Reintroducing Wildlife: 5 Species for Hope
A tiny Karner blue butterfly sips from a lupine flower in New Hampshire, while far away a California condor soars over Big Sur. Meanwhile, a Texas horned lizard snags its …
DJ Cavem’s Fight to Keep our Earth Fresh
“Pesticides and herbicides have destroyed our soil and microorganisms, and contaminated our water. Our oceans are becoming acidic and we are losing the coral reefs. I hope my lyrics will …
U.N. Report Highlights Wildlife Crisis at Home
The United Nations just released a frightening new report about rapidly declining wildlife and plant populations around the world, and everyone is talking about it. Here’s how the New York …
Why States Should Not Wait to Confront Toxic PFAS Chemicals
A family of toxic chemicals called PFAS are posing serious threats to wildlife and communities around the country. PFAS are hard to avoid—they are used in everything from clothing to …
Are You a Whale Watcher, Saltwater Angler, or Birder?
A decision is about to be made that could greatly help the conservation of wildlife from humpback whales to striped bass to osprey. And it all centers around a tiny …
‘Nearby Nature’ is a Human Right
Cities are increasingly acknowledging the need to incorporate nature and green space into their urban planning while balancing new development. This increases livability for city residents, in addition to benefiting …
Can Western Monarchs Still Rebound?
On a crisp, cloudy morning in late November, biologist Emma Pelton was loving her job even more than usual. Peering through binoculars at the upper branches of a shaggy eucalyptus, …
Eco-Schools USA February Newsletter
Abolitionist Teaching The practice of working in solidarity with communities of color while drawing on the imagination, the creativity, the refusal, (re)membering, visionary thinking, healing, rebellious spirit, boldness, determination and …
101 Years Isn’t Enough
Why the Migratory Bird Protection Act is necessary for a second century of success At the turn of the twentieth century, the future did not look bright for birds. Due …
5 Ways You Can Help Western Monarchs
The once-common monarch butterfly has suffered steep population declines across North America in the last few decades. Both the eastern and western populations of these migratory butterflies are in real …
