Restoring Farm Land To Natural Wetlands Key To Stemming Flood
...is being converted for use as a wildliferefuge and recreation area, and, as a bonus, may even prove to be a boonto the local economy, he said....Even Moderate Air Pollution Reaching Eastern Wilderness Decreases Mountain Hikers' Lung Function
...ions, but alsoamong individuals engaged in outdoor recreation in wilderness areas," said leadauthor Susan Korrick, MD, MPH, an environmental epidemiologist at the ChanningLaboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is in Boston. The research was funded in part by the National Institute ofEnvironme...Invasive Weeds Pose Major Threat To American Landscape
...and for food and fiber, overuse of public land for recreation and commercial purposes, increasedinternational travel and globalization of world trade. The problem is compounded, the report adds,because "many introduced plants appear innocuous when first introduced; theseplants then adapt, and, in the absence o...New Forest Owners Prefer Enjoying Their Land Over Working It
...f those live in cities or towns,using the land for recreation and relaxation. "Today, they tend to be more educated and wealthier and prefer moreenvironmental attributes of their land such as wildlife and recreationrather than just timber production," he said. "They do not seem to havesentimental attachments to......f lifeguards at an indoor pool at a largemunicipal recreation center complained of symptoms such as frequent cough;recurrent wheezing or chest tightness; labored, difficult breathing; and/orfever that occurred during and after work hours, according to the studypublished in the American Journal of Public Health....LSU Ag Center researchers look for better ways to assess pollution in Tangipahoa River
...We want to create an atmosphere where dairying and recreation can coexist,"Drapcho says. Drapcho's work focuses both on identifying and assessing non-point sourcepollution and on designing control systems for point source pollution such asanimal feedlots and confinement facilities. As part of their work i......s; and representatives ofenvironmental and outdoor recreation groups to dissect the difficult question ofwhen ca...Haas, Colorado State professor of natural resource recreation and tourism andco-chair of the conference. "The problem is that, intuitively, we see that daycoming ...UNC-CH experiments reveal new 'pen' can disinfect water
...xpensive version is being designed for the outdoor recreation market....Florida scientist finds eight new snails that may give water quality clues
...its effects on drinking-water supplies, freshwater recreation and possibly even aquaculture use. On the positive side, the public has developed a greater concern for conservation matters than in the past, Thompson said. "Forty years ago, if you talked to people about conserving small fish species they t...Idun develops new drug screen for treatments of stroke, heart attack, and cancer
...dun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. described the successful recreation in the lab of a key biological reaction that occurs in human cells and is part of the apoptosis pathway. This assay is being used to help understand the mechanism of apoptosis at the molecular level and to screen new drugs that modulate apoptosis. ...Humans at work and play in high altitude environments
...Medicine, who noted that millions of people pursue recreation at altitudes over 8,000 feet above sea level and nearly 140 million people worldwide live and work above this altitude. At 13,000 feet, atmospheric oxygen is only 60% of the sea level value. Blood oxygen levels in healthy people are similar to thos...Drinking Water from Forests and Grasslands: A Synthesis of the Scientific Literature
...rsheds and water quality. Measured effects include recreation and built environment; vegetation management; grazing animals, birds, and fish; and mining and oil and gas development. The book speaks to public land managers, as well as managers of public and private forests and grasslands, managers of public wa...This is not your father's forest textbook
...roduction to assessing range, wildlife, water, and recreation resources associated with forested lands comprises the last chapter. The measurement principles and techniques discussed apply to any inventory that includes assessment of the tree overstory, regardless of whether the inventory is conducted for timbe...Ecologist Gretchen Daily advocates saving the planet by making conservation profitable
...floods and mudslides; and providing us a place for recreation and retreat to nourish our spirits. Why do diamonds command a much higher price than water, Daily asks, when water is obviously essential for survival? Why shouldnt people who deplete our natural assets have to pay and those who protect them earn a p...People and fire at Florida's wildland-urban interface
...owned forests that may provide fewer aesthetic and recreation benefitsand more exposure to smoke. Nearby land tends to be relatively low-priced. Wildfire-prone areas where prescribed burning is not used tend to be privately owned, and--perceived as providing access to a more natural, undisturbed forestvalued hi...Bacterial control of zebra mussels, low power radio
... radio as an effective communications tool for the recreation and tourism industry. Low power radio is a low-wattage, AM radio station that broadcasts short, pre-programmed messages over a limited area so visitors can tune in from their cars or boats and hear about a particular locale, attraction, or facility. ...Ecologist's book on introduced species' destructiveness
... -- including agriculture, hunting, tourism, pets, recreation and research -- should be strictly regulated," Pimentel and his co-authors conclude. "In addition, the government should make every effort to inform the public concerning the serious environmental and economic threats that are associated with alien ...UCLA study shows water reclamation could become an important source of future water supplies
...arks department for its plan to develop a park and recreation complex on two former railroad yards east of downtown Los Angeles, as well as plans for a 12-acre park in Arroyo Seco in Pasadena. Other construction projects were also cited in the report. These included the Belmont Learning Center, which received a...Vast, wild Northern Forest gains new allies: 18 projects named in $1.8 million study
...king models to balance the wishes of foresters and recreation enthusiasts with the need to maintain the biodiversity of ecological reserves in the vast, wild Northern Forest that stretches from Maine through Vermont and New Hampshire to New York's Adirondacks. Another cluster of university researchers will use ...