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10 Field Guides for the Serious Naturalist
Looking to expand your wildlife ID skills beyond the usual bird guide? How about learning to identify dragonflies? Or warblers? Or squirrels and chipmunks? Our blog has you covered with some of the most innovative – and unusual – recent field guides.
Sea Turtle Tasks: A Night in the Life of a Researcher
Seeing a sea turtle lumber onto a beach and lay its eggs is a spectacular experience and, for researchers, a lot of work. Follow them through a typical night on the beach.
In Synch: Char & Salmon Migrations in Warming Waters
In Southeast Alaska, salmon are changing their annual migration patterns due to warming waters. Will one of their main predators -- Dolly Varden char -- adapt to the change?
Winter Bird Feeding: Good or Bad for Birds?
Winter bird feeding is hugely popular, with more than 40 percent of U.S. households participating. But is it actually good for the birds? Ornithologist Joe Smith looks at the science behind this backyard activity.
Urban Wild: Flying Squirrels of the Beltway
To see the southern flying squirrel, you don't make a trek into the wilderness or visit a national park. You need to visit a small nature preserve a short distance away from the bustling urbanity of the U.S. capitol.
Can We Grow Safe Produce and Conserve Nature at the Same Time?
Farmers are destroying habitat near farms out of fear that wildlife is spreading E. coli and other pathogens to their fields. But is wildlife a source of foodborne illness? New research from Conservancy scientists suggests not.
The Hooting Season: Enjoying Great Horned Owls
Winter is the time to enjoy the great horned owl breeding season–a time when these charismatic birds are much easier to see and hear.
Better Green Living Through Chemistry
Conservancy NatureNet Fellow Sen Zhang and colleagues announced a process that overcomes a key obstacle to wider adoption of renewable energy fuel cells: their prohibitive cost.
Citizen Science Tuesday: PooPower!
Remember the last time you stepped into a pile of dog excrement? Learn why dog poop isn't just a nuisance, it's a problem for conservation and water quality.
The Great Turkey Shuffle: How Restoration Has Changed Gobbler Genetics
When reintroducing wild turkeys across the United States, conservationists paid little attention to turkey subspecies. Today, determining turkey subspecies can require the skills of a wildlife CSI team. What does this mean for turkey genetics -- and future conservation?
Sea Turtles of St. Croix: Research Benefits Nesting Beaches
Nesting sea turtles have staged a dramatic comeback at a Nature Conservancy site on St. Croix. What's behind the success? Our blogger heads afield for a firsthand look at turtle research and monitoring.
Infrared Technology for Wildlife Conservation
Infrared enables us to see minor variations in temperature, even from a distance or at night. See how this technology is revolutionizing conservation science.
