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This study is written by Leave No Trace, an organization that is dedicated to protecting the outdoors through science-based education to inspire responsible recreation. The paper goes over multiple studies that cover seven principles, called “leave no trace”, that serve as guidelines for responsible recreation, which includes: (1) plan ahead
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This study by Wang et al. was published by the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine. The study sought to understand people’s behavior when using trash bins in parks. These insights can guide designs revolving around waste management to reduce littering from park visitors.
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This study is from the Journal of Environmental Psychology, where a wide range of interdisciplinary work from scholars are published. This study discusses ways to reduce waste in park areas through a bit of psychology. This is important as the study can help guide designs to effectively reduce the amount
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) seeks to find the balance between conservation and recreation. After visiting ODNR, a general issue that was brought up was keeping the waters clean, with one of the causes being unclean boats. “The new boat wash station uses a system that cleans and
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This post reviews an article written by CBC News that discusses the development of an automatic robot that cleans beaches. This robot, called BeBot, was developed by Searial Cleaners, an organization that focuses on creating technology that pushes the effort of collecting waste. BeBot is a remotely operated and fully
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The authors of this paper, Patil et al., are mechanical engineers from St. John College of Engineering and Management. In response to environmental degradation, Patil et al. designed an automatic lake cleaner machine to remove surface pollutants with little environmental impact. Here’s an excerpt from the report of an
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National Park Service (NPS) is an organization that is entrusted with the care for national parks. They strive to connect communities, preserve local history and protect the land. This study shares the results of monitoring fish population and how it can speak towards the efforts for conservation. This excerpt from
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National Park Service (NPS) is an organization that preserves and cares for the national parks. They also manage and maintain the road systems in parks and seek to improve the conditions of roads and safety. This article takes a look at the technology used in relation to transportation in parks,
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The National Park Service (NPS) is an organization that is entrusted with the care for national parks. They strive to connect communities, preserve local history and protect the land. This article discusses the waste found around park waters and action taken to remove waste, specifically in Kalaupapa National Historical Park
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The Trust for Public Land is an organization that creates parks and protects lands with the goal of ensuring healthy and livable communities. This study goes over the benefits of land conservation. Here's an excerpt from their 2021 report on benefits to conservation: “These spaces increase property values,
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WeConservePA, formerly known as the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association, is an organization that prioritizes the conservation of open spaces, implements sustainable practices and connects people to the environment. WeConservePA did a study of the economic value of parks. “Creating well planned parks and preserving sufficient land for them can generate
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) advocates for safety and responsibility in the scrap recycling industry. They promote public awareness of the importance of recycling to the production of the world’s goods and environmental benefits to recycling. This study done by ISRI discusses the vital role the