As cities continue to expand, the amount of unused rooftop space grows too.
Steven Peck, the founder and president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, said that flat roofs are wasted spaces. The organization is an association of the green roof and wall industry.
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More tools and resources are becoming available to teachers wanting to pursue environmental curriculum.
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The organization teaches kids at its brick and mortar building or travels to communities with a bus filled with recycled materials.
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Fishbrain is an app that allows users to post photos of their catches and log the species and size of the fish they caught, the gear they used and the location, date and time of the catch.
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The heaviest thing that he has found is a full-sized safe in the Rouge River in Delray, Michigan, taking seven people with magnets and hooks to pull it out.
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The Center for Community Transportation launched a new bikeshare service in November, Ithaca Bikeshare.
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Funding these projects through grants is important because it increases native plant presence, which helps pollinators thrive.
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