Feed the Bears to Save Them?

Everyone knows we shouldn’t feed the bears. But what if, in one instance, it’s necessary to save them from extinction?

Matthew L. Miller

No Caribou for Christmas: A Disappearing Herd Now Down To One

The last herd of caribou that crosses into the “lower 48” now has one animal. What happened?

Kris Millgate

The Bizarre and Disturbing Life of Sea Cucumbers

Sea cucumbers are absolutely fascinating, despite an utter lack of charisma.

Justine E. Hausheer

The Cool Green Holiday Book Review 2018

Six books for the nature lover or conservationist on your holiday list.

Matthew L. Miller

Your Guide to Enjoying Winter Birds

Understand your backyard birds, find new species, enjoy new avian-related adventures with our complete guide to winter birding.

Matthew L. Miller

Epiphany: Science, Faith and Clean Water

“As a conservationist, I have come to appreciate that faith leaders and people of faith are an important component of the environmental conservation movement.”

Carl Lobue

Holy Water Reflections

A faith leader’s views on clean water and why his faith community partnered with The Nature Conservancy.

Father Constantine Lazarakis

Winter Warmer: Make Tea from Local, Wild Plants

You can find the ingredients for a tasty wild tea on your next hike or ski trip.

Lisa Ballard

River Pollution Threatens Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching dominates headlines about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, but perhaps the most dangerous threat lurks on land, far away from the reef itself.

Justine E. Hausheer

Amazing Sands From Around the World

Sand comes in an absolute rainbow of colors — from teal to orange to black, white, blue, and even pink — but only if you know where to look.

Justine E. Hausheer

Secret Confessions of A Sand Collector

Most people don’t love sand. Unless, like me, they’re an arenophile.

Justine E. Hausheer

The Promise of eDNA: A New Kind of Fieldwork to Guide Conservation

A look at the promise of eDNA methods for conservation fieldwork.

Sophie Parker