Articles: Conservation

Dancing Beavers

The Dramatic History of Bringing Beavers Back to Britain

The movement to rewild the British landscape with beavers has become one of the most dramatic and subversive nature conservation acts of the modern era. From gun-toting…

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reeds

Inheriting the Earth

Farmland covers 38 percent of the land area of the Earth and is a major contributor to climate change. But it doesn’t have to be this way.…

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Rules for Regenerators: Search Out and Emphasize the Positive

Positive news stories about the state of our environment are few and far between. More common are stories that we’re almost at the point of irreparable damage,…

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beaver

Give a Dam and Worth a Dam

If you’ve been following our blog recently, you’ve probably read about the myriad abilities beavers have. With the ingenuity to help with things like water conservation, flood…

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salmon

The Wild in Us and Us in the Wild

In the following Q&A, Martin Lee Mueller, author of Being Salmon, Being Human, discusses the importance of rethinking the human-Earth relationship, why salmon are the perfect creatures…

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Badlands without Beavers: How Teddy Roosevelt became a conservationist

There’s no doubt that beavers offer huge support to various ecosystems. Even Teddy Roosevelt learned that when on a hunting trip to beaverless badlands turned out disappointing. This…

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