September 23, 2026

World

In 1928, a California garbage collector began building a one-room shack from trash; over 50 years, beer cans, car parts, driftwood and shells became an multi-level hillside home

In 1928, a California garbage collector began building a one-room shack from trash; over 50 years, beer cans, car parts, driftwood and shells became an multi-level hillside home

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The exterior of Nitt Witt Ridge and cans of food in a kitchen cabinet. Once, along California’s rugged Central Coast, there was still room for people who wanted to live differently. Away from polished streets and grand estates, the landscape attracted eccentrics, dreamers and determined outsiders who built their own worlds with whatever they could…

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Mike Niziolek spent thirty years transforming his 150-acre property into a wetland, now the former AP biology teacher is creating 'bio supermarkets' for wildlife

Mike Niziolek spent thirty years transforming his 150-acre property into a wetland, now the former AP biology teacher is creating ‘bio supermarkets’ for wildlife

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Mike Niziolek, a former AP biology teacher decided that he did not want to limit his impact in the world to his classrooms and wanted to do something for the planet he loves so much. This is why he has spent the past thirty years, returning his 150-acre property Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota to…

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In 2026, a Florida wildlife centre brought in critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs; the project is now helping restore their disappearing Madagascar rainforest

In 2026, a Florida wildlife centre brought in critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs; the project is now helping restore their disappearing Madagascar rainforest

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A wildlife centre in North Florida has welcomed two red-ruffed lemurs, turning encounters with the critically endangered animals into a way to support rainforest restoration thousands of miles away in Madagascar. The North Florida Wildlife Center in Lloyd, Jefferson County, is now home to four ruffed lemurs. Two of them, newly arrived red-ruffed lemur males,…

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Nearly 4,000 New York City students planted more than 100,000 beachgrass stalks across 2.25 acres at Coney Island Creek Park to rebuild protective dunes and help protect 50,000+ people from flooding

Nearly 4,000 New York City students planted more than 100,000 beachgrass stalks across 2.25 acres at Coney Island Creek Park to rebuild protective dunes and help protect 50,000+ people from flooding

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Nearly 4,000 public school students, more than 200 teachers and hundreds of community members have worked with NWF Nearly 4,000 New York City public school students have taken part in an effort to restore protective dunes at Coney Island Creek Park in Brooklyn. Since 2022, students, teachers and community members have planted more than 100,000…

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LIV Golf bombshell: League files for bankruptcy owing up to $1bn; what happens now to its biggest stars?

LIV Golf bombshell: League files for bankruptcy owing up to $1bn; what happens now to its biggest stars? | International Sports News

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FILE – A general view of the 18th hole flag pole during the first round of LIV Golf Jeddah at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Friday, March 1, 2024 in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. (Matthew Harris/LIV Golf via AP, File) LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the…

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Georgia O'Keeffe bought a small Ghost Ranch home in 1940 and spent decades painting the surrounding desert; a conservation plan is now protecting 6,000 acres from development

Georgia O’Keeffe bought a small Ghost Ranch home in 1940 and spent decades painting the surrounding desert; a conservation plan is now protecting 6,000 acres from development

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For the unversed, Ghost Ranch sits amid the dramatic red and yellow cliffs of the Piedra Lumbre, about 65 miles northwest of Santa Fe along U.S. 84. The region became closely associated with O’Keeffe, whose paintings transformed its cliffs, mesas, bones and expansive skies into some of the most recognizable images in American art. Long…

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A Napa art center is giving up development rights on 162 of its 217 acres; the deal protects 75% of the estate while directing up to $1.85 million back to the arts

A Napa art center is giving up development rights on 162 of its 217 acres; the deal protects 75% of the estate while directing up to $1.85 million back to the arts

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A major conservation agreement in California’s Napa Valley is set to permanently protect much of the sprawling landscape surrounding the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, while potentially providing the institution with up to $1.85 million to support its cultural operations. Announced August 25 by the Land Trust of Napa County, the deal brings together…

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Ronaldo snubbed again: Why Al-Nassr’s title-winning talisman wasn’t nominated for Ballon d’Or despite ending 7-year trophy drought

Ronaldo snubbed again: Why Al-Nassr’s title-winning talisman wasn’t nominated for Ballon d’Or despite ending 7-year trophy drought | Football News

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Why Cristiano Ronaldo misses out on the 2026 Ballon d’Or shortlist Cristiano Ronaldo has missed out on the Ballon d’Or shortlist for a fourth consecutive year, despite leading Al-Nassr to a long-awaited domestic title and producing another strong individual campaign for both club and country.The omission is particularly intriguing because the 2026 30-player shortlist does…

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A North Florida family permanently protected 816.46 acres with a $2.665 million easement; farming can continue while the land stays undeveloped inside a 1.6-million-acre wildlife corridor

A North Florida family permanently protected 816.46 acres with a $2.665 million easement; farming can continue while the land stays undeveloped inside a 1.6-million-acre wildlife corridor

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In the rolling pine forests and pasturelands of Putnam County, a North Florida family has made a decision that will change the landscape for generations to come. They have placed a permanent conservation easement on 816.46 acres of their working farm, locking in protection for a sprawling tract of forests, wetlands and agricultural fields. Valued…

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Cox Enterprises gave up development rights on nearly 4,400 South Carolina acres worth hundreds of millions; the land is now protected forever, including 40 miles of river and marsh frontage

Cox Enterprises gave up development rights on nearly 4,400 South Carolina acres worth hundreds of millions; the land is now protected forever, including 40 miles of river and marsh frontage

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In the low country of South Carolina, where blackwater rivers wind through cypress swamps and marshes give way to the Atlantic, a quiet but monumental act of conservation has just reshaped the landscape. Cox Enterprises, a major media and communications company, has donated development rights on nearly 4,400 acres of its Clarendon Farms property, locking…

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