Posts for tag "conservation"
Reconnecting People and Nature: Restoring Lake Macatawa
It is well known that we are in the throes of the sixth mass extinction–this time caused not by great natural catastrophes, but by the far-reaching impact humans have had on the planet. What is much less...
- Posted February 23, 2026
Chesapeake Bay Sees Largest Oyster Reef Restoration in the World Completed
The largest oyster reef restoration in the world was recently completed in the United States’ largest estuary: the Chesapeake Bay. The project is the result of a 10-year, over $100 million commitment from local, state, and federal...
- Posted December 24, 2025
Fall 2025 Environmental Monitor Available Now
In the Fall 2025 edition of the Environmental Monitor, we highlight the importance of data collection and informed decision-making in habitat restoration and conservation efforts across the world. From fish in Northwest Arkansas springs to orcas in...
- Posted December 17, 2025
Research and Conservation: Understanding the “Outsized Influence” of Intermittent Streams
It’s a chilly winter’s day in northwest Arkansas, and several University of Arkansas students trudge to an intermittent stream frozen over with a layer of ice. They bring normal water quality sampling equipment with them, and something...
- Posted October 15, 2025
Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems: How Science Drives Waterway Management in Northwest Georgia
The University of Georgia is home to multiple labs that focus on monitoring aquatic ecosystems and organisms across the state. The River Basin Center connects these monitoring efforts with external partners, including government agencies and NGOs, to...
- Posted July 9, 2025
Reintroducing Historically Native Fish in America’s Largest Wilderness
Among the dozens of publicly protected national parks, hundreds of wilderness areas, and thousands of state parks in the contiguous U.S., none are larger than the Adirondack Park, a 6 million-acre wilderness area that spreads across upstate...
- Posted September 16, 2024
Rebuilding Trust in Science and Protecting Resources: Thomas More University Biology Field Station
The Thomas More Field Station is managed by a team of students, faculty and staff who facilitate ongoing restoration and monitoring programs.
- Posted December 27, 2023
Small-Scale Monitoring for Large-Scale Impacts: Building Storm Resilience in the Newfound Lake Region
Dynamic and healthy ecosystems can become center points for towns, cities, and entire regions—such is the case in the Newfound Lake Region.
- Posted December 19, 2022
Going, Going, Gone: Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation
Countless species of flora and fauna around the world are being listed as either threatened, endangered, or extinct.
- Posted December 5, 2022
Coastal Restoration in Rhode Island
TNC programs and projects rely on continuous monitoring to ensure that coastal restoration and habitat enhancement initiatives are successful.
- Posted August 8, 2022
Protecting Endangered Species: Conducting Mussel Surveys
Endangered mussel surveys are a necessary step in project planning because the distribution of mussels and species assemblage relative to a planned project is critical to completing the required environmental documentation while protecting native species.
- Posted June 21, 2022
Protecting Endangered Species: Why Freshwater Mussels Matter
Though few people pay any mind to the occasional “clam” shell spotted along a river bank or lake, these small but mighty creatures are deeply important to water systems across the United States, and many of them...
- Posted June 14, 2022
Gar-Bage Fish No More. It’s Time to Respect Gar
Gar, long considered a trash fish, are newly valued by science and fishermen around the country.
- Posted January 27, 2021
Lessons Learned from 35 Years of AOC Restoration
For thirty five years, Great Lakes communities have been restoring polluted areas, learning and reaping the economic benefits.
- Posted June 24, 2020
Restoring Native Brook Trout in North Carolina
In North Carolina, a collaborative approach is helping scientists restore native brook trout and test them genetically.
- Posted November 13, 2019
Custom ROV Helps Protect Rockfish in Puget Sound
A customized ROV is helping Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife scientists monitor rockfish where they live.
- Posted October 1, 2019
Watching Water Quality with the Midcoast Conservancy’s Youth Conservation Corps
The Youth Conservation Corps program at the Midcoast Conservancy in Maine is connecting generations and protecting water quality.
- Posted March 28, 2019
From Tallgrass Prairie to Garlic Mustard: Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area at Macalester College Reveals Environmental Monitoring Surprises
Macalester College’s Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area provides researchers with a chance to study Minnesota’s tallgrass prairies and other habitats.
- Posted March 22, 2019
Ducks Unlimited Protects and Restores Critical Habitat in Southern Region of U.S.
Ducks Unlimited partners with Southern Region farmers and other landowners to preserve, protect and restore diverse Southern Region habitat, including rice field wetlands.
- Posted March 15, 2019
Great Lakes Region Gets Big Conservation Boost From Ducks Unlimited
Protecting, enhancing and restoring wetlands in the Great Lakes area, Ducks Unlimited has worked tirelessly to save thousands of vulnerable acres.
- Posted March 1, 2019
