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Cigarette
Florida gar at Pa-hay-okee Trail in the Everglades National Park.
Florida Gar
The degraded coral reefs of Mexico's east coast need clean, clear water to survive.
Coral reefs of Mexico are in jeopardy
An image depicts a rain garden, which is a bed of vegetation planted for the specific purpose of retaining rainwater and limiting runoff.
Rain Gardens as a Key Stewardship Behavior
Gutters and downspouts installed onto buildings direct rainwater from roofs to rain gardens. Plants with deep root systems encourage stormwater infiltration and absorbs excess nutrient runoff.
Multiple Benefits of Rain Gardens
Discarded tires and trash in Chesapeake Bay.
Pollution in the water
Pollution in Chesapeake Bay.
Tires in the water
Conceptual diagram illustrating tabulated Best Management Practices (BMPs).
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Illustration of a flower pot, or seedlings.
Flower pot
Wood chip mulch pile.
Wood chip mulch
Arrow to indicate trash inputs
Inputs: trash
View of coiled garden hose
Garden hose
Illustration of Cantharellus cibarius (Golden Chanterelle), and edible fungus that grows in mossy coniferous forests
Cantharellus cibarius (Golden Chanterelle)
Illustration of Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo)
Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo)
The Garden District of New Orleans is famous for household gardens in courtyards such as this one.
Garden in the Garden District
Oysters (Crassostea virginica)
Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Urban stream in Szombathely, Hungary
Urban stream in Szombathely
This vista can be found in the Garden of Eden, in Maui
Garden of Eden
Lafayette Cemetary, a famous aboveground burial place in the Garden District of New Orleans.
Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Lafayette Cemetary, a famous aboveground burial place in the Garden District of New Orleans.
Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Urban stream with buffer zone in Szombathely, Hungary. Steep banks suggest erosion effects.
Urban stream
Illustration of sugarcane
Sugarcane
Illustration of sugarcane plantation
Sugarcane plantation
Illustration of a plastic bag
Plastic bag 2
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