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EartherPSA: Boiling Chicken in Yellowstone’s Hot Springs Is a Crime
Three men have been banned from Yellowstone National Park for boiling chicken in the park’s hot springs. That’s because it’s against the law to approach the springs, but really boiling is not a good way to prepare chicken at all and should be considered a crime on its own. In August, three middle-aged dudes brought … Continued
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EartherConservationI Hung Out With 20 ‘Eco-Goats’ and It Was a Blaaaaast
It will likely come as no shock to you that I’m having a pretty unhappy time right now. I know I’ve got it pretty good, all things considered. But what with the global covid-19 pandemic and economic decline, the onslaught of election news, the ever-worsening existential threat of climate change, and also, uh, life stuff, … Continued
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EartherLet’s Not Use Oil Money to Fund Conservation
On Tuesday, President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill to guarantee for the first time maximum annual funding for acquiring and preserving federal public lands, into law. The measure enjoyed broad bipartisan support on Capitol Hill and was backed by not only conservation groups but also the pro-business Chamber of Commerce. But it … Continued
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Tech NewsSix Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever
It seems counterintuitive, right? Rip out eight lanes of freeway through the middle of your metropolis and you’ll be rewarded with not only less traffic, but safer, more efficient cities? But it’s true, and it’s happening in places all over the world. Many freeway systems were overbuilt in an auto-obsessed era. It was decades later … Continued
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The Best Solution to Stop Skyscrapers From Casting Shadows on Central Park
Upper Manhattan-dwelling New Yorkers have been complaining for years that supertalls are going to ruin the views from their beloved Central Park. Here’s a very good solution: lower the elevation of the park. The annual eVolo Skyscraper Competition consistently delivers some of the wackiest concepts for tall buildings we’ve ever seen. I particularly love the … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidHere Are All 59 Beautiful US National Parks in 1 Minute
Need somewhere to escape to this year? Easy. Just pick a US National Park, any US National Park. From canyons to glaciers to valleys to lakes and everything in between, this here country has so many different textures that it’s a neat reminder in how different this here planet can be.
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A Floating Forest Will Add Instant Greenery to Rotterdam’s Harbor
Like oversized fishing bobbers used as flower vases, these 20 trees planted in colorful buoys are designed to add whimsy and nature to Rotterdam’s industrial waterfront. The installation, named Dobberend Bos, or “bobbing forest” in Dutch, will be released into the city’s harbor in March. The idea was prompted by the work of sculptor Jorge … Continued
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A Totally Feasible Plan to Turn Manhattan’s Busiest Street Into a 40-Block Park
New York City has plenty of parks that revamp aging transit infrastructure: The High Line transforms a decrepit elevated rail route, the Lowline reclaims forgotten tunnels. But neither of those is as ambitious as the Green Line, a concept that would turn a major street into a linear park. The Green Line is an idea … Continued
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These Parks Are Reclaiming Ugly Urban Underpasses as Public Space
Manhattan’s rails-to-trails High Line sparked a global trend of turning old transit infrastructure into parks. But a new breed of public spaces aren’t waiting for the transportation around them to stop running—they’re transforming the ground below the still-active elevated tracks. Use the slider to navigate between before and after shots proposed for Miami’s Underline We’ve … Continued
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Tech NewsWatch How Designers Re-engineered an Island to Make a Park in New York City
Parks aren’t always built just so we can enjoy the trees. On Governor’s Island in New York City, a truly unique public space will bring nature back to a former military base–and it’s engineered to withstand the catastrophic storms that climate change will bring. It’s called The Hills, and in this documentary, we talk to … Continued
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The Experimental Jungle Room Where NYC’s Underground Park Is Taking Root
When you walk into the Lowline Lab, the first thing you taste is oxygen. The Lab is hidden in an old warehouse, two blocks away from where the Lowline, a proposed underground park, is slated to open in 2020. The Lab is its prototype–part testing ground and part public sneak peek at the paradise that … Continued
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A Chart Showing How the Way America Uses Its Land Changed Over the Last 60 Years
This chart from the USDA shows just what’s been going on in the American landscape over the last six decades. Part of the takeaway is what has changed—the rise of cities and we’ve stopped grazing so much of the forestlands—but it’s also just as notable for what hasn’t changed. Top image: 1932 photo of ranger … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidVideo: The natural wonderland of the Redwoods is so soothing
Redwood National & State Parks in northern California is where some of the tallest trees in the world stand and is home to so many different species. More Than Just Parks spent several weeks inside the park capturing the forest and the beaches and the clouds and basically all the beautiful nature that exists there. … Continued
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New Pavement Made From Tires Will Save Old Faithful’s Groundwater
Labor Day Weekend is one of the busiest times at Yellowstone National Park, and its famous geyser, Old Faithful, reels in 90% of the park’s 3.6 million annual visitors. To keep that geyser reliably spewing steam and water 140 feet into the air every hour or two well into the future, the park is surrounding … Continued
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I Kayaked the Part of the Los Angeles River That Actually Looks Like a River
It was 90 degrees at 10:00 a.m. when I stepped off the Orange Line in the LA neighborhood of Van Nuys. A perfect day for the beach, or for the pool, or for positioning yourself directly beneath those little misters you can find at finer restaurants in the Valley. But I was about to embark … Continued
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Building a Park Above a Blazing Hot Pit Is As Complicated As It Sounds
It can get as hot as 150 degrees. There’s no arable soil to support life. And water? Water is complicated. This isn’t humanity’s quest to terraform an exoplanet. It’s New York’s plan to build a park above a train yard. Hudson Yards, a $20 billion development underway in Manhattan this year, is destined to become … Continued
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Someone Smuggled This Teahouse Into an LA Park Without Anyone Noticing
Los Angeles’s Griffith Park is home to miles of hiking trails, the Hollywood Sign, and at least one mountain lion. Now, suddenly, the park has a teahouse, secretly installed by a group of anonymous artists on a hillside overlooking the city. Los Angeles Times columnist Carolina Miranda was one of a handful of journalists invited … Continued
