Looking out over the low green mountains jutting through miles of placid waterways here in southern Chile, it is hard to imagine that anything could be amiss. But beneath the rows of neatly laid netting around the fish farms just off the shore, the salmon are dying. (more…)
March 27, 2008
Call them Pavlov’s fish: Scientists are testing a plan to train fish to catch themselves by swimming into a net when they hear a tone that signals feeding time. (more…)
March 27, 2008
On a new map from the Parks Department, the Bronx is up, the Battery’s down, and there’s water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. The official NYC Water Trail Map & Guide was released today, including 28 launch sites for the city’s intrepid canoeists and kayakers. (more…)
March 27, 2008
Mark your calendars for The Jersey Paddler’s Paddlesport Show - the largest canoe & kayak show on the East Coast. The show features manufacturers of kayaks, canoes, accessories, paddlewear, paddling clubs, professional instruction and expeditions, as well as lectures and slide shows of paddling trips, expeditions and paddling techniques. (more…)
March 27, 2008
Politicians say it could rival Rockefeller Center. The skyscrapers, apartments, cultural center and parkland planned for a desolate neighborhood along the Hudson River will turn the area into Manhattan’s next big business district, they say. (more…)
March 27, 2008
Donald Trump went on the offensive yesterday for his Jones Beach project, suing the state and accusing officials of sabotaging the project when a new parks chief took office last year. (more…)
March 27, 2008