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Resilient Habitats

Climate change is the largest threat that our natural heritage has ever faced. We must now actively work to create resilient habitats where plants, animals, and people are able to survive and thrive on a warmer planet. Click the images below to learn more, and take action by urging the Obama administration to help protect wildlife habitat from climate change.

Adirondacks to Acadia Ecosystem Greater Everglades Ecosystem Gulf Coast Ecosystem Quetico-Superior Ecosystem Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Greater Grand Canyon Ecosystem Sierra Nevada Ecosystem California Coast Ecosystem Olympic Peninsula-Puget Sound-North Cascades Ecosystem Arctic Coast Ecosystem

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2.13.12
This piece is cross-posted on the Sierra Club's Compass blog. Tar sands development in Alberta, Canada, has recently been tied directly to habitat destruction and declining caribou populations. Canad...
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2.10.12
I would venture a guess to say that the vast majority of Americans have never heard of the sage grouse, let alone seen one. Sage grouse used to be one of the most abundant birds in the sagebrush step...
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2.10.12
I’ve had the good fortune to visit Alaska several times during the course of my life and she never ceases to amaze me with her beauty. Several years ago, while in Anchorage attending a scientific mee...
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Climate change is the largest threat that our natural heritage has ever faced. The effects of climate disruption are already being felt on even our most pristine landscapes. Setting aside areas where development is restricted is no longer enough — we must now actively work to create resilient habitats where plants, animals, and people are able to survive and thrive on a warmer planet.

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