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Plants

A woman in a hard hat and yellow vest tossed seed from a bag onto a rocky landscape.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Monumental Effort to Replant the Klamath River Dam Reservoirs

As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.
February 20, 2024
by
Juliet Grable
As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.
A close up of a tree branch with impossibly thin and long needles
Voices

Species Spotlight: Wollemi Pine, a ‘Living Fossil’ We’re Saving From Extinction

One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.
April 28, 2023
by
Raj Brown
One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.
A dugong in sea grass in Marsa Abu Dabbab
Extinction Countdown

Book of the Dead: The Species Declared Extinct in 2022

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
January 19, 2023
by
John R. Platt
This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
A small plant clings to the rocks
Extinction Countdown

Another Dam(n) Extinction

A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?
August 1, 2022
by
John R. Platt
A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?
Flock of waterfowl leave flooded field
Book Excerpts

Helping Wildlife Survive Climate Change

The new book Nowhere Left to Go shows how climate change threatens myriad species. But there are ways we can help.
July 25, 2022
by
Benjamin von Brackel
The new book Nowhere Left to Go shows how climate change threatens myriad species. But there are ways we can help.
earthworm in dirt
Sustainability

‘Soil Isn’t Forever’: Why Biodiversity Also Needs Protection Below the Ground

We know more than ever about the abundance of life in the soil. Now we have to step up to save it.
July 13, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
We know more than ever about the abundance of life in the soil. Now we have to step up to save it.
two clumps of green leaves with yellow flowers in the crack of a rock
Book Excerpts

The South’s Hidden Climate Threat

It’s not just the coastlines that are recording climate change. Even the mountains of North Carolina are feeling the heat — including some endangered plants.
June 10, 2022
by
Dan Chapman
It’s not just the coastlines that are recording climate change. Even the mountains of North Carolina are feeling the heat — including some endangered plants.
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Environmental Books

Now Read This: Stop Doomscrolling and Save the Planet

Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.
March 16, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.
Blue oak on grass hillside
Voices

Vanishing: In Love With the Blue Oaks

California’s stressed blue oak woodlands abound with beauty and teem with uncertainty.
February 11, 2022
by
Obi Kaufmann
California’s stressed blue oak woodlands abound with beauty and teem with uncertainty.
Brighamia insignis
Voices

Species Spotlight: The ʻŌlulu, a Rare Hawaiian Plant That Depends on Humans for Survival

The cliff-growing Brighamia insignis was pronounced extinct in the wild in 2020, but it persists thanks to the hard work of botanical gardens and other collections.
January 20, 2022
by
Seana Walsh
The cliff-growing Brighamia insignis was pronounced extinct in the wild in 2020, but it persists thanks to the hard work of botanical gardens and other collections.

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