The property now attracts a variety of birds, butterflies and other wildlife while helping to protect the local environment. They received a certificate of their status as a wildlife friendly habitat and a sign to post on their land proclaiming its NWF-acclaimed features. When we moved here, we put in hundreds of fruit trees, such as raspberry, blueberry and elderberry trees, anything for the birds and other wildlife to feed on, Beverly said. With the help of NWF, many habitat enthusiasts...

It's all part of a campaign to replant the ancient Caledonian Forest, home of the pine marten, pictured, of which there are thought to be only about 3,500 left in Scotland. Science firm does its bit for forest wildlife. MELBOURN Scientific, a company normally associated with contract work on behalf of the big drugs companies, has gone all green and furry. Mark Hammond, business development director, said: "For each new contract for a stability study that we win this year, we will be...

The trust says it bought the site in recognition that wildlife needs larger areas of good habitat if it is to survive the pressures of climate change. LMF is a unique site, both for its wildlife and because it addresses broader environmental issues within a visitor centre. It also provides habitat for wildlife within its walls with bat roosts behind the natural larch panelling and a wildflower meadow on the roof sown with seed from Clattinger Farm. And water voles, dragonflies, rare...

The Forest Service burns openings in the forest to maintain grassy and shrubby habitat for wildlife feeding, nesting and cover. Periodic burning also discourages hardwood trees from encroaching and dominating the habitat areas and helps reduce the potential of wildfires by clearing leaves, brush and fallen wood. Most of the fires are small, from one to six acres, though a 40-acre field in Albany also is on the list. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or...

Monday, April 30, 2007 By Magdalene Biesanz You've heard all the rah-rahs about saving the planet and recycling with Earth Day and Arbor Day this month, and you're probably wondering, does any of it matter? County landfill manager Mark Kunkel has two words for you. Monday, April 30, 2007 By Magdalene Biesanz You've heard all the rah-rahs about saving the planet and recycling with Earth Day and Arbor Day this month, and you're probably wondering, does any of it matter? County landfill...

How will global warming affect us? It gets almost daily attention in the news media and in scientific circles: global warming. Its been like that for years, so why bother now doing anything about it? I dont know why people are making such a big deal about it now. There has been too much damage already done (to the earth) to think about stopping it now. But I guess a lot of people are making things and the way theyre making them is bringing around whats going on. We should have done...

Yet, according to Romeo Trono, CI Philipines country executive director, we are fast losing our endemic species to wildlife hunting, illegal logging, land conversions, mining operations, cyanide and dynamite fishing, urbanization, pollution and oil spills, among other environmental aggressions. Yet, according to Romeo Trono, CI Philipines country executive director, we are fast losing our endemic species to wildlife hunting, illegal logging, land conversions, mining operations, cyanide and...

Scotsman.com Living - Homes & Gardens - Natural woman Please note: Your browser has been unable to load the stylesheet that accompanies this page. Lewis, a gardener, conservationist and former farmer, says that she was determined from the outset to put wildlife first: "Over the years, we had witnessed the destruction of so much of our natural and semi-natural wildlife habitat, for which farmers hold a large share of the blame," she says. Lewis, a gardener, conservationist and former...

Today, experts in children's environmental health protection shared their ideas about how to protect children over the next 10 years. Over the last decade, EPA has advanced the protection of children through a variety of efforts to improve the environments where children live, learn and play. Please make sure to visit the official company or organization web site to learn more about the original release date. The event was sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National...