A wildlife biologist’s new birding guide brings everyone into the flock
A co-organizer of Black Birders Week has written a new guide for people who love birds, and those who don’t know it yet.
Conservation
How the Upper Delaware River unites many into one community
"The trout we have here are beautiful as a way to get us to help protect their environment, their habitat. We want to make sure that this place stays like it is forever."
A nature poet grapples with life at the edge of the climate crisis
Penn State professor Todd Davis has a new book of poetry that explores the damage that people have done to each other and nature.
Ohio bill to spur fracking in state parks and forests heads to governor’s office
The bill has raised fears that Ohio agencies will be required to lease state-owned parks, forests, preserves and universities to fracking.
Restoring the American Chestnut with Genetic Engineering Splits the Conservation Community
Scientists are hoping a genetically modified American chestnut can restore the iconic tree. Some groups say it could be a Trojan horse for more GMO trees.
How Pennsylvania hunters and anglers could help shift climate policy
The National Wildlife Federation is betting the sporting community can influence decision-makers on policies that fight climate change and preserve habitats for fish and game animals.
Meet These Creatures of the Night, if You Dare
If you take this nature hike at night, you never know who you might run into.
A new film connects the plight of hellbenders with concerns over gas development
"Hellbent" tells the story of a small, rural town trying to keep a frack waste injection well out of their community to preserve their drinking water and save a rare salamander.
How the fungi beneath our feet help decide the trees overhead
A lawsuit over a plan to regenerate oaks in the Wayne National Forest cites mycorrhizal fungi as evidence that the plan won't work. We find out why.
Lawsuit challenges plan to clearcut white oak in Wayne National Forest
White oak forests may disappear in a generation. A plan to log a section of white oaks in the Wayne has environmentalists worried.
