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After years of neglect, government leaders and land conservationists are working to develop a seven-mile trail along a polluted Atlanta creek that would link the city's BeltLine trail system to the Chattahoochee River. read more »
To most people, the Passaic River is a filthy backwater, a casualty of the industrial revolution, hopelessly lost. But not for a band of hardy activists who have been working for years to bring it back, and to reinvigorate the neighborhoods the river winds through on its way to Newark Bay. read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
A plan to save the 371-year-old Coogan Farm in Mystic will protect 34 acres of heritage farmland and create a vital aesthetic and physical link to Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium and the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center. read more »
