The First National Park Established for Its Biodiversity
National parks protect places of national significance, from historic homes to rare fossil sites to areas of scenic beauty. Everglades was the first national park designated specifically to preserve ...
Uruguay, Ecuador and Malta boast best climates in the world
It is in a temperate zone and the weather remains uniform. Average temperatures for the mid-winter month of July range from 48F to 54F, while the midsummer month of January varies from 72F to 79F.
In temperate zones
IT is raining cats and dogs here in London town. But the city—as is ever the case —still gives your columnist a migh ... IT is raining cats and dogs here in London town. But the ...
Temperate Desert Plants
The variety "Schubert" has burgundy fall foliage and grows in zones 3 through 8. Some succulents can tolerate the cold winter conditions of temperate deserts. Banana yucca (Yucca baccata ...
Does Life Exist on Exoplanets?
How could we someday transform the nightmare runaway greenhouse conditions of Venus into a temperate zone capable of supporting plants and animals? Could we warm up Mars and live in oxygenated ...
Into the Big Blue Heart
The Temperate Zone: Embark on an incredible journey into our planet's oceans, and discover how our seas sustain not only the life within them, but all life on earth ...
First Steps In Restoring And Preserving Our Ponds
When I was in grade school in the late 1960s, my family camped at Nickerson State Park in Brewster. One of my strongest memories is rowing out into Cliff Pond ...
Fruit Trees That Can Be Grown in Containers
This fig tree bears fruit in mild winter areas, unlike several other types of temperate fruit trees. “Tropic Gold” apricot trees (Prunus armeniaca “Tropic Gold”) grow best in USDA zones 7 ...
A comparison of two bio-geographical regions in Italy reveals differences in the perception of ecotourism
Guides from the Mediterranean areas were more concerned with the impact of harvesting activities while in the temperate zone guides appeared more accustomed to forestry. This pattern finds an ...
NARO blocks return of motorsport at Entebbe Botanical Gardens
The National Agricultural Research Organisation-NARO has rejected plans for hosting motor rallies at Entebbe Botanical Gardens. Sitting on 40.7 hectares of land in Entebbe, the gardens were ...
