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...class projects. When eleventh graders study early-American economic systems, the village becomes their classroom for nine weeks. Exhibit curators often lead class discussions at the sawmills, weaving stations and tin-making shops inside the craftworks district, and on the lawns of Thomas Edison's laboratory, the working soybean farm and antebellum tobacco plantation that dot the property...
...Urban Forest of San Francisco (Fuf.net) rents nontraditional trees, such as Southern Magnolia and Strawberry, for $150, and replants them on city streets. Prefer a regular cut tree? Choose a real one that's grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers-ask local merchants if they have an organic farm supplier-or order from Freshchristmastree.com, a grower that ships to 46 states and uses sustainable methods. Then recycle: many municipalities collect trees to mulch. Search Earth911.org to find programs in your area...
...Unfortunately, I don’t have an artistic bent,” Cloos explains.A Quincy House resident, Cloos knew from her first day of college that she would not end up in a physics lab. After entertaining the possibility of becoming a veterinarian, a rider, or a horse farm manager, Cloos took the advice of a summer employer and started thinking about horseshoeing.“My parents were sort of resistant to the horse interest,” says Cloos.Although she started riding when she was seven, her interest in horses remained latent throughout boarding school and most...
...followed by monthly wind royalty checks, perhaps $500 for each turbine. But some guardians of Texas lands and legacy are less amenable, among them Jack Hunt, chief executive officer of the legendary King Ranch, headquartered in South Texas. A recent bid by a Scottish company to build a wind farm on the neighboring Kenedy Ranch brought Hunt into the fray and conflict between two ranches...
...Kenedy Ranch project is in limbo after local officials denied a $100 million local tax abatement, and Hunt vows there will never be a wind farm on the King Ranch. The 80 or so descendants of Capt. Richard King who share the King Ranch brand, land and businesses want to preserve the fabled ranching legacy and the land. The two ranches sit in the path of "the River of Birds," the flyway that brings birds from Canada to Mexico, including whooping cranes. Birding enthusiasts are just a few of the eco-tourists, along with hunters and fishermen, that are creating...