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Great Places
July 5, 2007
Volume 7, Issue 7


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Header Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC
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Bald eagle at Cosumnes River, California © Tim Wolcott
Bald eagle at Cosumnes River, California

Watch the Eagle-Banding Video!
Eagle chick. Photo © Dave Menke/USFWS
Watch the Eagle-Banding Video!
The bald eagle chick on our Santa Cruz Island preserve in California sure has grown up fast! Watch this cool video of the humane capture, banding, measurement and release of the bald eagle chick, which occurred on June 8.

Carbon Calculator
Sea turtle in the Bahamas. Photo © Carlton Ward
See Baby Turtles and Sharks
We've helped uncover a previously unknown haven for baby sea turtles and sharks in the Bahamas! Watch a slideshow of this fantastic place — and learn how the Conservancy is using it to catalyze conservation in this island nation.

Prescribed Burn
Gondwana Link, Australia. Photo © Ron Geatz/TNC
Enviro-Tips: More Places You'll Adore
Our favorite Conservancy preserves continues this month with visits to New Mexico, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and even Australia! Check out these gorgeous places rendered in great prose…and then use our preserve map to find a Conservancy preserve near you.

White pines, Sheldrick Forest Preserve, New Hampshire. Photo © Eric Aldrich/TNC
Ask the Conservationist: A Tree for Every Baby?
Could planting a tree for every human baby born offset the carbon emissions that baby will generate in her lifetime? Read the answer to this month's Ask the Conservationist from Bill Stanley, director of the Conservancy's Global Climate Change Initiative.

Photo of the Month
Samburu woman, northern Kenya

“She seemed pleased by the results...”

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Samburu woman, northern Kenya
Photo © Sanjayan/TNC

Nature Stories Podcast Podcasts
Each week, our Nature Stories podcast brings you unexpected tales of people's connections with the natural world. You may subscribe to the series or download the individual stories through the links below.
Waterman
Is the drought out West worse than the Dust Bowl era's? Producer: Dan Collison & Elizabeth Meister with Long Haul Productions
Sun Tunnels
Visit an art installation that captures sunlight in fascinating ways. Producer: Scott Carrier with Hearing Voices
Reflections of Fathers
Hear a son’s tribute to his insect-loving dad. Producer: Jay Allison
Buffalo Nation
Hear how ranchers are restoring buffalo to the Great Plains. Producer: Martha Hawley with Radio Netherlands
Photo Credits (from top): © Charlie Ott; © Eileen Herrling; © Mark Godfrey/TNC; © Flip Nicklin.
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