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Restoring River Oxbows Benefits Endangered Fish
The Topeka shiner is returning to Iowa rivers; restoration offers benefits for water quality and flood control.
Want to Suppress Coral Disease? Bring Back Sea Cucumbers
By feeding on microbial pathogens in marine sediment, the weird and wonderful sea cucumber can enhance reef resilience by suppressing coral diseases.
Peatlands Are One of Earth’s Most Underrated Ecosystems
Peatlands are incredible Natural Climate Solutions. They cover only 3% of Earth’s surface, but store around 30% of all the carbon on land.
Studying Challenges to Cozumel’s Coral Reefs
National Geographic Society and TNC extern Sophie Dellinger examines the impacts of poor water quality on Cozumel's coral reefs.
Overlooked ‘Albedo’ Effect Should Be Factored into Tree Cover Restoration Decisions for Climate
Albedo changes can reduce the climate benefit of tree planting, but new research helps identify areas with the greatest climate-cooling potential.
Want Resilient Coral Reefs? Bring Back Seabirds
Eradicating rats and restoring seabird populations could increase coral reef resilience to climate disturbances.
Running the Numbers on Global Seabird Restoration
A new database of global seabird restoration projects allows scientists to analyze trends and provides a tool for practitioners looking to effectively restore seabirds and coastal ecosystems.
Restoring Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest: Lessons from TNC’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve
Scientists are evaluating 15 years of forest management at TNC’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve to inform large-scale forest restoration efforts.
Coral Atolls are Not a Lost Cause
An international team argues that strategic ecological restoration could save coral atoll islands from the rising seas of climate change.
A New Future for Mine Lands in the Central Appalachians
In Central Appalachian, mine lands can be restored to forests in ways that benefit biodiversity, carbon storage and local economies.
How To Bring Back the Prairie, a Tiny Bit at a Time
A former veggie farmer talks “prairie strips” and the effort to bring the prairie back into a Midwestern farm.
Trapping Tiny Pocket Mice in the Nebraska Prairie
A long-running study at Platte River Prairies preserve looks at the relationships between small mammals and grassland management.
