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  It didn’t take long for the National Park Service’s (NPS) quiet, low-key email “News Release” to its subscribers at 11am PT on Friday, June 9, 2023, to cause a commotion. Because the one-page document contained this long sentence (bolding added): Based on the review of public comments and internal scoping, NPS has identified a …

World leaders are ignoring the cause of pandemics: destruction of nature

World leaders ignoring role of destruction of nature in causing pandemics – Damian Carrington, Environment editor, June 4, 2021   EXCERPT: Ending the destruction of nature to stop outbreaks at source is more effective and cheaper than responding to them, scientists say. The root cause of pandemics, the destruction of nature, is being ignored, scientists …

MORE ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE TO HELP THE ELK, including contacting politicians & officials, are near the bottom of this lengthy webpage. The Tule elk are only the largest, most visible Point Reyes wildlife species being threatened, harmed, and even killed by current NPS (National Park Service) policies which favor for-profit business operations in the park over the …

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Want to get out from behind a desk and safely be outside in the natural world to actually DO something to help with your feet, hands, body, voice and heart? Sign up with the green button above to be notified of upcoming actions and events you can participate in. All demonstrations and actions are peaceful, organized, …

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Dear friends of trees, If you’ve wanted to participate in a TreeSpirit photo, here’s your next opportunity to artfully, tastefully, vulnerably and safely demonstrate your affection for trees and the natural world. IN BRIEF: TreeSpirit Project photographer Jack Gescheidt here with the news. I’ll be hosting the first large group TreeSpirit photograph of 2009 on …

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 – “Muffin,” short for “Dumpster Muffin,”—her tree sitter nickname hiding her identity from police—is alternately sitting and standing in a plywood box measuring about 2 feet by 4 feet with sides about 3 feet tall.  The box is bolted to the top a 10-foot tall 4 by 4 inch post.  And the …