Creating or expanding an eco-friendly yard is an ideal way to help nature out, while providing a special backyard sanctuary that can be enjoyed for years to come. Step by step from the ground up, there are simple changes we can make to green our outdoor spaces and create an environmental haven for plants, animals and people.

Water pollution is has become a serious problem in the United States, but real evidence of this can be found in our rivers and lakes.

Wildfires occur in many countries around the world. The latest ones that have been really severe took place in Australia. The wildfires left a trail of death and homeless people everywhere it went.

If you go camping on a regular basis, you already know how to build a safe camp site. But, if you don't, you may want to freshen up on the basics.

A hardy plant, bamboo grass can be quite daunting to deal with when planted in your backyard. Bamboo will grow as far and wide as you will allow it, covering most a yard in months and just about all of the sky line if you allow it.

The management of Whistler Blackcomb ski resort has committed to becoming a 100 percent energy renewable resort. The Fitzsimmons Creek Hydro Project is underway and will accomplish that goal. Whistler Blackcomb already has much to commend it to skiers and now with the commitment to going green it will have even more to offer.

This is one room where there happens to be plenty of room for going green with water conservation.

You can literally wear bamboo, play bamboo, ride bamboo, eat bamboo, and live in a house made of bamboo. Here are some of the more unusual uses for this wonderful material.

If you're a nature-loving person who would rather want to explore the untamed wilderness in the hope of not only being captivated by the beauty of Mother Nature's work but also in finding some more undiscovered truth about yourself than going through your usual bustling day in the city, then Wyoming is just the state for you.

With oil prices increasing and signs of climate change becoming ever more noticeable, there is much interest these days in alternative fuel sources. On example of such an alternative fuel is hydrogen.