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In March, Greater Victoria on Canada’s Vancouver Island became the first urban destination in Canada or the U.S. to earn the Biosphere Certification. This certification, awarded by the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI),...

The baby tortoises amble around in their corral, brightly colored labels with numbers affixed to their shells like football jerseys. But these little guys’ teams are the different Galapagos islands, and they’re color-coded...

I frequently visit cemeteries, but was especially excited to be at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn last month. This historic cemetery is an enormous greenspace, fronted by gothic arches and full of birds, prairie dogs, flowering...

Trust for Public Land released the annual park system ratings and the best-rated system in the U.S. lands lands in the District of Washington, D.C. St. Paul, MN came in second, slightly above Arlington, VA and Cincinnati,...

Copenhagen consistently ranks as one of the world's most sustainable cities. What is Copenhagen doing right that the rest of the world can catch up on? [...]

It was 150 years ago on March 1, 1872 that President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone Park Protection Act. It spawned national parks in the U.S. and inspired land conservation around the world.[...]

In the late afternoon, after a physically hard day of building trails, a group of shirtless young guys take turns belaying each other as they scramble up a huge rockface...

If you look at an aerial view of Hot Springs, Arkansas, you see a few rows of buildings squeezed in between wild, green mountains. This resort town, about an hour southwest of Little Rock, is an unusual place where you can...

After Rose Schweikhart, an avid homebrewer, settled in Hot Springs, Arkansas, she began to wonder if the mineral-rich hot spring water that made "Spa City" famous could be used to brew beer...

We’re all itching to get outdoors these days, and visiting National Parks is a safer travel option that allows you to take in the magnificent scenery that the U.S. has to offer. From the towering sequoia trees and granite...

It's a loss for golfers but a big win for plant lovers. After decades in the planning stage, the Houston Botanic Garden finally opened September 18 on the former Glenbrook Golf Course in southeast Houston....

As Andy Aldeen strides across his Montana land, a can of bear spray stuffed in his back shorts pocket, you’d never guess the Midwestern-born hay farmer had spent 25 years working in finance in Hong Kong and Tokyo...

In partnership with Sustainable Travel International and Slow Food, the Palau Bureau of Tourism has launched a new project aimed at mitigating its tourism-based carbon footprint...

Imagine a place full of cutting-edge art, gorgeous community spaces, comfortable accommodations for everyone in the family and lots of opportunities to learn, explore and have fun...

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