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100 Success Stories for Endangered Species
In honor of the second annual Endangered Species Day, May 18, a Web site celebrates the success stories and details conservation efforts that led...
Instead of Hauling Water Up Mountain, New Faucets for Tajiks
For decades, residents of Kuldara, a village nestled in the remote mountainous region of Khovaling, Tajikistan, hauled water on their shoulders from the bottom...
Amazing Snow Sculptures Compete in Contest
Winners have been crowned, and hot chocolate dispersed, in the 2007 Winterfest Snow Sculpting contest in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. First place was...
Pope and Politicians Praise Homeless Champion Abbe Pierre
Abbé Pierre, the French Roman Catholic priest whose radio appeal in 1954 for the homeless and destitute stirred the conscience of his nation has...
States Take the Lead on Health Care Reform
Massachusetts has accomplished the improbable: It got Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to provide nearly every resident with health insurance. And it...
Energy Neighbor Fund Shares the Gift of Warmth
Faced with high fuel costs, more families than usual are expected to need help staying warm during the holidays and throughout the winter. Progress...
Town Rescues Dog from Icy Waters
North Dakota townspeople gathered around a frozen pond where Brutus, a seven-year-old Keeshound/ Samoyed dog struggled to pull himself from the numbing cold waters...
Blessed by a Burger
Many years ago during the very first days I had quit drinking, I joined a support group for help. They initially suggested that I...
Fish Stocks Highest in 50 Years Since Creek Restoration
The restoration of Nile Creek from a river that was devoid of fish into a salmon and cutthroat trout-bearing stream rich in life prompted...
Homeless Choir Inspires Audiences Worldwide
They were homeless in Montreal, yet the singers of Accueil Bonneau Choir (also known as the Montreal Homeless Choir) captivated audiences worldwide -- and...
A Sure Sign of Spring: Wild Whooping Cranes Return to Wisconsin
Among the signs of springtime these days in central Wisconsin is the arrival of wild whooping cranes on Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and along...
Blue Butterfly Back From the Brink
The Smithsonian published a feature article in 2005 called Back From the Brink that asserted: "Not every endangered species is doomed. Thanks to tough laws,...
Open Space Conference Draws Technologists and Social Activists Together to Build Better Communities
Feb. 5, 2006 — A conference to advance the use and technology of wikis and other community-building tools provided the perfect setting to try out...
All is in Divine Order
Eloise Vincent founded SOFTLY International-- Securing Our Future Today Loving Youth -- to supply medical care, clothing and beds to families living in extreme...
Fishermen Take Lead in Helping Endangered Whales
The decades-old saga of the endangered Northern right whale has long stranded animal welfare advocates and the lobstermen on opposite shores of Cape Cod...
Swans Follow Plane to Learn Migration Route
The Trumpeter Swan, native to the Atlantic seaboard for thousands of years, was killed by settlers in such numbers that by 1932 only 69...