This State Is Now Home To One Of The Biggest Populations Of Bald Eagles In The US After Years Of Recovery
by Meghan Cook, Good, Good, Good
Today, Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay is home to the highest concentration of bald eagles in the contiguous United States (but not the entirety of the U.S. — that honor belongs to Alaska, which hosts nearly half of the world’s 70,000 bald eagles). According to regional experts, this momentous milestone has been a long time coming. Back in 1985, bald eagle biologist Glenn Therres began counting nests for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. From the window of a four-seater plane, Therres peered down at the Chesapeake Bay — the largest estuary in the country with a shoreline of 11,684 miles — and took stock of breeding pairs from 200 feet above.
Indonesia’s 11-Year-Old ‘Aura Farmer’ Dikha Wins Hearts, Then Scholarship, Government Title
by Tribune Web Desk, The Tribune
The boat-dancing kid, Rayyan Arkan Dikha, has become internet’s favourite since a video of him dancing on the tip of a boat during the Pacu Jalur boat race in Riau province of Indonesia, went viral. Dikha’s traditional outfit, slick sunglasses, calm expression and hypnotic moves have made him an overnight global sensation who’s been dubbed the ultimate ‘aura farmer’ by the internet. Now, his hometown is giving him his flowers. According to reports by Hindustan Times, the government of Riau named Dika a tourism ambassador last week, celebrating his role in reviving culture among local kids.
Albuquerque’s Route 66 Motels Are Turning Into Affordable Housing
by Jack Herrera, Reasons to Be Cheerful
As a housing crisis pummels the American West, from Sun Valley, Idaho, to Tucson, Arizona, there’s a dull irony in the number of abandoned houses and old hotels. Some of them cluster around former mining boomtowns; Bannack, Montana, for instance, was briefly the state’s capital before the veins of gold ran dry and the 10,000 residents moved on. Today, some 60 buildings still stand, including the handsome red-brick Hotel Meade. Two Guns, Arizona, once served Dust Bowl migrants and other travelers along Route 66, but when the interstate highway passed it by, the town collapsed. Today, its ruins include homes and motels as well as campgrounds for travelers.
Young Indigenous Kayakers About To Complete Historic River Journey, After ‘Largest Dam Removal In US History’
by Nell Lewis, CNN
Ruby Williams’ birthday was not your average 18th. She celebrated it on the Klamath River, with a group of young people making a historic journey paddling from the river’s headwaters in southern Oregon to its mouth in the Pacific Ocean, just south of Crescent City, California. It marked the first time in a century that the descent has been possible, after the recent removal of four dams allowed the river to flow freely. Williams, together with fellow paddler Keeya Wiki, 17, spoke to CNN on day 15 of their month-long journey, which they are due to complete on Friday. At this point, they had just 141 miles (227 kilometers) of the 310-mile (499 kilometer) journey left to go.
Quebec Provides Universal Childcare For Less Than $7 A Day. Here’s What The US Can Learn
by Isabeau Doucet, The Guardian
When asked how much she pays for childcare, Leah Freeman chuckles and says she isn’t sure. “It’s like C$93 (about $67) every two weeks or something. I barely see it leaving my bank account,” she said. To most parents in the US, where the average cost of childcare is $1,000 per month and can reach more than $2,000 a month in some states, the idea of paying so little sounds impossible. But it’s happening – north of the US border in Quebec, Canada, where Freeman’s three-year-old daughter, Grace, attends a subsidized early childhood education center (centres de la petite enfance, known by its acronym CPE), for C$9.35, or less than $7 a day.
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