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A Texas ranch spanning nearly 77,000 acres is back on the market for $180 million after the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire scorched more than half its land; the property has since undergone a major recovery

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A Texas ranch spanning nearly 77,000 acres is back on the market for $180 million after the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire scorched more than half its land; the property has since undergone a major recovery

According to reporting from the Fort Worth Business Journal, CoStar News and DTN, the historic Turkey Track Ranch in the Texas Panhandle has returned to the market for $180 million after being pulled from sale following the devastating 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire. The 77,721-acre property has since undergone extensive restoration, including the rebuilding of roughly … Read more

In 1995, an Illinois recreation manager bought 100 acres near a major lake; decades later, his conservation work is protecting a creek that supplies drinking water to about 30,000 people

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In 1995, an Illinois recreation manager bought 100 acres near a major lake; decades later, his conservation work is protecting a creek that supplies drinking water to about 30,000 people

When Greg Reising bought roughly 100 acres near Kinkaid Lake in southern Illinois in 1995, he was looking for a place where he could spend time outdoors and connect with wildlife. Decades later, the property has become part of a much larger conservation effort aimed at protecting the creek system that feeds a reservoir serving … Read more

A San Francisco houseboat just minutes from OpenAI’s headquarters has been listed for $1.749 million; the floating home is one of only about 20 residences in the Mission Creek community

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A San Francisco houseboat just minutes from OpenAI’s headquarters has been listed for $1.749 million; the floating home is one of only about 20 residences in the Mission Creek community

A rare floating home in San Francisco’s Mission Creek has returned to the property market, with the three-bedroom residence listed for $1.749 million. The unusual sale was reported by SFGATE and CBS San Francisco, while the current listing from City Real Estate confirms the asking price and specifications. Scroll down to read more…The home at … Read more

In 2017, Dubuque turned recycled plastic equal to about 67,000 water bottles into 14 floating islands; the 2,674-sq-ft system now adds plant, fish and bird habitat to Bee Branch Creek

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In 2017, Dubuque turned recycled plastic equal to about 67,000 water bottles into 14 floating islands; the 2,674-sq-ft system now adds plant, fish and bird habitat to Bee Branch Creek

There are 14 islands totaling 2,674 square feet. Each island is a miniature replica of the natural archipelagos of the Mississippi River. Before the islands were placed in the creek, four prototype designs in a variety of shapes and sizes were developed. Sometimes the answer for a city that has fought floodwaters for years isn’t … Read more

5,000 gallons of diesel spill from Equinix data centre in Secaucus into Anderson Creek; cleanup underway in New Jersey Meadowlands, Hackensack Riverkeeper seeks natural resource damages

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5,000 gallons of diesel spill from Equinix data centre in Secaucus into Anderson Creek; cleanup underway in New Jersey Meadowlands, Hackensack Riverkeeper seeks natural resource damages

About 5,000 gallons of diesel spilled from an Equinix data centre into Anderson Creek in Secaucus. (Photo: Bill Sheehan/Hackensack Riverkeeper) Cleanup crews are working in New Jersey’s Meadowlands after roughly 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from a storage tank at a data centre in Secaucus and entered Anderson Creek.The New Jersey Department of Environmental … Read more

More than a century ago, a railroad dam blocked Michigan’s Buckhorn Creek; after its removal, the stream is flowing freely again and a new 90-foot bridge now crosses above it

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More than a century ago, a railroad dam blocked Michigan’s Buckhorn Creek; after its removal, the stream is flowing freely again and a new 90-foot bridge now crosses above it

More than 100 years after a dam built beneath the historic Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad disrupted the natural flow of Buckhorn Creek, the waterway is running free again, and the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail now crosses it on a new 90-foot bridge. The Muskegon River Watershed Assembly (MRWA), which has led the restoration … Read more

Nearly 4,000 New York City students planted more than 100,000 beachgrass stalks across 2.25 acres at Coney Island Creek Park to rebuild protective dunes and help protect 50,000+ people from flooding

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Nearly 4,000 New York City students planted more than 100,000 beachgrass stalks across 2.25 acres at Coney Island Creek Park to rebuild protective dunes and help protect 50,000+ people from flooding

Nearly 4,000 public school students, more than 200 teachers and hundreds of community members have worked with NWF Nearly 4,000 New York City public school students have taken part in an effort to restore protective dunes at Coney Island Creek Park in Brooklyn. Since 2022, students, teachers and community members have planted more than 100,000 … Read more

Grand Canyon flash flood update: Phantom Ranch evacuated, 15 people unaccounted for after Bright Angel Creek flooding

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Bright Angel Creek near the Phantom Ranger Station in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, is seen after flash flooding from storms. (AP)

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the National Park Service said. Bright Angel Creek near the Phantom Ranger Station in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, is … Read more

Scientists searched for threatened Australian rainforest frogs without seeing or hearing them; DNA in creek water collected up to 22 km downstream revealed populations in places where the frogs had disappeared

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Scientists searched for threatened Australian rainforest frogs without seeing or hearing them; DNA in creek water collected up to 22 km downstream revealed populations in places where the frogs had disappeared

​Photos of a study species: the Australian Lace-lid (L. dayi)Photo credit: Conrad J Hoskin. In the cool, wet upland streams of Queensland’s Wet Tropics, several species of rainforest frog were pushed to the brink in the 1980s and 1990s by chytrid fungus, an aquatic pathogen that attacks frog skin and has driven extinctions worldwide. For … Read more

In 2024, a beaver returned to a California creek after 19 years and began cutting down aspen trees beside a man-made dam

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In 2024, a beaver returned to a California creek after 19 years and began cutting down aspen trees beside a man-made dam

For nearly two decades, there was no sign of beavers along Strawberry Creek in Great Basin National Park. Then, in 2024, park staff discovered evidence that one had returned, several quaking aspen trees had been freshly cut down beside a beaver dam analogue, a human-built structure designed to imitate the ecological effects of a natural … Read more