Tag: nature
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May 17, 2006 10:29 AM EDT --
Life has come full circle for America's symbol of freedom in the northern Channel Islands off the coast of southern California. On April 12, the first bald eagle chick born on the islands in more than . . .
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April 22, 2006 12:35 PM EDT --
Scientific experts agree that the Earth's climate is changing. Climate change, more commonly known as global warming, is caused by the emission of heat-trapping gases produced by vehicles, power plants, . . .
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April 30, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
Tropical and temperate rainforests are among the most important and yet threatened ecosystems on the planet.
Today, more than half of Earth's original rainforests have all been destroyed, victims . . .
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May 18, 2006 03:03 PM EDT --
Do you want to make a difference every day? Want to learn about simple, effective actions you can take to help save coral reefs and the fish, animals, and plants that depend on them? You've come to . . .
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April 22, 2006 12:52 PM EDT --
Former United States President and supporter of The Nature Conservancy's Georgia program, Jimmy Carter is the founder of The Carter Center committed to bettering the human quality of life throughout . . .
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May 20, 2006 10:32 AM EDT --
The Best Deal I Know: Personal Reflections on Spring Migration
by Phil Hoose
One of the benchmarks in my year's orbit, as distinctive as any holiday, is the first April morning that I pedal my bike . . .
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April 17, 2006 03:04 PM EDT --
President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, Steve McCormick heads the world's largest conservation organization, which has more than 50 years experience in preserving the Earth's lands and waters . . .
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April 17, 2006 02:15 PM EDT --
From the pages of Nature Conservancy magazine, a unique national preserve protects a piece of our vanishing prairie heritage.
For beautiful nature photos, see our digital photo essay featuring the Tallgrass . . .
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April 17, 2006 02:53 PM EDT --
From the pages of Nature Conservancy magazine.
By Hal Herring
The summer I was 14, my buddy Tim Blackwood showed me how to fish the middle reaches of the Paint Rock River, in the cool twilight just before . . .
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April 18, 2006 12:19 AM EDT --
Do you know how many tropical rainforest plants have been identified as having anti-cancer properties? Or how many continents around the world contain rainforests? And just how quickly are the world's . . .
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April 20, 2006 04:09 AM EDT --
Although coral reefs are solid structures, the coral animals themselves are very sensitive and easily harmed. Please follow these suggestions to help protect coral reefs when you are in and around the . . .
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May 17, 2006 11:56 AM EDT --
"I love the sky and I love the woods," says award-winning photographer Clyde Butcher, who for 35 years has captured untrammeled landscapes on film with his large-format cameras.
Nowhere is that . . .
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June 17, 2006 01:43 PM EDT --
The Dance of the Trees: Piney Grove Preserve, Virginia
by Brian van Eerden
Brian van Eerden is the Director of The Nature Conservancy's Southern Rivers Program. He has been with the Conservancy since . . .
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June 05, 2006 09:26 PM EDT --
Zumwalt Prairie Preserve Expands:
Grassland preserve is haven for birds of prey and other wildlife
The Nature Conservancy has signed an option to purchase 6,065 acres from a private owner to expand its . . .
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July 04, 2007 07:29 PM EDT --
Oceans are vitally important to human communities around the world. We depend on oceans and coasts for food, medicines and protection from storms, among other resources — more than $20 trillion annually . . .
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April 26, 2006 04:18 PM EDT --
New Protected Area Furthers Conservation of 4 Million Acres of the Amazon Rainforest Between Peru and Brazil
On April 3, 2006, the Peruvian government declared the Sierra del Divisor Reserve Zone a new . . .
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June 05, 2006 06:27 AM EDT --
Bluebirds Welcome
If You Build it, They Will Come
In Washington's South Puget Sound, western bluebirds arrive each spring to nest in rare oak-studded prairies covered in blue camas flowers and chocolate . . .
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June 12, 2006 06:13 AM EDT --
Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah will mimic natural river flow
In February, public agencies and conservation groups celebrated an important victory for both native fish species and collaborative approaches to . . .
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August 29, 2006 07:18 AM EDT --
One Year After Hurricane Katrina
Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems are recovering, but much still needs to be done
In the year since Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal areas across the Gulf of Mexico, . . .
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May 17, 2006 04:56 PM EDT --
Saying the time to act is now, The Nature Conservancy and two leading conservation organizations launched an $80 million campaign to restore and protect Puget Sound's ecologically rich shorelines and . . .
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