Ecosystems – Biology – Animals

‘Our water is our diamond’

Photo: White water lilies bloom in South Center Lake off the shore of Loren’s Park in Center City. Three cities…

6 years ago

The Colorado River is evaporating, and climate change is largely to blame

Photo: Colorado River water held back by the Hoover Dam. IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK / ROCKET PHOTOS - HQ STOCK Reprinted from…

6 years ago

As Feds Weaken Wetlands Rules, Locals Eye Greater Protections For Otter Creek Swamps

Photo, from left: Marc Lapin of Middlebury College, along with Tina Heath, Charlie Hohn and Zapata Courage from the state…

6 years ago

Record-setting rain has created a biosolids problem for sewage treatment plants

Photo: Record-setting rain in the D.C. area has caused problems for local sewage treatment plants. (Robert Miller/The Washington Post) Sewage…

6 years ago

The Pebble Mine Threat is More Real Now than Ever

Voice your opposition (again) now, please… On a sunny day last August, I was fishing a Bristol Bay river with…

6 years ago

A killer coral disease has reached Key West, scientists say — and it’s not stopping

Photo: Disease, evident on the right, is decimating coral in the Florida Keys. GETTY IMAGES The killer and mysterious coral…

6 years ago

Working for our wetlands

Wetlands - including lakes, lagoons, bogs and peatlands, as well as swamps and marshes - are regions that experience seasonal…

6 years ago

Texas Mussel Watch: Texas Freshwater Mussel Biology

Freshwater mussels, the vacuum cleaners of the aquatic ecosystem, feed by filtering algae and small particles from the water. Larvae…

6 years ago

California contemplates water for struggling fish

In an unprecedented move, the state may require upstream users to cut water use to improve water quality in the…

6 years ago

The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife

Activists travel past the site where the Bayou Bridge pipeline will cross underneath the Atchafalaya river. Photograph: Joe Whittle for…

6 years ago