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Under the agreement a perpetual restrictive covenant has been placed on the 121.7 ha which will require the area to be maintained and managed for its value as native vegetation with improvement of its assessed habitat score from 7/10 to 8/10 over a 20 - year period.

Only a few biologists have actually lived with animals in their native habitats in order to study their behavior there, and the results are not always recognized as «scientific», since they are not readily repeatable in the fashion required by science.

Increase forest cover with native species in degraded areas, improve the climate resiliency of coffee plants as a result of restoring tree cover, and enhance habitat value in the coffee - growing landscape.

Re-establishment of flood - tolerant bank vegetation following the millennium drought will provide habitat for a number of native species and also assist with bank stability during natural floods and heavy rainfall.

With respect for the natural habitat and Pechanga heritage, design and construction of the top - ranked Journey at Pechanga golf course on nearly 300 acres / 121 hectares of unique, ancestral land, preserved most native oak trees; those removed were moved and transplanted at considerable expense.

Stefanie Covino, Coordinator of the Shaping the Future of Your Community program notes, «Our water resources are increasingly stressed, but conserving and restoring the natural landscape with native plants can offer social, environmental, and economic benefits such as improved air quality, property values, energy savings, and habitat — both locally and downstream.»

Our teacher naturalists work with students to help them develop an appreciation for native plants and animals and their habitats as well as the relationships of these ecological communities to our agricultural practices.

Now he and Matthew Symonds, at the University of Melbourne, Australia, have compared beak length in 214 bird species with the annual minimum temperature of their native habitats.

Cox wants to turn the garden into «a botanical ark» for the South Pacific, to shelter rare species with the intention of restocking native habitats someday.

Sage grouse are on the decline, and scientists think that (in addition to habitat loss) the problem may be that noise pollution from natural gas development in their native areas across the western United States interferes with successful mating.

Many scientists have predicted that habitat loss will force species into new geographical ranges — areas where they may begin to overlap, compete, and even mate with closely related natives.

They can cause damage to fishing gear and river banks, block intake screens, modify natural habitats and compete with native species, and it is this economic and ecological damage that makes this crab such an unwelcome arrival.

Moreover, in working with lemurs in their native habitats, the researchers could better understand how the animals interact with their surroundings and the relationship between genes and the environment.

By exploring yeasts» native habitat and looking to see where else in the world they have turned up, scientists may unlock secrets of yeast genetics and hybridization with enormous economic benefit.

Student Aaron Jacobs works with a local organization to sow a prairie with native plants to provide wildlife habitat.

STSL, which is based in Gainesville, Florida, hopes that with this increased appreciation will come a desire to act in ways to help protect and preserve not only sea turtles, but all wildlife and native habitats.»

DOT works with many other Federal agencies to promote the health of ecosystems, habitats, and native species.

By erecting thirty thousand dams of significant size across the American West, they dewatered countless rivers, wiped out millions of acres of riparian habitat, shut off many thousands of river miles of salmon habitat, silted over spawning beds, poisoned return flows with agricultural chemicals, set the plague of livestock loose on the arid land — in a nutshell they made it close to impossible for numerous native species to survive.

So our backyard is a certified wildlife habitat with all native plants.»

«The few that are able to adapt to the new environment may disrupt the ecological balance of our natural habitats by competing with our native species for resources,» he explains.

«The United States is home to a tremendous diversity of native birds, with more than 800 species inhabiting terrestrial, coastal, and ocean habitats, including Hawaii.

Or — again, if Schroeder is right about the impacts — be aligned with ABC's vision of «an Americas - wide landscape where diverse interests collaborate to ensure that native bird species and their habitats are protected, where their protection is valued by society, and they are routinely considered in all land - use and policy decision - making»?

Coastal Trail at Muir Beach >> As part of the larger Redwood Creek Restoration Project, this segment was transformed into a sustainable, multi-use trail and adjacent habitat areas restored with native vegetation.

«We hope visitors will come away with a greater understanding and appreciation of the world - renowned floral diversity found in California's many unique ecosystems — as well as an understanding of how climate change and increasing habitat loss are threatening Nature's fragile native plant communities and species,» the photographers say.

Boasting its own, extensive botanical gardens, with detached secluded suites and private bungalows, nestled amongst a natural oasis of coastal lagoons, and surrounded by swathes of palms and rainforest gardens — a rich habitat that provides a home to dozens of native species it's no surprise that this wonderfully romantic resort has become a firm favourite with honeymooners and nature lovers the world over.

A secluded hideaway in picturesque North Queensland set on 30 acres of lush landscaped rainforest gardens this private beachfront property provides the ultimate authentic tropical Australian holiday experience.Boasting its own, extensive botanical gardens, with detached secluded suites and private bungalows, nestled amongst a natural oasis of coastal lagoons, and surrounded by swathes of palms and rainforest gardens — a rich habitat that provides a home to dozens of native species it's no surprise that this wonderfully romantic resort has become a firm favourite with honeymooners and nature lovers the world over.

In just seven years our hard work has payed off with the return of native species and the regeneration of native habitat.

The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American Tribal governments with their conservation efforts.

Quick to reproduce and with no natural predators, these alien species decimated the habitats of native species.

Adjacent habitat areas also have been restored with native vegetation.

Stroll through Heritage Garden, enjoy the Tea House with its panoramic views, and the lake area which forms a natural habitat for the Cayman Blue Iguana and breeding ground for a variety of rare aquatic birds and animals native to the Caribbean.

Whether you're interested in seeing jaguars in their native habitat in the Cockscomb Basin Nature Preserve, bird watching, taking a boat ride up the Monkey River, or sailing through the jungle canopy, the pristine rainforests of Belize are bursting with life.

Day Two — Today is spent in the region known as the Fleurieu Peninsula and is rich, not only with beaches and striking seascapes, but also has an abundance of native animals in their natural habitats.

This region is known as the Fleurieu Peninsula and is rich, not only with beaches and striking seascapes, but also has an abundance of native animals in their wild habitats.

Day Four — Day four is spent in the region known as the Fleurieu Peninsula and is rich, not only with beaches and striking seascapes, but also has an abundance of native animals in their natural habitats.

The landscape surrounding the ocean front Inn by the Sea is planted with native materials selected to create habitat and food sources for local wildlife.

We will host several projects at park sites in Marin and San Francisco, with activities including habitat restoration, native plant cultivation, beach cleanups, painting, trail work, and more.

The ecosystem is a habitat for native wildlife, native birds and Ulysses butterflies, with their iridescent electric blue wings.

With over half of the park set aside as protected native species habitat, attractions include an African Tram Tour and up - close Animal Encounters.

Natural habitats for native species continue to shrink and become littered with human detritus.

And deforestation caused by agriculture, particularly coffee plantations, leaves native birds without a habitat, though conservation groups are working with local farmers to promote shade - grown coffee and end clear - cutting.

In 2014, we continued support of forest restoration of degraded parcels of vital bird habitat at Tapichalaca Reserve in Ecuador, with 20,000 native trees planted on 61 acres to benefit resident birds like Jocotoco Antpitta and migrants including Swainson's Thrush.

The trees also provide sustainable habitat for wildlife and will enhance the natural landscape with native broad - leaved trees.

In Chicago, the green roof we helped design for City Hall is covered with mostly native vegetation, which offers urban habitat to the butterflies and birds of the region.

Imagine high - tech buildings so in tune with the biosphere that they inhabit the landscape like native trees, making oxygen, sequestering carbon, fixing nitrogen, purifying water, providing habitat for thousands of species, accruing solar energy, building soil, and changing with the seasons — while also generating remarkable productivity and providing beauty, comfort, and delight.

The plantings, beginning in spring 2014, will be a mix of native species to recreate the natural habitat, including predominantly tamarack, white spruce, black spruce, and with smaller numbers of jack pine, red oak and red maple.

In 2014, we continued to support habitat restoration at Tapichalaca, with 20,000 native trees planted on 61 acres to benefit resident birds like the antpitta and migrants including Swainson's Thrush.

It is planted with native plants designed to provide habitat for local animals and insects and is an important part of the water management strategy for the building

Bill Dotzler, a state senator who helped the TPC gain the necessary initial funding, is hopeful about their potential: «You almost get a trifecta with this — you clean the streams, you provide habitat for pheasants and other wildlife and you produce an alternative fuel... It's not going to be the whole answer, but I think burning the native plants could be an important part of the whole puzzle.»

Native to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico, the woodpecker species is believed to have gone extinct with the complete destruction of its habitat from logging, with nary a sighting after 1956.