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The Royal Connection

Academy of Natural Sciences

Among the Academy’s historic members, we have counted lawyers, apothecaries, brewers. But did you know that among that membership there even was a prince? . Despite his heroic exploits and accolades, he found that after leaving the service his passion was rather in discovering the depths of the world’s oceans. Pilsbry and elected on Jan.

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York County Master Watershed Stewards Accepting Entries To Street 2 Creek Storm Drain Art Contest

PA Environment Daily

Using an annual artist contest, project leaders use artwork around drains to raise citizen awareness and help educate the York community about the connection between storm drains and local creeks. The painted drains lead the way from the Codorus Creek to the Royal Square district in the City of York. Click Here for all the details.

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Catherine Heymans appointed first female Astronomer Royal for Scotland

Physics World

Astrophysicist Catherine Heymans has become the first woman to be appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland since it was created almost 200 years ago. Created in 1834, the position of Astronomer Royal for Scotland was originally held by the director of the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. Catherine Heymans. Astronomy for all.

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Forest to MI Faucet: Using Trees to Keep Water Sources Pristine

Circle of Blue

It builds on a federal program that educates landowners and others about the connections between forests and water. Forest to MI Faucet: Using Trees to Keep Water Sources Pristine A Great Lakes News Collaborative series investigating the region’s water pollution challenges. The collaboration is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

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Call For Artists: Street 2 Creek Storm Drain Street Art Contest In City Of York

PA Environment Daily

Each painted storm drain will contain an environmental message connecting stormwater runoff, storm drains, and water pollution. The new paintings will become part of the 18 storm drain murals that can be found between the Codorus Creek and the Royal Square District. The deadline for entries is April 30, 2024.

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Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education To Permanently Preserve 24-Acre Forest In Philadelphia

PA Environment Daily

This 24-acre parcel, originally given by one of the Center's founding families, is named for a time when Scouts camped there, and is located along Port Royal Avenue, fronting on Eva Street. Currently, Natural Lands holds the easement on the Center's 340-acre main campus, across Port Royal Avenue from the Boy Scout Tract property.

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Water rights and forest regulations in the Charter of the Escartons (1343)

Environment, Law, and History

Article 18, with its early recognition of the connection between deforestation, erosion, and flooding, is interesting for its popular environmentalism, blaming the environmental degradation of the mountain region (a theme that became prominent again in the nineteenth century; see. It turns out this landscape has an interesting legal history.