Is Resurrecting an Island Worth It? Poplar Island gets a second chance as Marylanders rebuild the eroded terrain By Andrew Sharp February 11, 2025 In this story: ecosystems, saving wild places, birds
Elk in the Sierra Nevada: An Invasion or a Recovery? It’s more than a question of history. The elk could have big effects on the future of this iconic wilderness. By Ian Rose January 28, 2025 In this story: wildlife, animals, ecosystems
"The Serviceberry" Is an Ode to Gift Economies Robin Wall Kimmerer's follow-up to the much-lauded "Braiding Sweetgrass" offers a tonic in a world of consumption By Rhoda Feng January 27, 2025 In this story: books, ecosystems
A Development Could Kill One of the Oldest Living Things on the Planet Conservation groups try to protect the Jurupa oak in Southern California from the tentacles of sprawl By Meredith Stevenson December 5, 2024 In this story: ecosystems, saving wild places
The Complicated Ecology of Cemeteries Burial grounds can be both havens for wildlife and sources of pollution By Ian Rose October 24, 2024 In this story: Halloween, wildlife, ecosystems, saving wild places
Ecologist Jennifer Grenz Has a Plan to Decolonize Land Management Her university lab applies Indigenous values to restoration ecology by collaborating with communities By Marlowe Starling October 14, 2024 In this story: indigenous communities, ecosystems
Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems By Ashley Stimpson September 12, 2024 In this story: technology, ecosystems
How to See Our Species With the Big Picture Ferris Jabr's "Becoming Earth" explores the planet as a living organism By Jason Mark November 21, 2024 In this story: books, ecosystems
Here’s How the New Old-Growth Amendment Could Put Forests at Risk Conservation groups say federal agencies are missing an opportunity to save remaining old growth By Lindsey Botts August 28, 2024 In this story: forests, national forests, ecosystems, saving wild places, public lands
Do Western Lichens Need Federal Protections? Entire species of lichen could be wiped out if greater protections aren’t put in place to protect them By Nathan Gilles July 19, 2024 In this story: endangered species, biomass, ecosystems, climate change