The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated wildlife and ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico. In an effort to restore the area, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation just announced … Read more
Dana Jensen McNamara’s Archive
Turkeys! A Success Story That’s Nothing to Gobble At
The 2019 State of the Birds report shows nearly 30 percent of all North American birds have disappeared in the last 50 years with steep declines in every habitat. We … Read more
A Clean & Wildlife-Friendly Energy Future for The Garden State
The urgency of the climate crisis was felt at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, where former Vice-President Al Gore joined New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in his announcement … Read more
Protecting “The Great River”
The Ohio River flows over 981 miles of terrain—meandering from Pittsburgh to Illinois where it eventually merges with the mighty Mississippi. Derived from the Iroquois word “O-Y-O” meaning “the great … Read more
2019 In Review: A Human Approach to Conservation in the Rocky Mountain Region
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
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
