wildlife

No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silentNo birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silent

No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silent

Bernie Krause ‘out there and listening to the soundscapes’ in Sugarloaf Ridge state park. Photograph: Cayce Clifford/The Guardian As the soundscape…

12 months ago
‘They are dinosaurs’: Tahoe sees return of giant birds‘They are dinosaurs’: Tahoe sees return of giant birds

‘They are dinosaurs’: Tahoe sees return of giant birds

Once nearly extirpated in California, sandhill cranes are coming back For centuries, there was a familiar spring and summer element…

12 months ago
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERPDELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERP

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERP

The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000…

12 months ago
New Study in “Nature Water” Spotlights Importance of Groundwater MonitoringNew Study in “Nature Water” Spotlights Importance of Groundwater Monitoring

New Study in “Nature Water” Spotlights Importance of Groundwater Monitoring

Groundwater is a critical resource around the globe, especially in dry regions, but it’s importance in sustaining ecosystems remains largely…

12 months ago
Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English riversSewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English rivers

Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English rivers

Ashley Smith and Peter Hammond by the River Windrush in Oxfordshire. Photograph: Sam Frost/The Guardian A tide of effluent, broken…

1 year ago