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A prescribed burn.
Photo © Josh O'Connor/USFWS |
Go to Fire School with Us
Fire plays a critical role in keeping nature healthy. But a century of fire suppression has led to bigger, more intense wildfires across the United States. To help remedy the problem, a Conservancy-supported fire school teaches land managers and fire crews the right way to play with matches.
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King Protea, South Africa.
Photo © Heinrich Volschenk |
Mediterranean Habitats: Lovely, Rare — and Endangered
What is a "Mediterranean" habitat…and why is it one of the most threatened ecological systems on Earth? Find out why Mediterranean habitats are more than just wine and olives — and what The Nature Conservancy is doing to help preserve them.
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Western Australia.
Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC |
Adopt an Acre® the World Over
Now you can Adopt an Acre — and help protect threatened habitats — in the United States and around the world! Our new Adopt an Acre program features nine locations, from Australia to Brazil to the Appalachians to the Northern Rockies.
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| Rogue, a dog trained to detect Kincaid's lupine. Photo © Jen Newlin Bell/TNC |
Can Dogs Help Locate Rare Plants?
Dogs use their remarkable sense of smell to uncover illegal drugs and locate missing persons. So why not threatened plants and animals, too? In Oregon, the Conservancy is using detector dogs like Rogue to find Kincaid's lupine and help save an endangered butterfly found nowhere else on Earth.
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Root cellars help you eat locally all winter.
Photo © Jack Puccio |
Everyday Environmentalist: Readers' Tips for Going Green
Read 10 of the hundreds of eco-tips you sent in last month in response to our new Everyday Environmentalist set of science-based ways you can go green. There's info on everything from power strips to root cellars!
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Nature abuts Quito, Ecuador.
Photo © Bridget Besaw |
Ask the Conservationist: Do Urban Parks Matter?
A reader from Mexico City wonders if urban parks have any environmental value. Our scientist has the answer!
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