Recreation

How the NPS is protecting groundwater for people and ecosystems

A young visitor fills a bottle with fresh Roaring Springs water from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.…

3 months ago

Rare opportunity to kayak in Death Valley National Park

Photo: Kayaking at Badwater Basin on February 9, 2024. NPS/Michael Kohler Recent atmospheric river rejuvenated temporary lake in Badwater Basin…

10 months ago

Arizona’s Water Education Center will teach visitors about water conservation and reuse strategies

The new center will be located at the headquarters of Central Arizona Project, a 336-mile system that delivers water to…

1 year ago

Trash On Monterey Bay Shoreline Threatens Ecosystem: NOAA

Waves rhythmically come ashore at a Santa Cruz beach near the mouth of the marina, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (Bea…

1 year ago

The Wild Ones

People said that women had no place in the Grand Canyon and would likely die trying to run the Colorado…

2 years ago

Meet the sargassum belt: 5,000-mile-long snake of seaweed circling Florida

Photo: People remove Sargassum in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in April, 2022. Researchers expect this year will bring another massive…

2 years ago

Hydroponics for Sustainable Backyard Gardening

What is Hydroponics? Hydroponics is a type of hydroculture, where plants are grown without using soil, i.e. only mineral nutrients…

2 years ago

A military veteran’s new mission is to restore a stream and help people heal

Jeff Swire, co-founder of Patriots Cove, has turned his private property into a fly-fishing refuge for other veterans and first…

4 years ago

Uranium-contaminated site collapses into Detroit River

A Detroit property contaminated with uranium and other dangerous chemicals partially collapsed into the Detroit River on Nov. 26, the…

5 years ago

People getting sick from fecal parasite in pools, CDC says. Here’s how to stay safe

Cooling off in the pool or spending the day at a water park are classic summer activities, but government health…

5 years ago