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4 hours ago

As Brooklyn Bridge Park marks 15 years, here's how it transformed NYC's waterfront

Brooklyn Bridge Park transformed abandoned piers into 85 acres of restored wetlands, gardens, wildlife habitats, and hands-on environmental education over 15 years.
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
4 days ago

Marin beach rated among 10 worst in California for water quality

Chicken Ranch Beach at Channel B received an F for consistently high fecal bacteria from runoff, ranking fourth among California's ten worst beaches.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
4 days ago

What do fens do? Make peat, store water and help combat climate change - High Country News

High-elevation fens store large carbon stocks and provide seasonal water storage but are vulnerable to degradation, which impairs peat function and downstream water retention.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Just add water': how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond

The two ponds returning on farmland are the 25th and 26th ice age ponds to be restored by Sayer's team of academics, volunteers and an enthusiastic digger driver in the Brecks, a hotspot for ancient ponds and pingos formed by ice-melt 10,000 years ago. Over the past two centuries, thousands of such ponds have been filled in as land was drained and improved for crops.
Environment
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