Why do we paint national forests?
It has been a long, arduous journey for the National Park Service, which first established the agency in 1906.Today, the service manages more than 6.3 million acres of federal land, and its mission is to protect the country’s natural resources and the environment from destruction.But it also oversees the...
‘We don’t have to look far’: The world’s oldest and most valuable trees are here to stay
“The biggest challenge for us is not the loss of the forest, but the loss [of] the trees themselves.The big loss is the forest itself.”In some parts of the country, it is a matter of life and death for those trees, and the forest department is working on a...
Forest Cove apartments to close by summer
The Forest Cove apartment complex is expected to close its doors by the end of the summer.The complex has been in the works for about a year, according to a press release issued by the company that owns the property.The announcement came two days after The Wall Street Journal...
How to buy a national forest: the best way to protect it
If you’ve ever wanted to live on the edge of the forest, you can now.The Government has given $11 million to a Queensland university to buy and restore national forests.Its aim is to make the area “one of the safest places on earth”.National Parks Queensland and the Environment Agency...
Why you should never go to Walmart for the movie, according to one Walmart employee
The title says it all.This is the Walmart movie you have been waiting for.It is a documentary about a Walmart employee who had to quit her job to make the movie.She had been a Walmart warehouse worker for the last 18 months.Walmart is owned by Walmart.She is the one...