Fundraising begins for wetlands boardwalk at Everett park
Fundraising begins for wetlands boardwalk at Everett park
Adopt A Stream is raising money to build a boardwalk through 20 acres of habitat at McCollum Park in Everett.
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Fens and development: A delicate balance
Fens and development: A delicate balance
Are fens a beautiful attraction for Scott County? A hindrance to its development? Or both?
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Oakland County Parks’ helical pier video wins top award for 2010
Oakland County Parks’ helical pier video wins top award for 2010
OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Parks and Recreation has won the 2010 Best Video award from the Michigan Recreation and Park Association. The honor will be presented in February at MRPA’s annual conference.
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Opening of Centennial Park in August was a proud moment
Opening of Centennial Park in August was a proud moment
The opening of Centennial Park in August was a proud moment for Rifle residents, and was also a great addition to the town. A park dedication occurred on Sept. 25. Since then, the park has been used for a few events including, most recently, the first-ever holiday tree lighting on Dec. 11.
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Fort Morgan/Gulf Shores joint venture
Fort Morgan/Gulf Shores joint venture
Fort Morgan Volunteer Fire Department and Gulf Shores Utilities have entered into a joint venture project to improve the community’s fire protection and water service in environmentally sensitive areas. The current project, shown under way in the photo, was recently completed along Veterans Road and Fish House Road. The 3800 feet of waterline installed required over 1000 feet of directional …
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Espina: Yuletide glitters
Espina: Yuletide glitters
CHRISTMAS always evokes the “childlikeness’ in us. Yes, holiday jingles, and goodies like chestnuts, fruit cake and sweet ham. And these are the things the hotels bring to the communities. In recent years, Christmas in Cebu Marriott Hotel (CCMH) and Marco Polo Plaza Hotel (MPPH) has been the best season to reach out to the children needing healthcare and education. Likewise, the American Chamber …
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Is Eco-Conscious Fur An Oxymoron?
Is Eco-Conscious Fur An Oxymoron?
When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn’t cross your mind. Some ecologists and fashion enthusiasts are trying to rekindle a market for fur made from nutria — rodents that are destroying Louisiana’s marshes. It’s being promoted as guilt-free fur.
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Grupe loses land fight
Grupe loses land fight
A state appeals court has ruled against The Grupe Co. in its eight-year effort to reclaim land west of Brookside from the Shadowbird group of American Indians.
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More parks for south Everett
More parks for south Everett
EVERETT — Neighborhood activists have long complained that most of the parks in Everett are in the north part of town. Over the next decade, that should start to change.
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Churchill Woods to lose county fleet building
Churchill Woods to lose county fleet building
DuPage County’s aging fleet building at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve in Glen Ellyn will be replaced with a new facility in West Chicago, DuPage County Forest Preserve officials said last week.
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