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  • Joe Spring

    Joe Spring writes the Field and Lab newsletter and has written for Smithsonian, The New York Times, Outside, and others. Find out more: https://joespring.com 

    “The Refuge” Profiles the Fight to Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge From Drilling

    Patagonia releases a new film on the indigenous struggle to protect the coastal plain of ANWR
    By Joe Spring November 28, 2016
    In this story: saving wild places, dirty energy
    Caribou

    Architects Advocate on Climate Change

    A coalition of architects is growing its base to speak out against global warming
    By Joe Spring November 25, 2016
    In this story: architecture, federal policy
    Architects Advocate Action on Climate Change

    Sea Creatures in Glass

    A new photo book highlights beautiful scientific sculptures of marine invertebrates
    By Joe Spring November 18, 2016
    In this story: animals, art, photography
    Caryophyllia smithii, Devonshire cup coral

    Owl

    A new book by photographer Paul Bannick captures intimate moments in the lives of owls
    By Joe Spring November 19, 2016
    In this story: birds, animals, books
    Snowy Owl Flying

    Speaking Out for Clean Energy

    Reverend Roderick Burton got solar panels for his church and advocates for the Clean Power Plan
    By Joe Spring October 13, 2016
    In this story: renewable energy
    Reverend Roderick Burton got solar panels for his church and advocates for the Clean Power Plan

    Wolf Haven

    Annie Marie Musselman’s new photo book captures the intimate lives of wolves
    By Joe Spring October 7, 2016
    Wolf

    Obama Creates the Atlantic Ocean’s First Marine National Monument

    The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument will be a haven for cold-water corals, sea turtles, and endangered whales
    By Joe Spring September 15, 2016
    In this story: oceans, saving wild places
    Cup corals and bubblegum corals

    A Call to Protect the Oceans

    An international coalition votes to protect almost a third of the world’s marine areas
    By Joe Spring September 9, 2016
    Coral reef in the Red Sea

    Elephant Populations Decline by 30 Percent

    A new survey by the Great Elephant Census shows a dramatic drop in savanna elephant numbers in Africa
    By Joe Spring September 1, 2016
    In this story: animals, science
    Elephants at a watering hole

    President Obama Creates the Largest Protected Area in the World

    With the expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, President Obama further strengthens his environmental legacy
    By Joe Spring August 26, 2016
    In this story: oceans, saving wild places, monuments
    Bluefin Trevally
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