Why you should always read and learn by forest color—and why it matters in 2018
By now, it’s well known that the United States is currently in the midst of an incredible drought.This is caused by the fact that the amount of precipitation that falls in the Northern Hemisphere each year is lower than it was in previous decades.The amount of water that falls...
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...
When the wind blows and the sun shines: Australia’s most iconic nature attractions will be closed this year
Posted November 03, 2018 09:10:48The National University of Queensland is facing closure of its main campus for the first time since the Great Barrier Reef was declared extinct.The university’s main campus in Bowen, north of Brisbane, will be shut from January 15, 2019, as part of a $1.8 billion...
Forest Park IL wants to close all the trees at a park it says endangered
Forest Park, Ill., is asking the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to close the trees around the iconic “wake” forest university in wake of the devastating fire that swept through the area last year.The city of Forest Park has said it has the right to keep the trees, but...