Sentences with phrase «in local forests»

Wild blueberries have always been my absolute favourite fruit and when I was little, each year we used to forage them in local forests.
Everyone loves a nice stroll in the park or a day hike in the local forest.
Introduced to North America by Botanical Gardens in the 1890s, Amur honeysuckle — referred to by Conover as public enemy number one — has formed dense thickets in the local forest sub-canopies, choking out native species everywhere it grows.
Clearcuts alter water's ability to remain in the local forest atmosphere, due to reduced friction and transpiration.
If you have committed a more serious traffic violation, such as leaving the scene of an accident, your citation will state that you are required to appear in local Forest Heights Maryland court and the law enforcement officer issuing the citation will also likely inform you of this requirement.
If you are issued a traffic citation requiring you to appear in court, it is important that you consider obtaining legal representation prior to appearing in the local Forest Heights Maryland court.
If you wish to appear in the local Forest Acres South Carolina county court overseeing your traffic violation, you may be able to request an opportunity to have your traffic violation reduced or dismissed.
Alternatively, you can appear in the local Forest Acres South Carolina county court handling your violation at the address included on your traffic ticket.
By appearing in the local Forest City Iowa court that oversees you traffic violation, you can either plead guilty or dispute the charges.

Not exact matches

In 1992, Disney planted 60,000 trees to form what is known as the Mickey Mouse Forest as part of a local reforestation project.
Looking to breathe life into the local economy, Hanson and others coaxed a California travel - trailer company to set up a factory in Forest City.
As Rosser remembers it, her father, Forest Jenkins, who started Triad, was as excited as other local contractors to get a decent book of business in 1989, when Trump set to work building the Taj Mahal casino.
The $ 928 million center was slated to start construction late last year at a 500 - acre site in the Derrydonnell Forest near a small town called Athenry, but groundbreaking was delayed after complaints about the building were filed to the local council, reported Business Insider.
That's why in 2001 Jagdeesh Rao founded the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) to help local villagers set up formal institutions -; like forest protection, management, and grazing land committees -; in order to better maintain publicly owned land.
And while Bruce Ratner, the scion who founded local division Forest City Ratner in the 1980s and ran it up until three years ago, didn't quite put it in terms of centuries, he did say becoming a REIT had been on his wishlist.
«The association between Wallace and the local area is quite well documented, with Wallace using guerilla tactics to fight the English from the Ettrick Forest, and the Scottish nobles made Wallace Guardian of Scotland in recognition of his military successes.
My community (albeit not a local arm of an organized denomination) keeps me from wandering too far off and getting lost in a forest of despair.
One day in 1970, so the story goes, the women of the village spontaneously began to hug the local trees, their precious source of firewood, stopping New Delhi corporations from logging the forests for foreign export.
Local chefs took up the challenge and brought their version of matzo balls to the Forest Trace community center in Lauderhill, Florida.
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Told through the experiences of several of the leading figures in Australia's Fair Food movement, this book tells stories of personal change, courage, innovation and food activism, from local food hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agriculture.
However, while this seems like a promising development, it is debatable whether it has had much influence on what actually has been happening in the field as forests continue to be torn down and local people shunted to jail for protesting the taking of their land.
The establishment of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2004 set up voluntary guidelines for «greener» palm oil production and has tried to encourage palm oil expansion in a «sustainable» way that doesn't ruin primary rain forests or violate the land rights of local people.
ASOCUCH is one of 17 local NGOs working in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance to arrest Guatemala's rampant deforestation crisis by strengthening community forest management, with the support of USAID.
In Africa, this approach is still in its nascent stages, but there is one country where community forestry has already shown significant potential as a tool for conserving forests and promoting sustainable local developmenIn Africa, this approach is still in its nascent stages, but there is one country where community forestry has already shown significant potential as a tool for conserving forests and promoting sustainable local developmenin its nascent stages, but there is one country where community forestry has already shown significant potential as a tool for conserving forests and promoting sustainable local development.
Although the community forestry model has been in use in Cameroon for more than 20 years, its adoption has been slowed by the limited capacity of local communities to comply with complicated regulations, operate competitive enterprises, and access markets for sustainable forest products.
We have also facilitated the establishment of four local community - owned forest enterprises as tools for pooling investments in equipment and social infrastructure.
Just why five people from Indonesian forest communities now find themselves deep in the Selva Maya is due to a confluence of factors: the resounding success of the forest concessions here in Guatemala, a landmark Indonesian court decision to hand over forest rights to local communities and indigenous groups, and the budding partnership between Guatemala's Association of Community Forests of the Petén (ACOFOP), who is hosting this exchange, and the Indonesia Indigenous People's Alliance (AMAN).
But the introduction of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification in the 1980s has had a positive impact on Bolivia's forestry sector, and the workers, wildlife, and local communities that depend on it.
The core finding of this case study is that local forest enterprise — even when highly incipient, undercapitalized and operating in a challenging context — can be profitable and significantly improve local incomes.
These streams form a network of natural corridors through the farm that connect the large protected forests in the two river valleys, providing a healthy environment for the local animals, birds, and plants.
I am currently working with small scale farmers in the Ecuadorian highlands and we have recently become interested in the idea of growing shade - grown coffee as a way of sustaining the local growers and preserving some of the native forests in the region.
But while the challenges posed to rural communities in Honduras are great, so are the opportunities: in the last decade, the government has begun handing over land rights to some local and indigenous people, providing an excellent basis for efforts to create sustainable forest economies.
Companies and their customers can choose palm oil that's been grown in a sustainable way — meaning no more forests and other important habitats are destroyed, and the rights of workers and local communities are respected.
The lack of mushrooms (not just in the forest but interestingly in the local restaurants too) only left me craving mushrooms even more than before.
In order to conserve this precious landscape, the Rainforest Alliance worked with local communities, indigenous groups, and the government to develop an integrated and truly sustainable forest economy.
Farmers, local governments, and businesses in the Peruvian Amazon are working to conserve forests, build climate resilience, and strengthen the role of women farmers.
Mexico and Central America are world leaders in granting land rights to local and indigenous people — a crucial step in protecting forests.
Navitas Naturals cacao is sustainably harvested in the lush forests of Peru, where our partners carefully select the best cacao beans from local small - scale organic cacao farmers.
With roots in Poland and Italy, all Greenridge Farm products use original recipes and spice blends true to their European origins — such as actual spices from Germany in our Black Forest Ham — making our premium meats unlike anything else you'll find at your local market.
Nottingham Forest claimed their biggest victory over Derby County for decades, as they defeated their local arrivals 5 - 2 in a pulsating encounter at the City Ground in December 2010.
First up on Tuesday night, a late Henrik Dalsgaard goal, his first for the club, secured a 1 - 0 victory over Nottingham Forest at The City Ground before Neal Maupay struck a 94th minute equaliser at Craven Cottage on Saturday in the local derby against Fulham.
St. Charles — Almost 200 acres of environmentally sensitive nature areas would be given to the Kane County Forest Preserve system in exchange for helping a local park district buy the land necessary to construct a multi-use athletic and recreation facility in western St. Charles Township.
«Local governments have been unable to come up with enough money to preserve prairies, forests and wetlands,» Ryan told a crowd of about 200 who showed up Wednesday in Volunteer Park to watch Ryan's helicopter land.
Since late February, researchers from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Lincoln Park Zoo have been monitoring levels of cortisol (known as the stress hormone) in three species that have been reintroduced or restored by the forest preserve: wood frogs (designated as «in great need of conservation» in Illinois); spotted salamanders, a rare species for northeastern Illinois; and spring peepers, a frog species whose local populations are in decline.
Located in the Green Mountain National Forest, OEC Campers have the unique experience of exploring all that Mount Snow has to offer including hiking, biking, swimming, golfing, chairlift rides, adventuring to local areas and attractions, and exploring creativity through arts and crafts.
Mark has been involved in a variety of local community service activities including; the NSSED Governing Board, NSSED APS Board, Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Learning Disabilities Board, LBES principal search committee, the District 65 21st Century Learners curriculum committee, Soccer and Little League coaching, and scouting and swim team events.
Community Involvement Mark has been involved in a variety of local community service activities including; the NSSED Governing Board, NSSED APS Board, Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Learning Disabilities Board, LBES principal search committee, the District 65 21st Century Learners curriculum committee, Soccer and Little League coaching, and scouting and swim team events.
Speaking at a recently constructed pedestrian bridge along the Green Bay Trail in Lake Forest, Kustra commended local officials for providing matching funds and working with the state to develop the paths.
The Kane County Forest Preserve District and park districts in Naperville and Lisle are among local government agencies to receive grants from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for land acquisition and other parkland projects.
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