World’s Fifth Largest Tree in the Sierra Nevada, CA Protected [arve url="https://youtu.be/AKHTKkhsOeQ"] Connor Phillips | February 14, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
NZSki to Donate 250K to Help Save New Zealand’s Endangered Kea Bird This Conservation Week, NZSki kicks off a new five-year commitment to spend more than a quarter of a million dollars helping protect birds native to the alpine areas it works across, spearheaded by $50,000 worth of funds and donation support in partnership with the Kea Conservation Trust (KCT). NZSki currently operates environmental programmes at The Remarkables and Coronet Peak ski […] Kiwi Brains | September 17, 2018 0 Comments
Land Swap in the Central Wasatch, UT: Conservation, Expansion, and Grizzly Gulch The Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act is up for discussion in Central Wasatch Commission meetings. After being introduced in 2016, the bill was never enacted and has been debated for the past two years. While the conservation act encourages protection of pristine land in higher elevations in the canyons, there are underlying suspicions about the future of the Cottonwoods. Central Wasatch National […] Industry News Katy Shipley | July 13, 2018 1 Comment
European Ski Resorts Take Up Snow Farming for Next Season With the increasing pressure on resorts to open early and with good conditions, snow farming has been recognized as one of the most useful ways to preserve snow. Resorts use tarpaulin to cover their snow farms or sawdust to cover mounds of snow. Both methods have proven successful for multiple resorts and are an important part to their success. After […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 21, 2018 3 Comments
$10 Million Dollar Deal Preserves Meadows North Of Truckee In a victory for environmentalists, the Carpenter valley, a 1317 acre plot of land that sits one ridge over from the Tahoe Donner ski resort will be set aside for preservation. The Northern Sierra Partnership, a group based out of Palo Alto and funded mainly by Silicon Valley donors, stepped in as the land was about to hit the market. […] Industry News Jake Rubnitz | July 14, 2017 0 Comments
Brain Post: Tiger Population Increases For The First Time In A Century According to BBC News, the estimated number of wild tigers worldwide has risen for the first time in over a century. 3,890 tigers have been counted in the latest global census, which is up from the 2010 census that recorded just 3,200 tigers in the wild. This increase is great nonetheless, but it is sad to see that the population […] Brains Chris Wallner | April 16, 2016 0 Comments
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