Child Care Micro-Centers Are Filling Empty Classrooms
By providing care for young children at K-12 schools, these centers help parents with costs and schools with teacher retention.
Rewilding Death in the Appalachian Mountains
A growing conservation burial movement is challenging the funeral industry’s environmental footprint while healing the land.
‘Snow Farming’ Is Making Spring Skiing More Sustainable
Move over, snowmaking. As climate change reduces snowpack, some ski areas are harvesting early season snow to keep their slopes shreddable.
For Modern Foragers, This Map Reveals Urban Abundance
Through Falling Fruit, people around the world can find edible plants to enjoy — often in unexpected places.
What We’re Reading: Cultivating the Next Generation’s Love of Nature
See what stories caught our attention this week, from a chance for U.K. teens to study natural history to the latest on green transit projects in the U.S.
The Towns That Invent Their Own Money
In a practice that dates back centuries, communities are creating their own currencies to keep local economies strong and resilient.
When Colorado Put Polling Places Inside All Its Jails, Voter Turnout Soared
A new law — the first of its kind in the U.S. — has made it much easier for detained Coloradans to cast a ballot.
We Can Stop Glass Windows From Killing Birds
Each year, countless birds die after colliding with buildings. But simple solutions exist, from tiny dots on glass to turning out the lights.
What We’re Reading: A Genetic Milestone for Yellowstone’s Bison
See what stories caught our attention this week, from the culmination of a major conservation success story to creative ways to keep cool.
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