by Admin | Sep 7, 2020 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
The golden eagle, once native to nearly the entire Northern hemisphere, has lost most of its range. The IUCN estimates there to be between 170,00 and 250,000 of the large predatory birds left in the world, completely extirpated from much of their former ranges. But a...
by Admin | Aug 17, 2020 | Conservation, Sustainability
There is possibly no more dramatic sport fish to catch than the swordfish, with its bold coloring, massive size, and of course, the long, sharp bill that gives it its name. These deep-sea fish are native to all temperate and tropical waters and are a challenge to...
by Admin | Aug 10, 2020 | Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
The Middle Fork diversion dam in Bellingham, Washington, was 25 feet tall and controlled 16 miles of the Middle Fork of the Nooksack River, which drains the North Cascades watershed into Bellingham Bay, just a few miles south of the west-most end of the U.S.-Canadian...
by Admin | Jul 20, 2020 | Conservation, Information
In recent years, the federal government has seemed quite hostile toward national parks and the agency that runs them, the National Park Service. In 2018, the White House eliminated protections for over 2 million acres of monument land in Utah, making them available...
by Admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The North American monarch butterfly, that iconic orange-and-black milkweed butterfly, is famous for its multi-generational migration pattern. In autumn, monarch butterflies fly south from the northern United States and Canada to Florida, Baja, and the northern coasts...
