Four States Just Made It Easier To Build Wildlife Crossings. The Bipartisan Effort Is Being Called A ‘Blueprint’
by Kamrin Baker, Good Good Good
Conservationists are celebrating four exciting milestones for wildlife corridors on the heels of the legislative seasons in four states across the United States. Those four states — Utah, Virginia, Idaho, and Oregon — have just successfully passed legislation that will bolster state transportation budgets to build more wildlife crossings and make it easier to expand wildlife crossing infrastructure. Wildlife crossings see strong bipartisan support across the country, with lawmakers from both parties championing their development.
Welsh Green Man Festival Helps Asylum Seekers Gain Confidence And Skills
by Hannah Al-Othman, The Guardian
For many young people growing up in Britain, their first music festival is a rite of passage; watching live music in a field with thousands of others, sleeping under the stars, and spending time with friends old and new. Green Man festival in Wales has been extending that formative experience to refugees and asylum seekers – who are offered training placements that help them develop valuable skills as they work to build new lives in Britain.
In 1998, A Man Illegally Cut Holes In A Tucson Street Curb. The Result Changed The Law.
by Annie Reneau, Upworthy
When you live in a hot, desert city that only gets 11 inches of rainfall per year, water is a precious resource. And yet, laws in Tucson, Arizona, long impeded people’s ability to utilize rainwater efficiently. That is, until Brad Lancaster took a handsaw to his curb and showed the city the result. In 1998, Lancaster sawed through the curb in front of his house in six places, creating channels to divert rainwater into the space between the street and the sidewalk. Cutting into the curb was illegal, but city officials remained unaware of it, until Lancaster himself told them what he’d done.
Florida Teen’s ‘Storm Smart’ Program Teaches Hurricane Preparedness To Students – Because The Schools Didn’t
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
From South Florida comes the story of an intrepid teenager who’s developed a mini curriculum on hurricane preparedness to fit into school lessons. Having suffered (or perhaps been enriched) from the impact of Hurricane Irma on her community, 16-year-old Elise Raurell created Storm Smart last year as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award. If it can be believed, Raurell says that South Florida schools don’t teach students anything about what a hurricane can do to a city. Guides on topics like how to prepare emergency kits, or safety information—none of it was being, and so Raurell thought she’d do it herself.
‘The Pigeon Came To Them Seeking Help’: California Firefighters Give Oxygen To Suffering Bird
by Dani Anguiano, The Guardian
Heartwarming footage of California firefighters treating perhaps their smallest patient on record has captivated the internet. A crew in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Oakland spotted a pigeon “in distress” earlier this week after a vehicle fire, and jumped into action to assist. “The crew reported the pigeon came up to them seeking help. The pigeon seemed to have suffered some smoke inhalation from the vehicle fire,” said Oakland Firefighters Local 55 union in a post on social media. As captured in footage posted online, a firefighter administered oxygen with a mask placed over the small bird’s face as it stood in the road. It flew away after “clearing out its lungs”.
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