A Scary Ingredient in your Halloween Candy is Destroying Rainforests and Harming Wildlife
This Halloween, we should consider swapping the ordinary images of graveyards, ghosts and witches with that of burnt forests, skeletal trees and dying wildlife – because the scariest part of …
Save the Swamp: But, Beware the “Rougarou”
Walking through a Louisiana swamp at night, the moon is full and the fog hangs low on the surface of an old bayou. All around, there is the movement of …
Educating a Future Generation of Stewards
To succeed as global citizens and future stewards of our planet, children and young adults should be well-versed in the underlying principles of nature and wildlife. Through educational partnerships focused …
Swan Song: 5 fun facts about these majestic creatures
With tales like the Ugly Duckling, the Trumpet of the Swan, or even the movie Black Swan, many of us grow up hearing stories of swans representing a character that …
‘Trick or Treat’ for Bats
“Everything’s impossible until somebody does it.” – Batman Swooping and scattering in the darkening sky, bats are the superheroes that protect us while we sleep—they snap up tons of mosquitoes …
Seven Ways to Save Seven Species from Climate Change
More than one-third of species in the United States are at risk of extinction and, for many, climate change is a major threat. In just the past three decades, Earth …
Southeast Sportfish: Why I Care About What They Eat
In my home state of Georgia, coastal anglers prize sportfish like bull redfish, tarpon, cobia, amber jack, snapper, sea bass, sea trout, and grouper. Many Southeast sportfish are voracious eaters, …
New Rule Takes Aim at State and Tribal Rights to Protect Clean Water
The Trump Administration is currently trying to dramatically reduce the streams, wetlands, and other waters protected from pollution and destruction under the Clean Water Act. At the same time, they’re …
From Sacred Majesty to Sound Management
Whether it’s seeing Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep scale steep cliffs in the Carson National Forest or watching a golden eagle soar high above the Santa Fe National Forest, such sacred …
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 …
