The Nature Conservancy is hosting an open house April 27 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Disney Wilderness Preserve. Scientists, Florida cowboys, wildlife biologists and environmental educators will entertain visitors with fun outdoor activities that demonstrate nature at work. Located south of Walt Disney World Resort, the preserve sits at
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You should check out The Disney Wilderness Preserve
Walt Disney World is a wonder of human invention and innovation, of “Imagineering” in Disney terminology. But what did that piece of real estate Walt Disney turned into his vacation dream land look like before the Imagineers got a hold of it? Constructing Walt Disney World impacted the environment drastically,
Hundreds of Disney VoluntEARS Help Clean Up Brevard County Coastline
More than 300 Disney VoluntEARS picked up nearly 2,000 pounds of trash and debris Saturday along four miles of Brevard County coastline as part of the International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest volunteer effort to improve the health of the ocean and waterways. Working alongside partners from the Ocean Conservancy,
Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Distributes $2 Million In 2011
The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) awarded $2 million to conservation projects around the globe in 2011, the highest amount ever contributed in a single year. This year’s DWCF grant recipients, who include notable conservation organizations like the Jane Goodall Institute and World Wildlife Fund, are helping to preserve habitats,
Disney Friends for Change Helps Kids Help the Planet
Disney (NYSE:DIS) today announced the latest results of voting by kids on the Disney Friends for Change website. Disney Friends for Change is a multiplatform environmental initiative that helps kids help the planet. This round of voting is the first to include kids from around the world since Disney Friends
Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Announces 2010 Florida-Based Program Grant Recipients
Efforts to protect sea turtles, coral reefs and scrubs-jays in Florida have caught the attention of the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, which recently announced that 10 Florida-based projects were among the list of 2010 recipients of nearly $1.5 million in grants to protect vulnerable wildlife and ecosystems around the globe.
DisneyNature to Save 35,000 Acres of Coral Reef in Bahamas
Disneynature’s Motion Picture “Oceans” Helps Establish a New Marine Protected Area Disneynature announced today that its “See ‘OCEANS,’ Save Oceans” campaign will protect more than 35,000 acres of coral reef in The Bahamas on behalf of the moviegoers who came out to see Disneynature’s motion picture “Oceans” during its opening
