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In rural Eatonville Washington last week’s storm damage was so extreme that the local animal preserve, Northwest Trek Wildlife, has been forced to close until next month. The park is over 700 acres, and is home to hundreds of different creatures that are native to the Pacific Northwest. Everyone, including this industrious female beaver, is coming together to help clean up the destruction.
As concern about sustainability issues becomes more widespread worldwide, The Global Journal has named the Global Footprint Network in its listing of the Top 100 NGOs addressing sustainable development. The publisher, an international publication focusing on issues of world governance, says this list is the first international ranking of its kind.
These edible mushrooms are some of the safest wild mushrooms you can find. Read on to learn about how to identify, and cook these sumptuous treats.
For those facing water shortages, there is much to be thankful for when it comes to the inventive spirit. Thanks to young Australian inventor Edward Linacre, there may one day be no such thing as a water shortage for Australian farmers.
After much struggle, Swedish filmmakers Fredrik Gertten and Margarete Jangård have finally been able to screen their new documentary, Big Boys Gone Bananas!*, in the United States. The powerful movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last week; the documentary was met with cheering crowds and enthusiastic standing ovations.
