Wildlands Opens Solano Mitigation Bank
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Wildlands, Inc. is proud to announce the opening of their latest  mitigation bank in Solano County. The 627-acre North Suisun Mitigation  Bank is dedicated to mitigation of habitat impacts to endangered vernal  pool species as well as the endangered California Tiger Salamander.
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By Julia Glick, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Jun. 1--Two environmental groups filed legal action Thursday against  the government agency that approved Desert Hot Springs' annexation of land  where a developer wants to build a golf resort.
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The National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence opened its doors in 1991 with a $5 million earmark from a powerful lawmaker. Operating in Johnstown, Pa., the privately run center has received at least $671 million worth of federal contracts and earmarks since then to research and develop...
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By TONY DAVIS, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  EXPANSION SOUGHT FOR SAGUARO WEST  Former Interior Secretary  Bruce Babbitt is diving into the effort to save a threatened 160-acre parcel that Saguaro National Park wants for expansion.
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President Bush has signed into law a measure creating what conservationists say will be the largest piece of federally protected wilderness in Nevada &#151; an area about half the size of the state of Delaware.
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By Arthur H. Rotstein Associated Press  CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Ariz. -- Federal wildlife biologist Mike Coffeen is ecstatic these days. His efforts to save North America's fastest mammal -- the endangered Sonoran pronghorn - - are succeeding beyond expectations.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 24--Sutter County will have to come up with millions of dollars if it hopes to secure some of the more than $4 billion in Proposition 1E flood protection money.   A local citizens panel will figure out how.
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By Meera Pal, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 13--Using nature's tools of logs and tree roots, local, state and federal agencies have joined efforts to battle streambank erosion along the Arroyo de la Laguna between Pleasanton and Sunol.
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First Horizon National Corp. has partnered with SunTrust Banks Inc. to share electronic check images captured at the banks and archived in a central repository run by Viewpointe Archive Services LLC.
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By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 19--Honoring late naturalist Steve Irwin's love of wildlife, Salinas animal preserve Wild Things is conducting public tours today to benefit Irwin's Wildlife Warriors Foundation.
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By Kate Schott, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Mar. 13--With about $1.5 million already in the bank from other sources, the organizers of the Myrick Hixon EcoPark now are inviting area residents to contribute to the $4.8 million renovation project in hopes of making it a community effort.
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The Agriculture Department offered &#36;2 million Thursday to help private land owners in four Western states protect the habitat of the sage grouse.
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By Meera Pal, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 11--SUNOL -- Using nature's tools of logs and tree roots, local, state and federal agencies have joined efforts to battle streambank erosion along the Arroyo de la Laguna between Pleasanton and Sunol.
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The federal government and a nonprofit group are buying the land from local farmers to ensure its biodiversity is preserved. BY LISA J. ADAMS /Associated Press.
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Greenstone Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GSHG) announced today that the Company will introduce its chemical product GreenShield(TM) to the industry, including potential customers, at the International Builders' Show ("IBS") in Orlando, FL this week.
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If your image of a garden club is limited to ladies planting azaleas in the town square, think again: The National Garden Clubs is supporting a reforestation effort that includes areas hard-hit by wildfires and other natural disasters.
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Below, Bill Bell hauls tree branches out of Kay Bradford's Orem yard Thursday. Left, Amy Magleby and Dan Passmore put bark in flower beds. Landscaping at Bradford's home was one of several United Way Day of Caring projects.  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).