Archives for Conservation Action

Dan Casey, Coordinator, Northern Great Plains Joint Venture, www.ngpjv.org The spring and early summer of 2019 have been kind to the Montana prairies. Cool and wet weather has kept grass green and yellow sweet clover is blooming everywhere. The vibrant green and yellow palette of the landscape is in stark contrast to the brown hues […]

by Kelly VanBeek, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service In 2018, the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) released three products to help focus efforts, identify opportunities, and highlight successes in the bird conservation community. Here is a snapshot of those products: 1. National Bird Conservation Priorities:  Part of NABCI’s role is to help the bird conservation […]

Geoff Geupel, Point Blue Conservation Science (Point Blue Conservation Science), Henning Stabins, Weyerhaeuser Company, Wildlife Biologist ( WY.com), and Bob Ford, National Partners in Flight Coordinator (partnersinflight.org)   Partners in Flight (PIF) is an initiative of conservationists working to keep common birds common and help species at risk through voluntary partnerships. Across large landscapes, the […]

Henning Stabins, Sustainable Forestry & Science Support, Weyerhaeuser Company ( www.weyerhaeuser.com) Stewardship of our nation’s land and natural resources is the responsibility of all who touch them – private forest landowners and foresters, farmers and ranchers, hunters and anglers, conservationists, and state and federal agencies. The most effective conservation of fish and wildlife relies on productive collaboration […]

by Karen Schlatter, Sonoran Institute Delta Program.  Picture credits:  Sonoran Institute https://sonoraninstitute.org/card/colorado-river-delta/ Nearly four years ago today, I witnessed something dramatic, something I will remember for the rest of my life: the Colorado River flowed from its headwaters all the way to the sea. Although this doesn’t actually sound very exciting (happens all the time […]