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The official town center is located 6 km inland from the beach. Within "Nosara town" is the market, pharmacy, post office, churches, school, police station, David S. Kitson public library and Red Cross clinic (Nosara lacks a hospital facility). There is a Banco Popular branch located in a small commercial area near Playa Guiones.
America had its own conservation movement in the 19th century, most often characterized by George Perkins Marsh, author of Man and Nature.The expedition into northwest Wyoming in 1871 led by F. V. Hayden and accompanied by photographer William Henry Jackson provided the imagery needed to substantiate rumors about the grandeur of the Yellowstone region, and resulted in the creation of ...
Media in category "United States history images" The following 54 files are in this category, out of 54 total. Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders photo portrait.jpg 2,850 × 3,742; 2.68 MB
The World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) of the MAB Programme consists of a dynamic and interactive network of sites. It works to foster the harmonious integration of people and nature for sustainable development through participatory dialogue, knowledge sharing, poverty reduction, human well-being improvements, respect for cultural values and by improving society's ability to cope with ...
Bee Lick Creek in the Jefferson Memorial Forest, a National Audubon Society wildlife refuge. A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed ...
August 22 – William S. Harney, United States Army Brigadier General (died 1889) September 11 – Daniel S. Dickinson, United States Senator from New York (died 1866) October 2 – Nat Turner, leader of slave rebellion (died 1831) October 3 – George Bancroft, historian (died 1891) October 27 – Benjamin Wade, United States Senator from Ohio ...
English: View of the Golden Shore Marine Biological Reserve, Long Beach, CA, from the south end of the Los Angeles River bike path. Structures of the Port of Long Beach are visible in the background. Structures of the Port of Long Beach are visible in the background.
The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve is a 1,190 acres (483 ha) [1] nature preserve and biological field station formally established as a reserve in 1973. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The biological preserve is owned by Stanford University , and is part of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.