A Nature-Friendly Clean Energy Future
The rapid buildout of renewables could make the extinction crisis worse. It’s a problem we can—and must—solve.
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Three Principles for a Wildfire-Resilient Nation
A moment of crisis requires new thinking on managing wildfires.
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Essays
Saving the Sagebrush Sea
The vast sagebrush steppe of the American West is vanishing. To protect what’s left, we need a new approach to grazing.
America Needs a National Conservation Mission for Public Lands and Waters
Multiple uses are only possible if public lands are healthy enough to support them. That’s why conservation must come first.
Stewardship Starts with People
Why expertise at the Department of the Interior matters more than ever.
How to Scale Up Ecological Restoration on America's Public Lands
Restoration work in America's forests, streams, and parks powers local economies and has wide bipartisan support. Here is how to do lots more of it.
How Advanced Technologies Can Supercharge Collaborative Conservation
Pairing the power of an AI-driven geospatial decision support system with the wisdom of locally-led conservation can help us respond to the rapid unraveling of global ecosystems.