The West is a place of contrasts: the largest open spaces next to vast urban centers; some of the fastest growing states that depend on the fastest shrinking water supply. … Read more
Dana Jensen McNamara’s Archive
Be a “Nature’s Witness”!
It’s not often you get to wander through an animal kingdom where creatures large and small—from elephants, alligators and bobcats to pikas, polar bears and flamingos—all mingle together in perfect … Read more
Tribal Wildlife Conservation: 5 Success Stories
Did you know: Tribes own or influence the management of tens of millions of acres of land? Tribal lands provide vital habitat for more than 525 federally-listed threatened and endangered … Read more
Why Public Lands and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Matter to America’s Veterans & Their Families
Thump, thump. “Shhhhhh, stop throwing rocks, you are going to scare the fish,” said my grandfather. Heeding this warning and watching him slowly wade up the river to sneak up … Read more
Wild & Curious: The 2019 ECHO Summit
Nature Play Every Day. What does that mean to you when you hear it? To some it means getting out to a park and playing on a swing set or … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Energy dominance threatens America’s wildlife
The Trump administration’s energy dominance strategy is wreaking havoc on our nation’s public lands and wildlife. Areas once thought too sensitive to ever be considered for oil and gas and … Read more
Birds in Crisis: How One Bill Can Help Our Nation’s Winged Wonders
Can we fathom a world without bird song? A major study released today in the journal Science shows bird numbers plummeting across forests, grasslands, waterways, and backyards of North America, … Read more
To Recover Chinook, Protect Their Prey
The nature of nature itself is that things are connected. “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world,” John … Read more
