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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Learning to Love — and Protect — Burned Trees

Wildfire-killed trees are some of the most important structures in a forest. So why are they still being logged?
December 7, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Wildfire-killed trees are some of the most important structures in a forest. So why are they still being logged?
Cedarlands Scout Reservation
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Developers Loom As Boy Scouts Sell Thousands of Acres to Compensate Sexual Assault Victims

Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?
October 10, 2022
by
Jordan Gass-Poore’
Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

We Need More Protected Areas, But That’s Not All

New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change — but we need to protect better, as well as more.
August 8, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change — but we need to protect better, as well as more.
Waterfall and creek running along pine forest
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A Historic Chance to Protect America’s Free-Flowing Rivers

Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation.
March 2, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation.
meadow, forest and mountain
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Can Roadless Areas Help Stem the Extinction Crisis in the United States?

A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected.
January 5, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected.
Purace paramo
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Páramos at Risk: The Interconnected Threats to a Biodiversity Hotspot

The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services.
May 3, 2021
by
Daniel Henryk Rasolt
The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services.
mountain view
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

30×30: How Important Are Private Lands in Meeting Conservation Goals?

Experts say expanding public lands won’t be enough to achieve science-based calls for more protected areas.
April 19, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Experts say expanding public lands won’t be enough to achieve science-based calls for more protected areas.
Los Cedros cloud forest
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A Critical Fight for the Rights of Nature

Ecuador’s Los Cedros Reserve, one of Earth’s most biodiverse habitats, could be wiped out by mining. A court case could save it — and set a precedent for the planet.
September 1, 2020
by
Daniel Hudon
Ecuador’s Los Cedros Reserve, one of Earth’s most biodiverse habitats, could be wiped out by mining. A court case could save it — and set a precedent for the planet.
Trump border wall
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Final Frontiers? A Call to Protect the Biodiversity on the Borders

President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.
April 30, 2020
by
John R. Platt
President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.
Carrizo Plain
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Could a California Law Help Save America’s Public Lands Throughout the West?

The state used an innovative new law to fight back against the Trump administration’s expansion of oil and gas drilling — and that could provide a model for the rest of the country.
February 25, 2020
by
Casey O'Brien
The state used an innovative new law to fight back against the Trump administration’s expansion of oil and gas drilling — and that could provide a model for the rest of the country.

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