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.
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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.
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Essays
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.
The Conservation Movement Has a Relevance (and Class) Problem
To build the political power it needs, the conservation movement should connect nature loss to kitchen table issues and create policy solutions that working people will fight for.
Addition by Subtraction: Scaling Up Dam Removals to Revitalize America’s Rivers
Thousands of aging and forgotten dams — big and small — have outlived their usefulness. A nationwide dam removal effort, led by communities, would reduce public safety risks, bring rivers back to life, and boost economies.