Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Kisatchie Hills Longleaf Pines, Louisiana Justin Meissen/Flickr For decades, Reese Thompson didn’t fully appreciate the ground beneath his feet. As a sixth-generation tree farmer, he valued his thousands of acres in Wheeler County, Georgia, mostly for its output—the saw timber, chip-n-saw, and pulpwood provided by the fast-growing slash […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Under California’s Capitol Dome The California legislature adjourned in the wee hours on September 16, closing out what legislative leadership is calling the “Most Productive Session in Memory.” From new parks, affordable housing to transit funding, to climate investments, campaign disclosure and immigrant rights, the legislature sent some […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Pacific Northwest’s salmon are in big, hot trouble. Billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on a wild range of government efforts to save these sacred and essential fish—from transporting salmon in trucks around dams that block the river to shooting thousands of cormorants—with little recovery or […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A victory for Alaska’s forests—but further threats on the state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, plus more pipelines and ongoing attacks on our national monuments. NPCA In his debut speech before the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump dropped 4,580 words on the heads of state and ministers from […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund A baby rhino spotted alongside its mother in Manas National Park, located in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, is an encouraging new sign that the rhino population in the protected area is on the upswing. The mother, named Jamuna, was rescued as a calf from Kaziranga National Park, located […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A large area of valuable seagrass was protected from expanded shellfish farming thanks to the California Coastal Commission, a state agency tasked with protecting the California coastline. The initial proposal by Coast Seafoods (a subsidiary of Pacific Seafoods) aimed to farm 922 acres of shellfish in eelgrass habitat. If the vote had gone through, […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Land and Water Conservation Fund is funded through offshore oil and gas royalties and awards federal grants to leverage public and private investment in America’s state and local public parks. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-announces-943-million-states-parks-and-outdoor-recreation-through-land
Published by the Department of the Interior Zinke championed the order to recognize the lasting and positive impact of hunters and anglers on wildlife and habitat conservation in America. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-declares-october-national-hunting-and-fishing-month
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pronghorn of the American West have been springing across this continent—at up to 60 miles per hour—for approximately 17 million years. Though sometimes called antelopes, these fleet-footed mammals are actually one of the few remaining species of giraffids, which also include Africa’s giraffes and okapis. The distinction led […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Having the “Big Buck Hunter Pro” arcade game will get many employees involved in Sportmen’s Season, in turn furthering the Department’s mission of wildlife and habitat conservation. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-promotes-hunting-fishing-and-wildlife-conservation-employee-showdown
Published by Ocean Conservancy Approximately fifteen years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Dave Barry introduced the world to John Baur and Mark Summers — two friends who, by his estimation, had come up with a concept that “is going to make you kick yourself for not thinking of it first.” As the name suggests, Talk Like a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A huge source of water waste lies buried in yards across California and the U.S.: the pop-up sprinklers many homeowners use to irrigate turf grass. Now California’s investor-owned energy utilities, led by Pacific Gas & Electric, are proposing new standards for spray sprinkler bodies that could save jaw-dropping […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Last night, the Washington Post reported that it has obtained a leaked memo from Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke to President Trump, recommending the President roll back protections for several of America’s prized national monuments, including three ocean monuments. These recommendations, if enacted, would either shrink the size of marine monuments or […]
Published by the Department of the Interior September 23 is National Hunting and Fishing Day. Held every year since 1972, National Hunting and Fishing Day celebrates outdoor sports and their conservation contributions. It’s also the perfect day for sportsmen and women to share their passion by mentoring future generations of hunters, anglers and conservationists. Check out […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Hautman’s acrylic painting of a pair of mallards will be made into the 2018-2019 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, or Duck Stamp, which will go on sale in late June 2018. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/minnesota-artist-bob-hautman-wins-2017-federal-duck-stamp-contest
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At 3:30 am on Saturday, I climb into my dusty, old, pickup truck and drive east on interstate 84 in the peaceful dark. I am embarking on what has become an annual pilgrimage to the Free the Snake Flotilla. Ansel Adams The Tetons and the Snake River (1942) […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The order will support and expand hunting and fishing, enhance conservation stewardship, improve wildlife management, and increase outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-signs-secretarial-order-support-sportsmen-enhance-wildlife
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Last week in Andhra Pradesh, I had the opportunity to visit Vijayawada, the state capital gearing up for greater energy-efficient urbanization. With support from NRDC and ASCI, Andhra Pradesh was one of the first states to adopt the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in 2014. The state is […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, September 14, 2017 (ENS) – The elusive snow leopards of the high Himalayas have been listed as Endangered for the past 25 years on the authoritative Red List of Threatened Species kept by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN, but that has […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Biodiversity Reclamation Suits for Urban Pigeons: Guadalupe Caracara Courtesy of Laurel Roth Hope For city-dwellers, a pigeon sighting is rarely noteworthy. Then again, these birds that crowd sidewalks and peck at breadcrumbs in parks aren’t usually wearing flamboyant costumes. Laurel Roth Hope’s series, “Biodiversity Reclamation Suits for Urban […]