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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China’s Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China’s Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky’s $5,000 donation helps transform China’s desert into a forest of 50,000 trees. (Photo: Getty Images) Ronald Sakolsky, a 69-year-old retired teacher from Pennsylvania, recently returned to China for the first time in 26 years and was stunned to see what had become of the once-barren landscape he had helped support. A … Read more

Congress set aside Washington’s East Potomac land for public recreation in 1897; 129 years later, a plan costing up to $49 million could transform its public golf course into a championship venue

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Congress set aside Washington’s East Potomac land for public recreation in 1897; 129 years later, a plan costing up to $49 million could transform its public golf course into a championship venue

The East Potomac Golf Links opened in 1919 Congress set aside Washington’s East Potomac Park for ‘recreation and the pleasure of the people’ in 1897. The park includes the East Potomac Golf Links, a historic public golf course that opened in 1919. Now, 129 years after the park was created, the Trump administration has started … Read more

Florida voters have approved $35 million to buy and transform 5.8 miles of underused railroad into a trail that will form part of an 11.4-mile greenway and help close a gap in a planned 400-mile trail network

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Florida voters have approved $35 million to buy and transform 5.8 miles of underused railroad into a trail that will form part of an 11.4-mile greenway and help close a gap in a planned 400-mile trail network

Voters in the coastal Florida city of Bonita Springs have approved a $35 million general obligation bond Voters in the coastal Florida city of Bonita Springs have approved a $35 million general obligation bond, clearing the way for the local government to buy a key 5.8-mile stretch of unused railway. The ballot decision unlocks the … Read more