saving wild places

How to Think Like a Watershed

The Platte Basin Timelapse turns science into photographic poetry

By Carson Vaughan September 25, 2023

In this story: photography, water, saving wild places, wildlife

Lightning strikes a wetland on a dark-blue night.

Could Fire Be the Solution to the East Coast’s Tick Woes?

How researchers hope to use an old technology to stop the spread of tick-borne diseases

By Nathan Gilles October 2, 2023

In this story: habitat restoration, wildlife, saving wild places, disaster relief, forests

close-up of warning sign with text BEWARE OF TICKS, against defocused forest background Photo by Christian Horz/iStock

What Happens Next With Oil and Gas in the Arctic?

Conservation groups welcome canceled leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge but fear more could be on the way

By Lindsey Botts September 19, 2023

In this story: arctic, saving wild places, wildlife, indigenous communities, animals

Herd of caribou in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge

Pennsylvania Plans to Bring the American Marten Home

The future for this member of the weasel family looks bright in the Keystone State

By Kiley Bense August 29, 2023

In this story: animals, wildlife, saving wild places, nature, animal rights

Vermont Sets Ambitious Goal to Save Half of the State for Nature

New biodiversity measure aims to conserve 50 percent by 2050

By Lindsey Botts August 10, 2023

In this story: saving wild places, 30x30, land use and planning, public lands, animals

Tree covered Vermont Mountains at Sunrise.

President Biden Designates New National Monument Near Grand Canyon

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument will honor tribal heritage and protect the area from uranium mining

By Lindsey Botts August 8, 2023

In this story: saving wild places, public lands, mining

A deep canyon displaying towers and spires outlined by white sandstone.

Conservation Could Get a Huge Boost on Millions of Acres

A new analysis shows most Americans support the proposal to make that happen

By Ethan Freedman July 29, 2023

In this story: public lands, saving wild places, federal policy, wilderness, Policy

An aerial view of the The San Pedro riparian area at dusk.

Dams Blocked Fish Migrations in These Alabama Rivers for Decades

Now the rivers may once again flow freely into the Gulf of Mexico

By Jason Ruffin July 25, 2023

In this story: fish, wildlife, saving wild places, rivers, endangered species

Cahaba River Bibb County Alabama Cahaba shoals. | Photo by Charles Green/iStock

Giant Armadillos Were Destroying Beehives in Brazil

New tools help a community coexist with the natural world around it

By Jill Langlois July 11, 2023

In this story: animals, bees, agriculture, forests, saving wild places

Armadillo captured by a remote camera. | Photo courtesy ICAS

Wildlife Groups Welcome Endangered Species Act Updates

But many say the proposed revisions don’t go far enough to strengthen the conservation law

By Lindsey Botts July 3, 2023

In this story: endangered species, wildlife, saving wild places, animals, animal rights

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