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Great Places
May 7, 2009
Volume 9, Issue 5

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	Mak Goes, Dayak villager in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo © Robert Lalasz/TNC

Stopping a War in Borneo

A conflict between local villagers and loggers in Borneo almost came to blows…until the Conservancy stepped in as a neutral facilitator. Now sustainable logging is helping both the forest and the community to thrive.

Find Out How We Made Peace in the Forest


	Female brown bear with cubs, Alaska. Photo © Gunther Matschke

Mother's Day Is May 10

How do you say "I love you, Mom?" Honor Mom with a conservation gift — Adopt an Acre® in Australia, Rescue the Reef® in Palau or give Mom a gift membership. It's all at your fingertips in our convenient green gift-guide.

Give Now


	Weaving bamboo baskets, China. Photo © Ami Vitale

What Is Sustainable Design?

The Conservancy asked this question of 10 designers — and they answered, in bamboo, wool, salmon skin and chicle. Explore their creations — and the materials and places behind them — in our new exhibit Design for a Living World.

See Design for a Living World


	Cotton-top tamarin (titi monkey), Colombia. Photo © Bridget Besaw

Saving Forests With Your Support

Tracking bears with text-messaging collars, rebuilding forests with the help of rodents, saving Earth's last 6,000 cotton-top tamarin monkeys — it's all part of the Conservancy's creative work to protect forests around the world.

See How You're Helping Us Save Forests


	Florida sandhill crane. Lynda Richardson

Ask the Conservationist: Don't Feed the Cranes!

Sure, you know better than to feed wild animals — but what do you do when you see someone who doesn't? Should you say something, and if so, what? One reader faces this dilemma when she sees people feeding wild sandhill cranes in her Florida neighborhood…find out our response.

Read…and Then Submit Your Question

Photo of the Month

“Underwater shoots can be complicated…”

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.

Sandhill Crane Migration 20,000 cranes fill the sky and delight bird watchers. Producer: Shanna Lewis with KRCC in Colorado
Poetry of the Woods Teacher Julie Berry uses nature as her classroom. Produced by Steve Wadhams for the CBC's Outfront
Fishing for Trout Go fishing with a couple of experts on Idaho's Salmon River. Producer: Scott Carrier
Dancing with Beavers Two Canadians declare war on their country's national symbol. Producer: Dan Collison for Long Haul Productions
Photo Credits (from top): Photo © Donna Ikenberry; Jerry and Marcy Monkman; Harold E. Malde; ZaNiaC/Creative Commons.

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