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Tell us about your Adirondack experiences and some of the places on your “bucket list” for future explorations.
For Charlotte Pienkos, external affairs manager in California, love of nature runs in the family. Her daughter Danika is an energetic six year old who loves nature, and writes books in her spare time. Her illustrated essay entitled “All About Owls” is taking Facebook by storm, and includes a very important conservation message.
What do you think? Does wilderness still exist?
What do you think? Does wilderness still exist? Share your thoughts below.
At nine years old, Vienna Vitek may have been among the Conservancy’s youngest supporters. Now, seven years later, this wise-beyond-her-years 16-year-old has already raised more than $5,000 for the Conservancy’s work in Costa Rica – and she’s aiming to donate $5,000 more before she graduates high school.
Pandas are vegetarians, right? Well, new findings by Conservancy scientists suggest the issue isn’t as black and white (or, er, as green and blood red) as once thought. Motion sensor cameras in northern Sichuan captured images of a giant panda consuming the carcass of a takin, a Himalayan goat-antelope.
What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind? How do you plan to inspire the next generation of conservationists?
Whether it’s using social media to stop the decimation of sharks in Asia or volunteering to build oyster reefs around the Gulf of Mexico, get to know these Comeback Heroes who are making sure the lands and waters we cherish today will be around for our children and grandchildren.
Share your sustainable seafood recipes below or find inspiration for your next home-cooked meal.
Is investing in our ‘natural capital’ the key to a sustainable future? Share your thoughts below.
To date, several hundred classrooms, after-school programs and student groups have participated in the Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre program. Watch a video to see how students at Mary Munford Elementary raised money to adopt 5 acres, and please post how you’re using Adopt an Acre in your work with students to help generate ideas for other educators.
Celebrate the changing of the season with friends and family! When you choose to send one of our free autumn ecards you save paper and give friends and family the opportunity to enjoy the wonder of nature from the comforts of their computer screen.
Is the price at the pump making you think about ways to reduce your gas consumption? One reader has electric vehicles on the mind, but wants to know: how green are they when you factor in the environmental impact of the battery and the way your local energy is generated?
Answer: Through a new wildlife corridor and highway underpass! A traditional migration route in Africa—long obstructed by agricultural fences and a major highway—has been restored and two separated populations of elephants can once again interact and diversify the gene pool.
Each year, about 32 million acres of the world's forest are lost. These forests would help us fight climate change, but only if we keep them alive. Find out how protecting the world's forests can reduce a significant cause of climate change.
Nature.org talks to world-renowned chef, restaurateur and author Mario Batali about why using sustainable seafood is important to his business and the world. He also shares a favorite sustainable seafood recipe: Mackerel in Scapece with Lemon Thyme and Sweet Peppers.
Get an estimate of your carbon footprint using the Conservancy’s carbon footprint calculator. How do you compare to U.S. and global averages?
Forest destruction produces as much as 15 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions — more than from all the planes, trains and automobiles on Earth. Find out how our work to save forests protects the climate, nature and people.
Healthy rivers are ever-changing, rising and falling as seasons come and go. Seasonal flow patterns are a river's heartbeat—they orchestrate plant and animal life cycles and sustain complex natural processes.
Meet Shannon Switzer, 2008 Photo Contest Finalist - see her gorgeous images from across the globe and how her relationship with nature inspires her work. Do you have a wildlife photo you would like to share? Submit it to our 6th Annual Digital Photo Contest.
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Why does conserving the Adirondacks matters to me? Because the Adirondacks are all the summers of......
by Marsha Strong on April 23, 2012
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