Fireflies are disappearing. Here’s why — and what you can do to help.

Fireflies are disappearing. Here’s why — and what you can do to help.

Posted by on May 5, 2018 @ 6:50 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: May 4, 2018

Fireflies were a source of great pleasure when I was kid. My friends and I would chase them through our yards on summer nights, catching them in our palms and delicately moving them to mason jars, where they’d light up our bedrooms. But now, fireflies are disappearing on a much larger scale. For years scientists have “been warning that the world’s estimated 2,000 species...

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Forest Service Begins to Pave Way for Massive Urban Sprawl Next to Grand Canyon

Forest Service Begins to Pave Way for Massive Urban Sprawl Next to Grand Canyon

Posted by on May 15, 2015 @ 12:25 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: May 14, 2015

The U.S. Forest Service began paving the way for a sprawling urban development near the southern edge of the Grand Canyon that would include more than 2,100 housing units and 3 million square feet of retail space along with hotels, a spa and conference center. The superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park has called the project one of the greatest threats to Grand...

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