America's National Parks Get Greener
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The Bush administration's plan to provide a funding boost for America's National Parks is a good start--if the program continues.
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By John Cramer, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 14--Wildlife, water quality and eco-tourism would benefit under legislation proposed Tuesday in Congress to designate nearly 55,000 acres in Southwest Virginia as wilderness or national scenic areas, the bill's sponsors say.
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THE BUSH administration&#39;s new rules on management of national forests are not a surprise. They generally track a set of draft regulations the Forest Service issued two years ago.
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Going green isn't just for those building new homes. Homeowners can also remodel in ways that conserve energy and natural resources.
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TO THE EDITOR:           After visiting some of the western public forests, grasslands and parks, I understand much better about the scars left from drilling and mineral exploration. Vehicle tracks will be there for centuries just like the wagons of early settlers have left their mark.
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EUGENE, Oregon  - From an urban forest infused with hiking trails to wetlands housing endangered plants and animals, the natural beauty of Eugene, Oregon, provides a scenic backdrop befitting America's greenest city.
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By ASHLEY KINDERGAN, SPECIAL TO THE RECORD  If state funds for environmental preservation are allowed to dry up next year, the burden of creating and maintaining green space will fall to counties and municipalities, local officials said.
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As environmentally friendly buildings grow in popularity, it is no surprise that the architecture firms that build these edifices have the greenest offices of all.
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As the US population rises, environmental problems that were once pushed aside may get worse, experts say.
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A warming climate in the Washington area is beginning to affect the area's trees, with cold-loving species finding the weather less welcoming and southern transplants thriving, according to findings released yesterday by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 11--As President Bush boasts of increases in funding for national parks, his administration continues to take a few steps back in other areas related to the environment. Consider proposed funding for national wildlife refuges.
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By Beth J. Harpaz Associated Press  BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK -- When you hike for a couple of hours in a national park, you only cover a few miles. When you drive, you cover a lot of ground, but you miss the details of the landscape and even the sounds and smells of the place.
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By Allyson Bond, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 5--ASHEBORO -- The changing global environment and its impact on Americans is not that far off, according to North Carolina Zoo Director David Jones.
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By TANIA SOUSSAN Journal Staff Writer  The Forest Service has changed the way it updates the management plans for each of its national forests, exempting itself from a major environmental law -- and the switch has some Democratic lawmakers and environmentalists angry.
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By JAMES YOO, STAFF WRITER  West Milford has its parks and lakes, Ringwood its manors and garden, and Bloomingdale a historic Revolutionary War hill and a state forest.  Officials say it makes sense  and hopefully cents  to promote ecotourism regionally.
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By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 13--The cost of buying land to create parks, protect drinking water and preserve open space has increased nearly 300 percent in 10 years, say groups seeking additional state spending on land and water conservation.
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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.