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		<title>Nature writing in the modern age</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting in the 18th century, the natural world became a popular nonfiction subject for writers. Charles Darwin (The Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species), John James Audobon (The Audobon Reader), and Gilbert White (The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne) are all well-known in certain circles, but the person most associated with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanreturns.com/2012/02/01/nature-writing-in-the-modern-age-2/</link>
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		<title>Local Hiking Trails In Your Country Side Area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are some fantastic local hiking trails in the country side of Iowa, particularly in northeast Iowa. It is here you will find great trails as part of the Effigy Mounds National Park. Here the long hiking trails provide unique history of the area, which includes fascinating information about American Indian tribes that once lived [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanreturns.com/2011/06/10/local-hiking-trails-in-your-country-side-area/</link>
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		<title>A Walk In The Park Through Flora And Fauna</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Visitors who go to New York&#8217;s Central Park enjoy walking through the park&#8217;s flora and fauna everyday. This vast park offers a world of wildlife, plants, and flowers that many will find interesting. Squirrels can be seen scampering up trees and climbing on limbs by park visitors as they walk down the many walking trails [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanreturns.com/2011/05/28/a-walk-in-the-park-through-flora-and-fauna/</link>
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		<title>Finding Your Way Back To Nature With Herbs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes people feel like they have lost their way. The majority of the world&#8217;s population resides in, or very close to cities. Long gone are the days when most of the world&#8217;s residents lived off the land and respected all that nature has to offer. Today people only respect what coffee shops and big retail [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanreturns.com/2011/05/08/finding-your-way-back-to-nature-with-herbs/</link>
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		<title>Take a nature park vacation: 5 recommended hot-spots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the crowded city streets start getting you down, it&#8217;s usually a signal for a change of scenery. You won&#8217;t find any more beautiful than in one of America&#8217;s national parks. These bastions of wild beauty serve as reminders that man cannot survive on broadband alone. Acadia (Maine): Located off of Maine&#8217;s coast on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanreturns.com/2010/10/04/take-a-nature-park-vacation-5-recommended-hot-spots/</link>
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		<title>Rough it with ReserveAmerica.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was shocked the other day to turn my head on the interstate and see that a new camping location had popped up just outside of town. That sort of random coincidence can be the beginning of a great environmental adventure, with little preparation needed. If you&#8217;re planning your trip in advance, though, I highly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanreturns.com/2010/10/02/rough-it-with-reserveamerica-com/</link>
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		<title>Cutting down on air pollution in your city</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While it&#8217;s always nice to get away and back to nature, at some point you have to come home. With air pollution the way it is these days, that can be a frightening proposition. Lately, almost everybody is looking over their shoulder to see the size of their carbon footprint. In big cities, it&#8217;s even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanreturns.com/2010/09/30/cutting-down-on-air-pollution-in-your-city/</link>
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		<title>America&#8217;s most spacious zoos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s nothing like a trip to the zoo. If you&#8217;ve ever visited one as a child, it&#8217;s tough to pick which memory is most vivid. Was it the monkeys swinging expertly through the trees? The lumbering elephants slowly crossing their pens? Perhaps the taste of fresh cotton candy in your mouth while watching the wolves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanreturns.com/2010/09/27/americas-most-spacious-zoos/</link>
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