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BEAVER DAM, Wis. -- The Dodge County YMCA will host the 16th annual "World's Largest Swimming Lesson", a global initiative that focuses on water safety and drowning prevention.
A pair of relocated beavers are helping restore disappearing wetland habitat along the San Pedro River in a new project by ...
Today, there are over 30,000 dams in the world. Most of them are created according to standard projects and are designed to ...
Thanks to their impressive building skills, beavers are a keystone species—an animal whose activities support its entire ...
World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, a global event dedicated to water safety and drowning prevention, will take place today at more than 5,900 locations across 54 countries. The ...
In 2021, China completed one of the most ambitious and impressive infrastructure projects in the world, the Baihetan Dam, which now stands as the largest hydroelectric power station globally ...
Just off to the side at a Chicago Sky practice, you will find Jon Özbalkan, one of the longest tenured members of the staff.Özbalkan serves in one of the team's most vital ...
Buc-ee's travel center has a beaver, jerky and fudge Founded in 1982, bulky Buc-ee's features an embraceable beaver with a ball cap as its mascot, typically 120 or so gas pumps and the "cleanest ...
Boasting more than 1,600 feet in length, Switzerland has opened the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge. A superb destination for any height-loving daredevil, not only will this bridge ...
There are more than 400 sites in the US National Park System. Here's why it's time to skip the most-visited top 10 and seek ...
First called Boulder Dam, the big dam helped create energy, distribute water through the Southwest. Some want to get rid of ...
This article was originally published with the title “The Largest Movable Wicket Dam” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 105 No. 10 (September 1911), p. 204 doi:10.1038 ...