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Trees Tell Us Much About Fire: What Will We Do About It?
In the Pacific Northwest, trees are abundant and wildfire is a constant presence. These days, wildfires are often catastrophic, but historically, fires were integral to a healthy ecosystem.
Can We End Hunger and Protect the Forest in Africa?
Expanding agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa often comes at the expense of forests. Can this challenge be resolved?
New Science Shows Nature’s Potential to Fight Climate Change
New research shows that we have vastly underestimated the potential for nature to fight climate change. Nature isn’t the victim, it’s the solution.
Recovery: The Salvation of Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge
Invasive rats, goats and even monkeys had overrun the national wildlife refuge, turning it into an ecological wasteland. But there’s hope.
Reefs Like Zombies?
Coral reefs, parrotfish, climate change, Michigan tourists, and, well, zombies.
Hurricane Sandy and the Flooding That Wasn’t
Most visitors come her for the warblers, but some come for the weirs.
Saved by Sand Dunes
On the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a return to the Jersey Shore towns saved by sand dunes.
Restoring Beavers by Plane and Automobile
Parachuting beavers? The remarkable story of restoring nature’s engineers.
The Millipede That Protects Itself with Cyanide
Cyanide millipedes use chemical warfare to ward off predators. They also make critical nutrients available in forest ecosystems, and yet these amazing critters are understudied.
Epic Duck: The Story of the Canvasback
Meet the canvasback, a striking bird with an even more striking conservation story.
A Brief Field Guide to the Rocks at Blowing Rocks
What, exactly, are the rocks at the Conservancy's Blowing Rocks preserve? And why do they sometimes blow like geysers?
Camera Traps: Taking Care of Your Space in Nature
Like so many places in the US, the wildlife of High Mountain Preserve has yet to be fully documented. Students with camera traps are changing that.
