Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

It is insufficient to say that Tony Harris is the happiest human on the planet. Given the times, comparative superlatives have a way of failing. You might as well describe someone as the least-guilty inmate in Leavenworth, the tallest Munchkin, the most capable Detroit Lion, the Illinois governor most corruption-resistant. ...more

December 14, 2008

A farm couple in Colorado opened their fields in November to gleaners, giving away what was left of their harvest. Expecting about 5,000 people, they were shocked when 40,000 arrived. This might be a sign of the times. As the economy plummets, we enter an environment ripe for scavengers. From field gleaners to garage-sale aficionados, they are everywhere and are coming from everywhere. I am one of them, a modern hunter-gatherer. ...more

December 6, 2008

METHUEN, Mass. - You'd think a turkey farmer would get a day off once the Thanksgiving bird reaches the table. Jim Rischer gets something far less - at best. "I try to work a half-day instead of a full day," said the patriarch of the family that owns Raymond's Turkey Farm. "Then I get ready for Christmas." ...more

November 28, 2008

Local nature centers joined the national celebration of public lands for the first time Saturday, and it included local Girl Scouts digging in the dirt and watching for butterflies. ...more

September 28, 2008

Marine debris and other litter left along Central Florida's shorelines can kill birds, turtles, fish and more. And it's an eyesore. ...more

September 10, 2008

At least three northwest Hillsborough County groups are taking part in a global effort to improve the environment. ...more

September 10, 2008

At least three northwest Hillsborough County groups are taking part in a global effort to improve the environment. ...more

September 10, 2008