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.…

2 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…

9 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