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How the Chatsworth Cascade dating back to the 1690s is finally being fixed
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (479+ words) The 23 steps that make up the cascade at Chatsworth House have been the centrepiece of the stately home's garden for more than 325 years. But over the centuries, leakage through its stones began to impact the tunnels underneath it and put…...
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'Long overdue': Northampton County park renamed for pair of land conservation advocates
2+ day, 6+ min ago (278+ words) Mostly clear, cool, and comfortable.. WILLIAMS TWP., Pa.- Northampton County will rename one of its parks in honor of two open space preservation pioneers. Fry's Run Park in Williams Township will be known as the Mineo Conservation Area, recognizing the…...
Spurlock Museum repatriates Peruvian objects from its collection
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (749+ words) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Spurlock Museum of World Cultures at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is returning 201 objects from its collection to Peru. This is the museum’s first voluntary international repatriation, the result of several years of review and research into the objects…...
A forward-thinking Agriculture secretary gifted us a wonder 100 years ago
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (506+ words) This week marks the 100th anniversary of the policy directive by U.S. Agriculture Secretary William Jardine that 640,000 acres of forests and waters in northern Minnesota be managed as a roadless wilderness area. "It will be the policy of the Department (of Agriculture)…...
Sumter National Forest Adds 1,950 Acres in Laurens County
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (349+ words) Dale Threatt-Taylor said development moving south along the I-26 corridor is putting natural spaces under significant pressure, per the Greenville News report. The newly transferred acreage adjoins a 335-acre Laurens County park, and the Enoree Ranger District already offers hiking, horseback…...
North Carolina acquired more than 342 acres without using local purchase money; the mountain property is now moving toward becoming Buncombe County's largest public park
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (570+ words) A 342-acre mountain property west of Asheville has moved another step closer to becoming a public park, with Buncombe County now developing the master plan for what it says will be the largest park in its portfolio. The county completed…...
In 1976, Minnesota residents fought plans for landfills and development along their river valley; 50 years later, the refuge they helped create protects more than 15,000 acres
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (356+ words) Half a century ago, a stretch of Minnesota river country faced a very different future. Plans for landfills and development threatened the Minnesota River bottoms, prompting local residents to push back against a transformation they believed would erase one of…...
In 1976, Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland and 260+ bird species have been observed
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (458+ words) a 264-acre urban nature preserve supporting wetlands, woodlands, ponds and diverse wildlife. Tifft Nature Preserve, which officially became a nature preserve in 1976, is marking its 50th anniversary in 2026....
In July, Montana protected 34,610 acres in the Cabinet Mountains; a proposed second phase would add 13,297 acres, creating a 47,907-acre conservation corridor with permanent public access
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (323+ words) For generations, the forests of northwest Montana have been more than timberland. They have provided habitat for wildlife, working forests for local communities and places where people hunt, hike and explore. For generations, the forests of northwest Montana have been…...