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A New Jersey community is rolling up its sleeves to restore native habitats in three local parks. The November 1 event welcomes helpers of all ages and skill levels to make a real difference.
Mexico is pouring $60 million into cleaning up Lake Pátzcuaro, a treasured landmark that's been choked by pollution and drought for years. The massive project will build new treatment plants, restore wetlands, and bring new life to Indigenous communities who depend on the lake.
Indigenous rangers across Australia's desert are protecting an area nearly the size of Argentina using cultural burning techniques passed down through millennia of storytelling. Their work has restored biodiversity to 346 million acres in just four years.
Tennessee is calling on its residents to help save white oak trees by collecting acorns through mid-November. The grassroots effort addresses a critical shortage in seedling production for forest restoration.
Nearly a decade after bulldozers cleared sensitive wetlands for a highway that was never built, the forest is growing back faster than anyone expected. Over 280,000 seedlings and countless volunteer hours are bringing an Australian ecosystem back to life.
Four Melbourne councils are joining forces to restore the Yarra River and make it safe for swimming again by 2050, following successful river cleanups in Paris, Berlin, and Copenhagen. The beloved waterway, banned for swimming since the 1960s due to pollution, could once again host swimmers within a generation.
Shankarbaba Papalkar transformed 25 acres of barren land into a thriving home for 123 abandoned children, many with disabilities. Thirty-five years later, his children have married, secured government jobs, and built independent lives.
Ghana is seeking mining partners who care about communities and the environment, not just profits. A Chinese tech company is responding with plans for cleaner exploration and a local gold refinery.
The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is one signature away from reclaiming 1,100 ancestral acres in Washington, including sacred villages flooded for over a century. After the Elwha Dam's removal, both the land and the salmon are finally coming home.
A former desert that buried roads in sand now grows crops, powers solar farms, and employs thousands of people who once struggled to survive. The Kubuqi Desert transformation shows how restoring damaged land can create real jobs and income.
Ghana's government is launching a comprehensive land reclamation and waterway rehabilitation project to protect communities from flooding and environmental damage. The initiative promises safer living conditions for thousands while restoring degraded landscapes.
What was supposed to take three days took just one when 45 volunteers planted 900 plugs and 100 plants at Jacob Ford in Morristown. The community effort brought together high school students, town officials, and residents who finished an hour ahead of schedule.