Parks & Recreation
Students Use Dog Waste to Light Park
Posted on May, 2012 Categories: Biofuels , Check It Out! , Communities , Energy , Featured , Leisure , Organic Waste , Parks & Recreation , Waste Management Every day, about 200 dogs and their owners visit the Cosmo dog park in Gilbert, Ariz. When they go home, they leave behind about eight cubic yards of dog waste, plastic bottles, bags and other trash. Read more
New Tool to Explore Biodiversity and Urban Nature
Posted on October, 2011 Categories: Communities , Featured , Leisure , Parks & Recreation Environment Canada and the Halifax Regional Municipality recently announced the launch of a new collaboration - the HRM Urban Bio Kit. Read more
Nature Lovers Boost Local Employment
Posted on October, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Featured , Leisure , Parks & Recreation , Travel One of America's most vibrant "birding hotspots" is Rio South Texas; a tropical paradise with almost 500 recorded species of bird. The huge number of bird species, alongside the region's large tracts of nature preserves and ranch land, Read more
Local Park Gets Green Makeover
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Business , Featured , Green Initiatives , Leisure , Parks & Recreation , Recycling , Waste Management The playground at Bristol Park in Turlock, Calif. is roughly 20 years old, in major need of a facelift and some TLC. Sadly, in today's economy, community projects like renovating an aging park can get put in the backburner due to budget cuts. Read more
Festival Goes Green to Preserve Mooney's Bay Park
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Communities , Leisure , Parks & Recreation , Recycling , Sports , Waste Management Ottawa, ON, Canada - It isn’t easy being green, but North America’s largest dragon boat festival has attained EcoLogo certification for the second consecutive year to help preserve Mooney’s Bay Park. Read more
VIA Bike Trains Return for the Summer with More Departures, More Destinations
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Bicycling , Consumer , Featured , Leisure , Parks & Recreation , Transportation , Travel VIA Rail Canada is pleased to announce that as in previous summers, its bike trains are back! With more departures and more destinations to choose from there are thousands of kilometers of cycling paths waiting to be enjoyed. Read more
Rain Gardens - Letting Stormwater Soak In
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Consumer , Featured , Leisure , Parks & Recreation , Planning , Water Management Stormwater is water from rain, snow and melted ice. It typically runs off the roof, driveway and other surfaces, ending up in the municipal storm sewer system. Because it often picks up road salt, heavy metals and other harmful substances along the way, Read more
Old Tires bring New Benefits through Unique Community Grant Program
Posted on May, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Featured , Green Initiatives , Infrastructure , Leisure , Parks & Recreation , Recycling , Waste Management Toronto, ON, Canada - Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) has unveiled a first-of-its-kind grant program that will award eligible Ontario-based communities and organizations up to $50,000 towards the purchase and installation of Ontario-manufactured recycled rubber products Read more