Science for Evaluating Flood Risk + Improving Community Resilience

A new study examines flooding from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence and finds current hazard maps are inadequate for accurately assessing flood risks and protecting communities in North Carolina.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Visiting US National Parks (Virtually)

Check out this treasure trove of virtual nature experiences — from sound libraries, to web cams, to virtual events at US national parks.

Cara Cannon Byington

More Nature Cams You Need in Your Life

When the pandemic lockdown first began (in the US) in the spring of 2020, I found myself turning to nature […]

Cara Cannon Byington

Reducing the Speed Limit Won’t Make Roads Safer for Wildlife

Not so fast: reducing speed limits may seem an easy way to reduce wildlife road deaths, but research suggests otherwise.

Corinna Riginos

Camera Trap Chronicles: Cool Critters of New Hampshire

Otters feasting on fish, caterwauling bobcats and more images from the Hancock Wildlife Cam in New Hampshire.

Matthew L. Miller

From Drones to Data at Little Jerusalem

Kristen Sikorsky remembers the first time she saw Little Jerusalem. “It was like looking at a mini-Grand Canyon,” said Sikorsky, […]

Beccy Tanner

Think Drones are Bad for Wildlife? These Videos May Change Your Mind

Drones deservedly have a bad reputation for terrifying wildlife, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Matthew L. Miller

Camera Trap Chronicles: The Pennsylvania Wilds

Trail cameras set in north-central Pennsylvania capture images of wood rats, fishers, bears and more.

Matthew L. Miller

This Upland Sandpiper Was Banded 13 Years Ago. And It’s Still Alive.

An upland sandpiper in Kansas sets the new age record for the species.

Matthew L. Miller

The Real Batmobile: A Citizen Scientist’s Night Drive

Monitoring bats on back roads is a citizen science project for the whole family…sort of.

Kris Millgate

Radio Tracking a Rare Crayfish

The Guyandotte crayfish was thought to be extinct. But it’s back.

John McCoy

Camera Trap Chronicles: Phantom Canyon Preserve

Camera traps reveal the wildlife secrets of Phantom Canyon Preserve in Colorado.

Matthew L. Miller