environmental impact Archives - Cottage Life

volunteering, charity, people and ecology concept - group of youth volunteers hands planting tree seedling in park

New government-funded program hopes to inspire youth environmental activism

Outdoors

Woman's legs walking away from camera on trail in forest

Get to know the Leave No Trace guidelines for cottage country

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A wood bison

Human beings have eliminated 83% of wild mammals, study finds

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Icy road

Excessive road salt is killing wildlife, but there are alternatives

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Beavers may be making the effects of climate change worse

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Mesh tea bag steeping in hot water.

5 everyday products that hurt the environment

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Long row of pine trees on a Christmas tree farm.

Sapling Life rents out Christmas trees so they can be reused or replanted

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Clear and calm lake with a thick forest shoreline.

Worried about the health of your lake? Check for these signs

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SolSource Solar Cooker

9 inventions that will green your camping experience

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aerial photo of the beach and a windsurfer

These aerial photographs offer a new perspective on nature — and of human impact

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Man and woman sitting next to a tent and campfire looking over a lake surrounded by mountains in the evening.

How to be a more considerate camper

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Aerial view of fall foliage along the shore of Lake Superior.

Great Lakes dying a “death by a thousand cuts”

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