conservation
Jonathan T. Scott’s latest book, New Standards for Long-Term Business Survival, has just been published. As with his previous two books on sustainability, this book is very easy-to-read and is available as a free, 30-page, PDF document that explains what sustainability is, why it is important, and how sustainable practices… Read the rest
If you’re a Northwest native, come to the Wild Salmon Rising event on April 14th in NE Portland to witness two epic stories about the two greatest salmon rivers on Earth and to support the survival of this incredible species.
In just over two weeks, Save Our Wild Salmon and… Read the rest
In the face of the sometimes overwhelming environmental concerns we face, it’s simply a relief when we learn of good… Read the rest environmental news. That said, we’re happy to have learned that the United States–which has an estimated 300 million hectares of forests–has more trees now than it did 100 years ago.
Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester have wasted no time so far in this 112th session of Congress. The two introduced legislation on Monday that, if passed, would protect the western border of Montana’s Glacier National Park from energy development.
Though it would not halt the timber industry or… Read the rest
Wendell Berry is a personal hero of mine. He is one of the leading voices in the world for proper land stewardship and conservation. As readers of Wend… Read the rest magazine (print and online) we cannot, in good conscience, travel the land without being stewards of the land. Therefore, we should take
Fossil Creek is a newly preserved wilderness area that may again be at risk due to the very efforts meant to protect it. In a video from Assignment Earth, producer Jay Canode tells the story of a beautiful river that flows through the Mazatzal Mountains of Central Arizona. With the… Read the rest
The digital world is an expansive and inclusive one. And now, thanks again to Google, it can even bring us below the concrete surfaces of Earth, into the depths of the ocean. Google Earth recently launched what seems to simply be called ‘Ocean’, which enables you to explore the entire… Read the rest
John Doremus has been keeping an eye on raptors for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) since 1972. After decades of field work, this retired wildlife biologist doesn’t need a map to find his way around the Morely Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation area–a unit managed… Read the rest
Just like in many creative industries, the photography business is a competitive one. So why then, would some of the world’s premiere nature photographers come together in the wilds of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest? To save one of the planet’s most wild and special places. Photographers including Paul Nicklen, … Read the rest
The Sage Grouse is a candidate for designation as a threatened or endangered species. As the Interior Department considers the bird’s fate, several research projects are underway across the west to study its behavior, movements and nesting patterns.
Wildlife biologist Bryan Bedrosian locates the birds at night. Sage Grouse sleep… Read the rest
