Tag: Recreation

  • Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve

    RiverAdmin

    Let’s start the new year with an example of how one community has worked to reduce the negative impacts humans have had on the environment. Just north of Philadelphia, in Ambler, Pennsylvania, you can find the Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve, but right next door, you’ll see a large odd mound. Both are located within a 32-acre… Read more

  • Ecotourism and Redevelopment

    RiverAdmin

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    If you were to Google “ecotourism” you would see that various organizations define the term slightly differently. For the sake of this article, we are going to look at ecotourism as “nature-based tourism intended to support wildlife and conservation and the local economy.” Now that we’ve defined ecotourism, let’s look at how it ties in… Read more