The 12th century Church of Sant Roma where the Vall den Bas School of Bell-Ringing studies (Copy)
The Sleeping Beauty Castle bedecked for the park’s 50th anniversary.
Mushrooms Help Turn Toxic Brownfields into Blooming Meadows
nnAn environmental toxicologist in California is cleaning up areas contaminated with heavy metals or other pollutants using fungi and native plants in a win-win for nature.nnWhere once toxic soils in industrial lots sat bare or weed-ridden, there are now flowering meadows of plants and mushrooms, frequented by birds and pollinators: and it’s thanks to Danielle […]
Mushrooms growing at a brownfield site in Los Angeles – credit Danielle Stevenson
Mother_and_Baby_Beaver in water-by Mikes Birds on Flickr-CC By SA 2
First Beaver in 400 Years Born in English Countryside as Reintroduced Pair Gives Birth–and Spurs Return of Nature
nnEngland is celebrating the first pair of beaver kits born in the country since they were reintroduced back into the country’s north last year.nnLandscape managers in England are beside themselves with surprise over the changes brought about by a single year of beaver residency at the Wallington Estate in Northumberland—with dams, mudflats, and ponds just […]
Families in Tiny Texas Town Have Adopted 77 Hard-to-Adopt Kids Inspired By Their Baptist Church Leaders
nnOn the 4th of July, over 2,000 theaters across America ran the film adaptation of the incredible true story from a small town in Texas that adopted 77 of the most at-risk children from the regional foster system.nnSound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, recounts how the voice of God led a pastor and his […]
‘PET Pirates’ Remove Seven Tons of Trash from Hungarian Lake in Plastic Picking Competition
nnIt looked to be a grand day out on Lake Tisza in southern Hungary, where another edition of the PET Cup was held to great success.nnThe competition, sponsored by local and large businesses alike, saw hearty ‘PET Pirates’ plundering the high seas of the country’s artificial lake in search of treasure: plastic waste.nnShort for polyethylene […]