Glen for good
02/28/2013[by Matt Minde, Yellow Springs News]
As long as most anyone alive remembers, Glen Helen has been protected as a nature preserve. Hugh Taylor Birch insisted on it in 1927 when he deeded the land to Antioch College in his daughter’s memory. But when David Neuhardt set his attorney’s eyes on the dated document, he saw holes and risk all over it. read more »
Hooray for Hollywood: A look at the iconic sign during TED2013
02/27/2013[by Jim Daly, TED.com]
On the morning after more than a billion viewers worldwide tuned into the Academy Awards and its glitzy salute to motion pictures, 44 TEDsters trekked up to one of the most enduring signs of moviedom for a tour of the fabled Hollywood sign and an update on the successful battle to preserve the scenic hills around it from development. read more »
Six green ideas from Northampton
02/24/2013[by Victoria Hughes, Boston Globe]
From a giant community farm open to all to a walking school bus, how one Western Massachusetts community is getting serious about the environment. read more »
Sandy debris cleared from marshes during second Waves of Action Day
02/24/2013[by Gina Columbus, Asbury Park Press]
Wheelbarrows filled with beer bottles, piles of lumber and tires, and even parts of a hot tub were scattered throughout F-Cove since superstorm Sandy, leaving the marshland — that’s part of the Barnegat Bay Watershed area — fairly out of sorts. But on Saturday, the disorganized puzzle of a marshland was being pieced back together by over 200 volunteers. read more »
Land Trust announces successes in foothills effort
02/20/2013[by Michelle McNeil, Wenatchee World]
The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust has bought land in the foothills over the last few years to save it from development and is now asking the community for help conserve it for years to come. read more »
OIA Releases Economic Data for All 50 States
02/14/2013[Outdoor Industry Association]
Outdoor Industry Association® (OIA) released figures today quantifying the economic impact of outdoor recreation in all 50 states, with a separate report for each state that tallies direct spending, jobs, salaries and tax revenue. This data demonstrates that outdoor recreation is an important driver of state economies, supporting jobs, businesses and communities. read more »
Story Mill survey results released at community workshop
02/08/2013[by Amanda Ricker, Bozeman Daily Chronicle]
If a new city park is created at Story Mill, the main activities people want to do there is hike, bike or walk on a trail, according to an online survey by the Trust for Public Land. The nonprofit released the survey results Thursday morning during a community workshop to share ideas for the 61-acre property. read more »
Saving Maggie's Farm
01/25/2013[by Ben Greenfield, Connecticut Magazine]
If ever there was a sitting duck, there it sat. I could see the innocent mallard paddling in West Cove behind my childhood home in Noank. Unfortunately, so could a kid we called Tonto. “Roast duck tonight,” he sneered. Then he grabbed his pellet gun and charged down to the beach. read more »
City makes headway in Bloomingdale Trail project
01/24/2013[by Melissa Harris, WDBJ7.com]
The city of Chicago last week bought the 2.7-mile-long elevated Canadian Pacific Railway spur known as the Bloomingdale Trail. read more »
In Queens, Taking the High Line as a Model
01/08/2013[by Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times]
It has been abandoned for five decades, a railway relic that once served Queens passengers on the old Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road. read more »
