by Beth Holmes | Mar 29, 2023 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
Spain is being warned not to expand irrigation near a valuable and threatened wetland, as the EU threatens to take measures. The Doñana wetlands are a UNESCO world heritage site, one of the key biospheres of Europe. They sit on the coast in the southwest of Spain,...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
An Okefenokee mine in Georgia is the center of a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers over lax oversight. Twin Pines Minerals intends to move ahead with mining titanium dioxide near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a large nature refuge in Georgia. The...
by Admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Teshekpuk Lake, along the northern coast of Alaska, is a 22-mile wide lake that serves as a vital habitat for dozens of species of Arctic birds as well as caribou and freshwater fish. It is the largest lake in the Alaskan Arctic, covering over 300 square miles, and...
by Admin | Feb 22, 2013 | Articles, Profiles
Did you know that there are wetlands that are located in New York State? These pockets of area saturated by surface or ground water support distinct and unique vegetation and creatures that often cannot survive anywhere else. Often called swamps, marshes, bogs, or...
