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  • Forest Burials Help Conserve Ecosystems

    Forest Burials Help Conserve Ecosystems
    Elizabeth Fournier

    We are familiar with the concept that we can vote with our dollars, also that we can vote with our feet, but really, we can also vote with our bodies. Access to green burial grounds and services have started to expand as more people look for alternatives to conventional death care and creative ways to protect natural areas from development. And by choosing a disposition option that protect...

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  • Don't Release Your Pet Into the Wild

    Don't Release Your Pet Into the Wild
    Naturally Savvy

    Giant pythons, anacondas and boa constrictors taking over an ecosystem . . . It sounds like a horror movie, but this is a reality in Floridas Everglades. None of the 150,000 Burmese pythons that inhabit the Everglades are native. Theyre there because pet owners decided letting their beloved pets live in the wild would be a good idea. Maybe you didnt realize how big Sammy the snake would...

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  • Help Save Tigers With One Text (and $10)

    Help Save Tigers With One Text (and $10)
    Cara Smusiak

    2010 is the year of the tiger and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is pulling out all the stops in a Year of the Tiger campaign aimed at saving the endangered cat. With as few as 3,200 tigers left in existence, WWF has embarked on an ambitious plan to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022, the next Year of the Tigerand you donate $10 towards the effort with a simple text. All you hav...

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  • Farming Helps Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Heal

    Farming Helps Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Heal
    Cara Smusiak

    Nature has an immense power to heal, and an interesting trend is building among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: some are turning to the land to heal the emotional damage wrought by war. The concept of farming as therapy for vets was featured at the Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans conference earlier this summer. Adam Burke spoke about the healing nature of developin...

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  • 15 Ways to Practice Water Conservation

    15 Ways to Practice Water Conservation
    Cara Smusiak

    Water is a precious commodity, and Americans and Canadians use more water per capita than people in any other part of the world. A lot of the water we use is wasted, but you can save a lot of water between simple adjustments and water-saving fixtures and appliances. Here are just some of the ways you can save water at home: Kitchen Dont rinse dishes before loading them in the dishwa...

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  • Foraging is Green Eating at its Purest

    Foraging is Green Eating at its Purest
    Cara Smusiak

    When people think of eco-friendly foods, they often think of organic foods and family farms. But foraging for wild foods is perhaps the purest way to eat green. Foraging is harvesting indigenous, wild plants and fungi, as well as fishing and huntingits all about eating what the land provides. Because foraged plants are indigenous, they are best suited for the soil in your area, so they gro...

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  • 5 Tips for Water-Saving Lawn Maintenance

    5 Tips for Water-Saving Lawn Maintenance
    Cara Smusiak

    As temperatures rise throughout the summer, conserving water isnt just something good you can do for the environmentits often a necessity, especially in areas prone to drought and municipalities that draw water from aquifers. Its easy to see why so many municipalities impose lawn-watering restrictions. Mow, rake, water, water, fertilize, water, water, water, mow, rake . . . It seems North ...

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  • Use Food Scraps to Help Your Garden Thrive

    Use Food Scraps to Help Your Garden Thrive
    Cara Smusiak

    Gardens offer plenty of environmental and aesthetic benefits. But managing your garden can be tough on the planet if youre using chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Pesticides can be dangerous. According to Beyond Pesticides, a national organization that advocates for pesticide-free lawns and gardens, studies have linked commonly used pesticides to human health effects such as cancer, birt...

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  • Land Purchase Could Save Red Hills Salamander

    Land Purchase Could Save Red Hills Salamander
    Naturally Savvy

    A little salamander that is found in only a handful of counties in south Alabama got a boost from the Nature Conservancy last week. The Red Hills salamander is the only species in its genus, and the endangered amphibian could face extinction if its habitat isnt protected. So the Nature Conservancy bought 1,786 acres of the Red Hills Conservation Area, an area that a Nature Conservancy pres...

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  • Nature Poetry Stirs the Soul

    Nature Poetry Stirs the Soul
    Naturally Savvy

    Theres a lot of stigma attached to poetry. For many, the word poetry evokes memories of being forced to recite poems or delve into complex meanings. But theres something to be said for taking the time to appreciate art forms. Poets seem to have a special way of showing us the worldbecause as French poet Jean Cocteau once wrote, The poet doesnt invent. He listens. Why the focus on poetry? A...

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