Category Archives: Conservation
Climate change slowdown is due to warming of deep oceans, say scientists
Climate sceptics have seized on a pause in warming over the past five years, but the long-term trend is still upward Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent The Guardian, Monday 22 July 2013 12.57 EDT Temperature in the northern hemisphere since 1000 … Continue reading
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State of the Birds Private Lands, Farm Bill, Duck Stamp
State of the Birds: Successes of Protecting Bird Habitat on Private Lands U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released of the 2013 State of the Birds Report on Private Lands … Continue reading
Farmers and Wildlife Service Fight to Save California’s Blackbirds
Audubon California Tricolored blackbirds are under siege in northern California from a loss of habitat. Lynn Armitage July 07, 2013 Concern is growing among wildlife officials over the rapidly diminishing population of tricolored blackbirds, specifically in California, which has … Continue reading
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The BP Oil Spill – 3 Years Later
On the three year memorial of the BP Oil Spill disaster I wanted to share with you one very important fact. BP has been lying to you! Due to decades of abuse by the oil and gas industry and a … Continue reading
Inspiring Videos: Natural Solutions for Natural Disasters
You can help reduce the impact of destructive megafires and improve the health of our forests and grasslands by supporting our team of fireworkers. Watch Video » Act Now » With the help of supporters like you, The Nature Conservancy … Continue reading
3 Years Of Gulf Oil Spill Photos Show Ongoing Impact
July 15, 2013 marks the third anniversary of BP stopping an uncontrolled flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly three months after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and killed 11 men, BP capped the undersea well that … Continue reading
Deadly Wildfires Permanently Changing Arizona’s Desert Forest Wildlife Habitats?
Dean Peak Wildfire, Arizona (Bureau of Land Management/Herberta Schroeder) America’s worst wildfire-fighting tragedy in generations struck on Sunday as 19 firefighters were killed near Yarnell, Arizona. The impacts of the firestorm on wildlife and ecosystems … Continue reading
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Rare Thrushes are Losing Habitat to Climate Change
from Wildlife Promise 2 6/27/2013 // Kelly Senser // Bicknell’s thrush, climate change, migratory birds, New Hampshire Audubon, NWF affiliate Despite closing down in 1984, the Mittersill Ski Area in New Hampshire’s White Mountains never stopped attracting skiers. Wooed by … Continue reading
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Great Places: Nature in Focus
San Clemente Dam. Photo © NOAA/Creative Commons Dam, That’s a Good Idea The San Clemente Dam removal project not only benefits people and nature, it’s about to make headlines as the biggest and most innovative dam removal project in … Continue reading
Calif.’s Sierra a ‘Living Lab’ for Climate Change
By TRACIE CONE Associated Press SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. June 29, 2013 (AP) In parts of California’s Sierra Nevada, marshy meadows are going dry, wildflowers are blooming earlier and glaciers are melting into ice fields. Scientists also are predicting … Continue reading
California budget OKs $30M for Salton Sea study
Gov. Brown vetoed $3M that would have paid for other projects at lake Jun. 27, 2013 Rescuing the Salton Sea: Residents around the Salton Sea weigh in on the issues surrounding the sea and its future. The state budget … Continue reading
Scientists worry over dwindling tri-colored blackbird population in California
By Edward Ortiz eortiz@sacbee.com Published: Friday, Jun. 21, 2013 – 12:00 am | Page 1B Last Modified: Friday, Jun. 21, 2013 – 11:13 am WILLIAMS – The use of pesticides and other farming practices are causing a dramatic decline in … Continue reading
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North American Birds Declining as Threats Mount
Global warming, habitat loss, wind turbines, and cats are factors. A Cerulean Warbler perched on a branch. Photograph by Glenn Bartley, Corbis Mel White for National Geographic Published June 21, 2013 Part of our weekly “In Focus” series—stepping back, looking … Continue reading