Pintail Ducklings Need Our Help Speak up to protect pintails’ wetlands from destruction >> Dear Jeff, We may only have a few days left to protect wetlands for ducklings for the next five years! Northern Pintail ducks prefer to nest … Continue reading →
Just Agree to be Kept Informed. The group, FRIENDS OF KIT CARSON PARK, was formed several months ago following successful community action that blocked a disastrous proposal for a loud, gaudy, sprawling waterpark there. A great deal of sensitive of … Continue reading →
The Dirt: News from YardMap Joining together to break new ground for birds September 2013 Ripening fruits of the Jack-in-the-pulpit are eaten by birds and mammals. Photo by Distant Hill Gardens. Growing Native Plants from Seed Fall is here, … Continue reading →
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS September 2013 Audubon California and its partners celebrated a big win earlier this week when our bill aimed at protecting birds and people from toxic lead left behind in the environment passed out of the State Legislature … Continue reading →
Mary Ellen Harte Biologist and author Posted: 09/03/2013 1:38 am Greenland Mega Canyon Helps Hasten Melt reports Bryan Kahn at Climate Central. Under more than a mile of ice lies this newly discovered canyon, which rivals the Grand Canyon in … Continue reading →
The Dirt: News from YardMap Joining together to break new ground for birds August 2013 These octagonal yardmaps are sampling units in a research project in Binghamton, N.Y. Maps drawn by John Scott. New Research Takes Shape Something big … Continue reading →
Great news! Today, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to deny the appeal to stop California State Parks from continuing its restoration of Western Snowy Plover habitat on Ten Mile Dunes Natural Preserve. This would not have been possible … Continue reading →
An interagency effort has spawned a plan for long-term scientific assessment and monitoring of the Salton Sea, seen here on April 18,2013. (LaFonzo Carter/ Staff Photographer) By Jim Steinberg, The Sun Posted: 08/23/13, 6:14 PM PDT | Updated: 4 hrs … Continue reading →
All Animals magazine, September/October 2013 Song sparrows enjoy a citrus snack in Steve Hartman’s backyard. Barry Schwartz/For The HSUS by Ruthanne Johnson When an acquaintance told Steve Hartman he was thinking of replacing his lawn with AstroTurf to conserve water, … Continue reading →
Released: August 20, 2013 Overshoot Day reminds us that we are using natural resources faster than the Earth can replenish them. © NASA Today is Earth Overshoot Day—the day our demands on the planet’s natural resources exceed its capacity. Every … Continue reading →