Firewood: Buy It (or Gather It) Where You Burn It

Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:21 PM EDT

Firewood, a staple of almost any camping trip, can be a simple and useful forest product. But when you transport firewood to your campsite or vacation home, you could unknowingly spread dangerous insects and diseases, which have the potential to kill thousands of trees.

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conservation, forests, forest-health, invasive-species, emerald-ash-borer, gypsy-moth, beech-bark-disease, redbay-wilt, green-lifestyle, camping

The Plight of the Humboldt Penguin

Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:44 PM EDT

On the, rocky shores of Peru, Humboldt Penguins create underground burrows to protect themselves and their eggs from predators and the intense South American sun.

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conservation, invasive-species, south-america, marine, science, animals, humboldt-penguin, the-nature-conservancy, endangered-species, environment

The Seas of South America: Ecosystems Under Siege

Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:37 AM EDT

Increased human activity along South America's coasts is severely impacting marine habitats and could have devastating effects on the people, plants, and animals that rely on them.

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The Return of the Harpy Eagle

Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:02 PM EDT

Early one December morning in 2005, six researchers were breaking down their campsite in Belize's remote Bladen Reserve. Suddenly there was a flash of white in the trees ahead: A large white bird was perched on a branch barely 150 meters away from the group.

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science, environment, animals, conservation, wildlife, extinction, endangered-species, protection, central-america, forests

Euro Trash(ed)?

Thu Aug 9, 2007 11:07 AM EDT

An estimated 80 percent of life on earth depends on healthy oceans and coasts. Humans, as well, depend on marine areas for food, medicines and protection from storms, among other resources.

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science, marine, europe, animals, climate, climatechange, conservation, eco-friendly, ecosystems, environment

Invasive Plants: Gardener's Delight, or Backyard Killer?

Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:22 AM EDT

At first glance they may look pretty in your own backyard, but invasive plants can pose a serious environmental threat.

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science, invasive-species, gardening, environment, outdoors, sustainability, green-lifestyle, nature-conservancy, conservation, nature

Fighting "Poison Fishing" in Jamaica

Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:25 PM EDT

In Jamaica's Rio Grande River valley, local communities are struggling with a man-made threat to their way of life — poison fishing, the practice of harvesting fish and shellfish by polluting the river with agrochemicals.

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science, environment, jamaica, fishing, rivers, pollution, caribbean, eco-tourism, tourism, ecosystems