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Wildlife

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal

Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.
March 2, 2026
by
Juliet Grable
Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.
Sun setting over the ocean
Editorials

Extreme Weather, Wildlife Trafficking, and Giraffes: 15 of Our Most Powerful Articles of 2025

Our reporters showcased the power and importance of journalism covering wildlife, climate change, and environmental justice.
December 29, 2025
by
John R. Platt
Our reporters showcased the power and importance of journalism covering wildlife, climate change, and environmental justice.
Commentaries

The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse?

Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
October 29, 2025
by
Kavita Bhardwaj
Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
Environmental Books

Inspired by Nature: 10 Powerful New Memoirs and Biographies

These new books showcase moments where embracing nature led to personal discoveries or scientific breakthroughs.
September 25, 2025
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
These new books showcase moments where embracing nature led to personal discoveries or scientific breakthroughs.
Extinction Countdown

The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats than a Barrel of Monkeys

This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
September 19, 2025
by
John R. Platt
This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
Environmental Books

Wild Reads: 10 New Books that Celebrate Wildlife and Their Environments

From chimpanzees and wolves to snakes and starlings, these new books capture hidden truths about fascinating species — and reveal how to better protect them.
September 5, 2025
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
From chimpanzees and wolves to snakes and starlings, these new books capture hidden truths about fascinating species — and reveal how to better protect them.
Voices

Messengers of the Eternal: Trees in Life and Literature

To plant a tree is to affirm one’s faith in the future, while at the same time reckoning with the sadness inherent in the comparative brevity of a human lifespan.
August 6, 2025
by
Tim Weed
To plant a tree is to affirm one’s faith in the future, while at the same time reckoning with the sadness inherent in the comparative brevity of a human lifespan.
Commentaries

‘Active Management’ Harms Forests — And It’s About to Get a Whole Lot Worse

Forest management approaches promoted as “resilience,” “restoration,” “fuel reduction,” and “forest health” often degrade natural systems and reduce carbon stocks.
May 9, 2025
by
Dominick A. DellaSala, Ph.D. and David Lindenmayer and Diana Six
Forest management approaches promoted as “resilience,” “restoration,” “fuel reduction,” and “forest health” often degrade natural systems and reduce carbon stocks.
Wildlife

The Endangered Species Next Door

Amidst a comeback for the red-cockaded woodpecker — the South’s not-always-welcome neighbor — a new legal status and presidential administration create uncertainty.
April 7, 2025
by
Madeline Bodin
Amidst a comeback for the red-cockaded woodpecker — the South’s not-always-welcome neighbor — a new legal status and presidential administration create uncertainty.
Columns

Protect This Place: Montana’s Untamed Black Ram Forest

A proposed timber sale within the Yaak Valley threatens massive old-growth trees and habitat. Instead, could it become the nation’s first climate refuge?
March 21, 2025
by
Rick Bass
A proposed timber sale within the Yaak Valley threatens massive old-growth trees and habitat. Instead, could it become the nation’s first climate refuge?

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