Sentences with phrase «of nearby forests»

Pam, a resident of the nearby Forest Hill area, highly recommends the pasta.

Climbing to the top of Yaxhá's tallest structure, Structure 216, will offer travelers incredible views of the nearby forest and lagoons.

Not exact matches

On April 29, more than 28,000 barrels of crude oil sprang from the Rainbow pipeline in Alberta and gushed into the boreal forest and nearby marsh.

There was a reminder Friday of the region's brush - fire risk when a small blaze scorched dry hillsides in San Dimas, a community located about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles The blaze was put out by the L.A.County Fire Department before reaching the nearby Angeles National Forest.

The Interior Department said in announcing the rule in December that it would protect 6,000 miles of streams and 52,000 acres of forests, preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby waters.

For example, the Kimpton Taconic offers a special nightly rate of $ 150 and helps schedule tours at nearby sugaring shacks, like Dutton Berry Farm and Merck Forest.

Bosnian media said Mamic was attending a memorial for his father at a graveyard near the town of Tomislavgrad when two people fired at him from a nearby forest...

Last month, a group of dog owners from surrounding areas called the fees excessive, considering the Glen Ellyn Park District charges district residents $ 25 a year for each dog they bring to the 5 - acre park at 185 Spring Ave. Until recently, park officials had never charged dog owners any fees to use the park, but its popularity has increased dramatically, particularly because the DuPage County Forest Preserve District's nearby Swift Road dog run is closed for renovations until October.

Responding to the wishes of a packed house of angry constituents, the Long Grove Village Board voted unanimously to withhold its support for a proposed nine - hole golf course and learning center planned for the nearby Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve.

The project, part of Winnetka's $ 41.1 million stormwater program, aims to improve drainage for homes in the Forest Glen neighborhood, on Greenwood Avenue and on other side streets along the nearby section of Tower Road.

Some homeowners in Sherwood Forest, east of the proposed park, had objected to proposed ballfield lights shining into their homes late at night, noise, parking on nearby streets and possible harm to wildlife in the wetland.

Some homeowners in Sherwood Forest, east of the proposed park, had objected to proposed ball field lights shining into their homes late at night, noise, parking on nearby streets and possible harm to wildlife in the wetlands.

Claiming a proposed wellness center near Good Samaritan Hospital would cause irreparable ecological damage to the nearby Lyman Woods Forest Preserve, the Downers Grove Park District Board of Commissioners voted to sue the hospital to block its construction.

Nearby highway traffic, waves lapping at the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, or a tree falling in the forest near the Louisiana site can all swamp the gravitational waves.

«It was a life - changing experience,» recalls John Swanson, the fire and timber chief for the US Forest Service at nearby Lake Tahoe and a veteran of many fires.

At nearby Ollantaytambo, board our first - class Vistadome train to travel from the Sacred Valley up into the cloud forest, enjoying unmatched views of the peaks through the glass - ceilinged cars.

They found that beetle - eating birds were most common at sites with lots of stretches of forest nearby, and that beetle infestations were slightly more severe at sites that were not surrounded by abundant forest.

Mercader and Boesch decided to track the chimp nut - cracking habit back in time by digging into the sandy, muddy rain forest soil nearby for evidence of older tools.

For instance, the habitat at Hadar and Laetoli was a mixture of forest, closed woodland and grassland around the Rift lakes, with forest on the nearby mountains.

Her team compared male anole lizards (Anolis cristatellus) in the Puerto Rican cities of Mayagüez, Ponce and San Juan with those in nearby forests.

Non-flowering plants could also ensure the containment of genes for herbicide resistance (or other traits conferred to the organisms), counteracting the concern that transgenic trees would spread their lab - produced genetics throughout nearby wild forest.

During every recent human outbreak of the Ebola virus — which often causes victims to bleed to death — gorilla carcasses have turned up in nearby forests, but scientists were uncertain about the extent of the disease's impact.

Her team compared males of the anole lizard (Anolis cristatellus) in the Puerto Rican cities of Mayagüez, Ponce and San Juan with those in nearby forests.

A dead forest in coastal Washington records a great earthquake that occurred about A.D. 1700, a century before Lewis and Clark explored the mouth of the nearby Columbia River.

Think you need a lush forest or a nearby beach to reap the benefits of outdoor exercise?

Every day when I take my morning walk to our nearby forest park, I always admire the beautiful vivid colors of varied flowers along the way — from my neighbors» gardens to their balconies, patios and stairs accented with flower boxes and pots full of blooming summer beauties.

In between it offers, among other things, meditations on Spanish architecture and landscapes, an outdoor concert where the conductor is on an elevated platform in a shopping arcade and the musicians are on nearby balconies, a lavish state party thrown for the novelist, a verbal chess match at the party, a credit sequence 20 - odd minutes into the film, a concert inside a cathedral, extended lovemaking, a recitation of part of the novelist's book, an opera performed at a gigantic fish market, a university lecture on algae, another opera set (though not staged) in a Turkish bath, a TV interview, a meal prepared and eaten by the three lovers, a film screening, and a plane trying to extinguish a forest fire.

Ben Whishaw's guest («The Limping Man») starts injuring other parts of his body to match other people's ailments, while the ever - brilliant John C Reilly («Lisping Man») is all too eager to join in the regular hunts, which earn guests an extra day's breathing space for every runaway or single person they can shoot in the nearby forest.

Chaos ensues when they hear the sound of a toy, which draws the attention of something nearby in the forest.

When a banished family's newborn child goes missing, accusations of witchcraft abound, and the family's dreary farm (one of many set pieces that was painstakingly and authentically created by Eggers» team) takes on a strange juxtaposition with the nearby dark forest.

Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job — and his sense of purpose — he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.

He, however, took the project a step further; he visited a nearby forest preserve and gathered leaves and seeds from the ground to create a scrapbook of sorts.

, a pro-life ministry in nearby Forest City that provides services to low - income women with children under the age of three and «has a general concern for sharing the love of Jesus Christ through both actions and words» by providing information about prenatal development, abortion and abstinence education.

As one of the roads used in the World Rally Championship, it was a challenge for hard - charging drivers as they switched from the slippery stages in the nearby Cambrian forests to this grippy and narrow surface.

In the early 20th century, it was home to mostly farms and a number of stables for riding horses which people took to the nearby Forest Preserves.

Apparently, compassion for her pet outweighed her fear of the bear, which backed away and quietly retreated into a nearby forest.

After that you can calm your heartbeat by navigating the damp and dense biodiversity of the forest floor of the nearby Santa Elena Rainforest.

From all our public areas and rooms, our guests will enjoy expansive views of the pristine arid savanna of the adjacent Galapagos National Park by looking north, to extinct volcanic cones shrouded in mist, mountains covered with lush tropical cloud forests, and green pasture farms by looking to the south - west; along with a 270 degree view of the infinite Pacific Ocean with nearby islands as a backdrop.

There may also be opportunity to venture into the nearby cloud forests or explore the traditional beach communities of the Caribbean coast at the weekend.

Resting in the spectacular shadow of the nearby Rhaetian Alps with rich, green forests growing on its shores, Lake Como is a rare mix of warm, Milanese / Alpine luxury and enchanting history.

And it is not just bad for scenery, the reduction in the cooling effect of the fog could damage the health of the huge Redwood Forests nearby.

Then I pick up my friends and head north to Honolua Bay to hike in the nearby forest (and maybe get lost a bit), then visit a hillside that overlooks Honolua Bay, where you can park your car and watch some of the best surfers in the world who come here to surf one of the world's best surfing spots.

This coupled with government plans to sell parcels of national parks to private developers, the proposal of several Chinese - built dams along Koh Kong's rivers, and a recent government approval to build a titanium mine nearby Chi Phat — which could result in the possible loss of 11,000 acres of rain forest — is pretty horrifying.

~ HIKING Figueroa Mountain Road area hiking trails offer opportunities to explore a ruggedly handsome section of the nearby Los Padres National Forest.

This isn't the thick of nature; seaweed farmer shacks line the beachfront nearby, children play, chickens scrabble and pigs oink, which goes to show the birds don't need great swathes of forest to survive — they simply need protection from poachers.

True to their marketing slogan, only Panja Resort offers unobstructed views of the rolling hills, mountains, forests and the cluster of islands in nearby Honda Bay all in one picturesque panorama.

Enjoy the laid - back atmosphere of the area with options to take a surfing lesson, go horseback riding through tropical forests, take a catamaran cruise, or visit other nearby beaches.

The jungles of Belize and the nearby rain forest are teaming with wildlife and the Belize Zoo has quite a collection.

Just about an hour south of San José, Savegre Hotel, Natural Reserve & Spa lies in a private reserve of 400 hectares, an the ideal base for exploring Costa Rica's amazing tropical cloud forest and many of its nearby attractions.

Villa Levi sits on a river island 200m down a long driveway, with only forest, fields, local houses and other private villas nearby, with a revered temple positioned on the opposite side of the river.