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Central Florida Zoo's Labor Day event pairs a $2 conservation donation with keeper chats on North America's longest native snake.
The $1.8 million walk-up park sits right in front of Panther Lake Elementary and skips restrooms and parking on purpose.
Advocates say the Lights Out bill, named for Flaco the owl, could spare 250,000 birds a year in New York City.
Clayton Park's new dog park caps a six-year, $500,000 push that began with over 1,000 resident votes back in 2020.
A wandering eastern hellbender paused an active retaining wall project near the Ohio River until wildlife experts could safely capture it.
Amani and Baraka hatched inside the giraffe building after two years of failed clutches by parents Houdini and Mutambi.
The custom structure will feature metal slides, rope bridges, and climbing nets on a 55-acre site south of the city.
Saturday's Knoxville event pairs live bird banding with a 50-plus vendor marketplace, plus a new twilight art installation running the two nights before.
A new footbridge and 10 miles of trails aim to lure crowds from packed Avalon into Woodstock's quiet ruins and quarries.
A young falcon fell into the Fox River near Aurora City Hall and was saved by a bucket, a towel, and a lot of native water willow.
Four working farms near Charlie Creek and the Withlacoochee River are now permanently protected from development.
A Monongahela father and son were shelling in Sea Isle City when they unearthed a fossil millions of years in the making.
Voters decide in November whether to let the county borrow up to $120 million for parks and trails — but builders warn it could squeeze an already tight housing market.
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