Restoring Watersheds One Dam Removal at a Time The benefits of decommissioning reverberate across the Northeast as thousands of tiny dams come down By Ben Goldfarb October 2, 2026 In this story: saving wild places, conservation, habitat restoration, restoration issues, rivers
Researchers Find Beavers in Unexpected Places The animals are expanding into new ecosystems that surprise scientists and benefit local species By Rebecca Dzombak September 21, 2026 In this story: conservation, wildlife, science
The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle Is Making a Comeback How locals and conservationists are helping the honu resurgence Text and photographs by Joe Spring September 10, 2026 In this story: oceans, conservation, animals
The US Forest Service Moves to Cancel Its “Best Idea”: the Roadless Rule The Roadless Rule protected nearly 60 million acres of forest—until now By Christian Elliott September 2, 2026 In this story: forests, national forests, saving wild places, conservation, federal policy
Construction in Big Bend National Park Threatens More Than the Environment Border barrier expansion along Big Bend’s Rio Grande imperils rafting in this remote national park By Trisha Mukherjee and Benjamin Swift September 6, 2026 In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, saving wild places, conservation, federal policy
Researchers Race to Understand These Understudied Organisms Momentum is building to recognize and protect the world’s fungi By Kathryn Hulick August 27, 2026 In this story: conservation, biomass, saving wild places
This Maine Ecosystem Is Disappearing Before Scientists Can Find the Cause For restoration, they need to understand why seagrass meadows are declining at such a rapid rate By Delger Erdenesanaa August 31, 2026 In this story: marine ecosystems, conservation, saving wild places
These Volunteers Are Often the Unsung Heroes of Public Lands Management Meet the people who help support underfunded public lands and the staff who steward them By Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan August 24, 2026 In this story: volunteers, public lands, conservation, national parks, activism
Here's Why It Feels Like Grizzlies Are Suddenly Everywhere How social media creates a distorted sense of reality for grizzly bear recovery By Emma Smith August 21, 2026 In this story: grizzlies, bears, wildlife, conservation, culture
This Private Company Wants to Extract Water From the Driest Desert in the US Critics say it will deplete a basin and put California's iconic Mojave landscape at risk By Marin Scotten August 19, 2026 In this story: water, conservation, climate change, environmental law, Desert