In the southeastern corner of Minnesota, fields of corn and soy stretch seemingly endlessly—a far cry from the area’s native grasslands. Past surveys estimated just 1% of the state’s native prairie remains. Andrea Eger, a regenerative agriculture project manager for The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota, is trying to change that. In three counties in the … Read more
“Trapping small mammals is a lot like fishing,” says Mike Schrad, bending down to pick up a small, metal box tucked beneath the grass. “Some days you catch a lot, and some days you don’t catch anything.” We’re standing in a patch of remnant sandhill prairie, and the morning dew is seeping through my hiking … Read more
First study of its kind shows that decades of coconut palm agriculture have led to deforestation on over 80 percent of Pacific atolls, and coconut palms now cover more than half the atolls’ forested areas. The Gist Coconut palms are king throughout the tropics serving as the foundation for human lives and cultures across the … Read more
New science from Indo-Pacific atolls, including TNC’s Palmyra Preserve, reveals that global conservation efforts largely overlook the important contributions of atolls to the protection, restoration potential, and long-term survival of tropical seabirds. The Gist Led by Sebastian Steibl, research fellow at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, the science published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, … Read more
Can Listening to Oyster Reefs Help Us Assess Their Health?