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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
An ecological area is a type of New Zealand protected area. They are usually large (1,000 to 5,000 hectares) and usually feature the main ecosystems of a defined ecological district. There are currently 57 recognised ecological areas in New Zealand. Like sanctuary areas, most ecological areas were set aside by the now defunct New Zealand Forest Service in the 1970s and 1980s in response to activism by the conservationist movement. Historically, ecological areas have mostly been in Southland and the West Coast of the South Island, and the Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island. Ecological areas are usually accessible to the general public, but dogs are prohibited.
The Grassland Ecological Area, also known as the Grasslands Ecological Area, is a designated Ramsar Site (wetland of international importance) in Central California. It covers an area of 250 square miles (650 km2) along the San Joaquin River in California's Central Valley. The wetlands are on the Pacific Flyway, and are an important habitat for resident and migratory waterbirds. It consists of several federal and state protected areas. The federal protected areas are managed together as the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex. National wildlife refuges, managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Merced National Wildlife Refuge San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge Federal wildlife management areas, managed by private owners with conservation easements by the USFWS Grasslands Wildlife Management Area State wildlife areas, managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife North Grasslands Wildlife Area (Salt Slough, China Island, Gadwall) Volta Wildlife Area Los Banos Wildlife Area (Los Banos, Mud Slough) California State Parks, managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation Great Valley Grasslands State Park
Important ecological areas (IEAs) are areas that contribute to local or larger ecosystem health, or that are unique or sensitive ecosystems. This term is most commonly used as a descriptive category (rather than a formal designation) in environmental planning, environmental assessment, and nature conservation literature. Appropriate management of key ecological features delineates the management boundaries of an IEA. The identification and protection of IEAs is an element of an ecosystem-based management approach, and may have varying levels of management of extractive activities, from monitoring up to and including marine reserve. IEAs have management measures tailored to the ecological features within the area with consideration of socioeconomic factors. Whereas marine reserves generally have a fixed management policy of no extraction or ‘no-take’. Nonetheless, a marine reserve may be the appropriate management policy for an IEA. The identification and management of IEAs is a form of ocean zoning. In the event that there are a series of linked IEAs within a large marine ecosystem, a collective action to manage the network, such as a marine sanctuary or national monument, may be warranted. Examples are tropical rainforests, oceans, forests, etc.
Mount Nanren Ecological Reserve Area (traditional Chinese: 南仁山生態保護區; simplified Chinese: 南仁山生态保护区; pinyin: Nánrén Shān Shēngtài Bǎohùqū) is a nature reserve in Kenting National Park, Manzhou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.