An artisan market. A dog park with an agility course for quadrupeds. Outdoor pickleball, a skate park, half-court basketball and a soccer mini-pitch for humans. A tropical garden playground for young ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

The weekend's rainfall provided a dramatic transformation for one local pond while leaving another still struggling with drought conditions. West Guth Park pond experienced a remarkable recovery after ...

Smart Pond valves, like the one shown here, are actuated valves that open or close as a connected computer dictates, all without the intervention of a human. On June 9, a stormwater pond near Port ...

The trend for rain chain ideas is big news this year as part of making your garden more sustainable. It's one of the most innovative ways to collect precious rainfall water but it adds more than just ...

Natural streams in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts are drying up due to climate change and human activities. Rainwater harvesting in man-made ponds holds hopes for the revival of ...

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Tearing out our lawns is a good start toward wiser ...

Cody Semmelrock is a former mini-tour pro with an MBA in Sustainable Innovation from the University of Vermont. He is also founder of Acer Sustainability, LLC, a sustainable business strategy ...

An influx of rainy weather has added millions of gallons of water to the leaky pond at the Piney Point industrial site in Manatee County that last week threatened the surrounding area with potential ...

Heavy rain in Sacramento on Sunday caused widespread flooding, prompting road closures and washing away a wooden bridge at a ...