How Extreme Winter Weather Can Affect Wildlife

How extreme winter weather can challenge many species, from opossums to manatees to Carolina wrens. What are you seeing in your neighborhood?

Matthew L. Miller

Seeing the Salt Marsh for the Sharks

Shark tagging in New Jersey’s salt marshes reveals migration patterns and shows how restoring wetlands strengthens vulnerable coasts.

Matthew L. Miller

It Takes a Village: What Birds Teach Us About Cooperation and Family

Why do some birds raise chicks that aren’t their own? A look at the surprising strategy of cooperative breeding and what drives it.

Lauren D. Pharr

Stress-Testing Corals to Find Raja Ampat’s Most Resilient Reefs

Low-tech field science and community partnerships combine to help identify the most climate-resilient reefs in Raja Ampat.

Justine E. Hausheer

Wastewater Pollution and the Fight for Coastal Resilience

Disover the urgent issues of wastewater pollution and how sustainable practices can help restore our vulnerable ecosystems.

The Editors

Can We Turn Back the Tide on Wastewater Pollution?

Tampa Bay proves recovery is possible: decades of science and collaboration restored seagrass and water quality—offering lessons for coasts worldwide.

The Editors

When Deer Marks Glow in the Dark?

It’s true: deer signs glow in the dark. And we’re not talking about signs along the road.

Kris Millgate

Cool Green Holiday Book Review 2025

Six of our favorite conservation and nature books to enjoy this holiday season.

Matthew L. Miller and Jennifer Winger

Family, Survival and Change: The Secret Life of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker 

Lauren Pharr uncovers how family bonds and teamwork help red-cockaded woodpeckers thrive in longleaf pine forests, even as climate change reshapes their world.

Lauren D. Pharr

Meet the Gopher Tortoise, Hero of the Longleaf Pinelands

Gopher tortoises are one of Florida’s most fascinating reptiles, and a keystone species of the longleaf pine ecosystem.

Justine E. Hausheer

Growing Seagrass? Better Add a Sprinkle of Bird Poop

TNC and its partners are restoring habitat with the help of a little bird-poop fertilizer.

Jenny Rogers

Meet the 7 Swans a-Swimming

Those seven swans a-swimming aren't just for the holiday song. There are seven swan species—and each has its own wild story.

Matthew L. Miller