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Tips for weathering summer sun, heatMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:27PMYou may love the summer heat that makes it easy to swim, picnic and just laze around outside, but don't overdo it: Overexposure to the sun and heat can be dangerous, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warns.

Not just house, plan your landscape tooMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:19PMLandscape helps in improving the aesthetic and functional utility of available open space around houses, emphasized scientists from the department of floriculture and landscaping of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) on Monday.

Gentle beauty in Ortonville State Recreation’s Bloomer ParkMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:31PMOrtonville State Recreation Area is the northern-most section of Oakland County with the rugged top of her 5,400 acres of high wooded hills and thick undergrowth stretching well into Lapeer County. Getting lost in these woods is easy in summer if bushwhacking. The landscape is wild and full of furry creatures, hidden streams, ponds, puddles, boulders, bugs, fungi, big trees and treefrogs.

800-year-old olive tree from Lebanon graces the CapitalMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:39PMABU DHABI - After a road journey of two weeks, an 800-year-old olive tree brought from Lebanon was planted in one of the capital’s prime communities.

Manheim Township goes greenMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:47PMIf you set out to create an ecologically diverse landscape in Lancaster County populated by native species friendly to wildlife, would you think of that expansive suburbia known as Manheim Township?Why not? That would be the reply of an energetic and determined grassroots group called Habitat MT.Alr...

Peanut Park gets new lease on lifeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:27PMA 109-year-old park in Winnipeg's Crescentwood neighbourhood has been reborn, thanks to a group of locals who reclaimed it from graffiti, drug deals, and neglect.

Puyallup Tribe, state officials to dedicate 26-acre Port of Tacoma habitatMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:35PMPuyallup Tribe of Indian drums will beat a welcome song to salmon and other wildlife at the July 20 dedication of a new 26-acre habitat site along Hylebos Creek in Tacoma.

North Shore homes featured in garden walkMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:53AMPat Thalman first got interested in gardening almost 50 years ago after reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. Carson’s warning about the extensive use of pesticides in agriculture struck a chord with Thalman. “That really got me going on it,” she said. “That’s when I started my own garden.” Thalman’s garden is one of five gardens at homes in the northern suburbs that will be featured in this ...

Roan Balds -- it takes a lot of work -- and goats -- to maintain themMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:20AMJane Bald sits on the Tennessee/North Carolina border at 5,807 feet along the Appalachian Trail atop Roan Mountain. The rocks near the summit of Jane Bald are a popular resting spot for hikers, with a view of Round Bald to one side and Grassy Ridge Bald to the other.