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A Big Win for the Chilkat Valley
December 04, 2024 — DOWA, a Japanese smelter company and major funder of the proposed Palmer Mine, has pulled out of the project!
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Tufted Puffin on rock
Seabirds Rejoice! Rat-Free Aleutian Islands Are Possible
October 01, 2024 — A centuries-old issue has seen some hopeful momentum with recent and near-future rat eradication efforts in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
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̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ South Carolina Uses Cutting-Edge Techniques to Understand Prothonotary Warblers
September 30, 2024 — Advances in tracking technology are being deployed in Lowcountry swamps to unravel the secrets of the Swamp Canary.
SC Bird Migration Initiative
A partial rainbow over sagebrush steppe landscape.
2024 Conservation Ranching Bird Monitoring Results in the Rockies
September 27, 2024 — Bird activity and sightings on ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Certified bird-friendly ranches in Wyoming and Colorado were noticeably higher this year.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Chilkat Valley in Alaska
The Importance of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve IBA to Migratory Birds
May 07, 2024 — One small study area in Southeast Alaska shocked the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Science Division: The Chilkat Valley is a major migration passage for many Alaska birds.
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Wetlands complex in with mountains, cloudly skies, and wayside signs
The Second Crossing and Southeast Alaska’s Mendenhall Wetlands Important Bird Area
March 05, 2024 — And the case for Salmon Creek, the last option for the Juneau Douglas Second Crossing to be constructed off the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.
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Caribou crossing wetlands
What’s So Special About Alaska’s Special Areas?
December 11, 2023 — And actually, what are Special Areas? Here’s the history of these life-giving zones in Alaska’s Western Arctic, and how ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Alaska staff helped to protect some of the most unique places on the planet.
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A soil sensor on a post surrounded by cattle fencing in a pasture.
Sensing the Soil
August 18, 2023 — Soil moisture sensors installed on seven ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡-certified Ranches in Colorado.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Cattle graze in a pasture below dry slopes.
Experimenting Today to Save Tomorrow’s Soils
March 01, 2023 — Seven ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡-certified ranches are testing ways to improve soil health through Colorado’s new STAR Plus program.
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