Ecosystems – Biology – Animals

First sighting of salmon in 100 years marks key milestone for California dam removal

For the first time in more than a century, a salmon was observed swimming through Klamath River waters formerly blocked by…

4 days ago

Migration Matters: Breaking Down Barriers to Migration

Over the past century, humans have constructed major transportation infrastructure like highways, bridges, railroads, and more to streamline travel and…

2 weeks ago

Maui Locals: No More Wastewater In The Ocean

Dozens of people waited to testify at a public hearing at Lahaina Civic Center organized by the state Department of…

3 weeks ago

How the NPS is protecting groundwater for people and ecosystems

A young visitor fills a bottle with fresh Roaring Springs water from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.…

3 weeks ago

Beaver restoration program brings furry species back to habitats, tribal land across California

One of the three beaver kits swims in its new home in Maidu waters in Plumas County, California on Oct.…

4 weeks ago

Saving corals requires cutting carbon emissions, study finds

Porites evermanni. (Photo credit: Keoki Stender) The eight most common species of coral around the islands can adapt to ocean…

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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Padilla Bills to Support Ecological Restoration Across California

Photo: Padilla highlights three California watershed restoration bills at ENR committee hearing. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Energy…

2 months ago

BWS Consultants: Thousands Of Navy Water Tests After The Red Fuel Leak Are Invalid

Navy personnel assist residents at Halsey Terrace Community Center with filling containers full of clean, usable water following the Red…

2 months ago

Beaver Dams for All

Photo: Example of a BRAT beaver dam The beaver dam is back along Sonoma Creek in Maxwell Farms Regional Park,…

2 months ago

Protecting communities and watersheds through research in a redwood forest

Tour group hikes through Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Northern California. Credit: Photo by Hilary Clark, U.S. Forest Service Water…

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