ATLANTA — President Obama signed a bill that will bring funding to Georgia to purchase land that will help protect rivers and streams, provide more recreational opportunities, and keep development at bay.
The $32.24 billion package signed into law on Oct. 31 funds the Department of Interior for 2010 and will give Georgia a green boost [...]
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December 22nd, 2009
Obama signs bill providing funds for Georgia to protect land, parks
November 5th, 2009
Eco Village Tour
Video with Albert Bates from The Farm in Tennessee. Bates offers some great ideas in this video and on his Website. I find his words valuable not just because they offer solutions but because they make you think about how to be creative with less.
June 27th, 2008
Sequoia Task Force Responds : Battle to Save the Giant Sequoia
Below is a response to the post about the fight over saving the giant sequoia. Please read this response and visit the Sequoia Website at the end of Mr. Ara Marderosian’s rebutal.
Carl Pope claims that “after years of fighting to keep our towering Sequoia trees safe from the timber industry’s saws, we have finally won.” For Mr. Pope to [...]
June 23rd, 2008
Victory for Giant Sequoias
It’s nice to see when something you care about is protected. In a world where we destroy and waste to extremes little victories are the most we can usually hope for. Today I’m happy to share this letter with you from Carl Pope of the Sierra Club about a huge victory. This is a victory [...]
Posted in Environment 
Tags: Environment, Giant Sequoia National Monument, logging, sequoia trees, Sierra Club 
1 Comment »March 28th, 2008
Giant Sequoias to be Cut Down
Below is a sad message I received today from the Sierra Club. Please contact the Abigail Kimbell of the U.S. Forest Service and ask her to stop this action and to protect the trees we need and love:
“More than half of the remaining groves — located in Giant Sequoia National Monument— are in jeopardy because, [...]
November 15th, 2007
Rails to Trails
I just read where another community is buying an old railroad and turning it into a hiking trial. This is happening all over North America and I think it’s a great idea. The old railroad paths are mostly flat, travel through a variety of interesting landscapes, and cut straight paths that would be impossible to [...]
October 1st, 2007
Mono Lake Recovering
LEE VINING, United States (AFP) – A prehistoric ecological marvel nestling high in the mountains of eastern California, Mono Lake has become an oasis of hope for conservationists battling drought in the state. (Read story at Yahoo)
I first saw Mono Lake on a family trip in 1991 to Yosemite. I was amazed at the white [...]