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An Altamira oriole swoops in behind a green jay

Photo of the Day: Green Jay Photobombed by Altamira Oriole

2/12/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Kenny Salazar See more of Kenny Salazar’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our Flickr group… Read more >

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The Porpoises Who Left Their Hearts in San Francisco

2/11/2013 // Beth Pratt

Tony Bennett isn’t the only one to leave his heart in San Francisco. After an absence of over 65 years, the harbor porpoise recently returned to frolic in the waters of San Francisco Bay. When walking across the Golden Gate… Read more >

Roseate spoonbill

Photo of the Day: Quick Snack for a Roseate Spoonbill

2/11/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Nicholas McCollum See more of Nicholas McCollum’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our Flickr group… Read more >

Will New Interior Secretary Put Conservation On Equal Ground with Energy?

2/7/2013 // Bentley Johnson

  On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated Sally Jewell, CEO for the outdoor outfitter REI, as successor to Ken Salazar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.  Conservation groups, senators and Western energy producers alike praised the selection… Read more >

Photo by Lew Carpenter

Sportsmen Train Their Sights on Most Challenging Prey of All: Climate Change

2/7/2013 // Judith Kohler

No one needs to convince Todd Tanner that climate change is real. The outdoor writer, former big-game guide and lifelong hunter and angler who lives in Bigfork, Mont., knows about the science. He gets the connections between our energy use… Read more >

Moose

Climate Crisis Deepens for America’s Moose

2/6/2013 // Miles Grant

Alarming news from Minnesota today about the health of the state’s moose population being driven to the brink by climate change. Today, officials revealed the northeast Minnesota population of the iconic animal has fallen a shocking 35 percent just since last year… Read more >

Northern pintail in flight

Photo of the Day: Soaring Northern Pintail

2/6/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Lee Hoy See more of Lee Hoy’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our Flickr group… Read more >

Gambel's quail and a desert cottontail; Pima County, Arizona

Photo of the Day: Desert Cottontail Shadowing Gambel’s Quail

2/5/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Flickr member troupial See more of troupial’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our Flickr group… Read more >

Mountain goats

Photo of the Day: Mountain Goat in Training

2/4/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Tom Blandford See more of Tom Blandford’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our Flickr group… Read more >

Campus Conservation Nationals 2013 – Nation’s Largest Electricity and Water Reduction Competition Kicks Off February 4

2/4/2013 // Kristy Jones

Students at hundreds of campuses across the country will soon be taking very short showers, studying by flashlight, and cozying up by moonlight when the Campus Conservation Nationals begins its electricity and water reduction competition on February 4. Running until April… Read more >