| Christine Pickens, September 2025
River Mouths: Part Three on River Ecology & Conservation
This is the final part of our series on river ecology and conservation. This article follows part one about mid-reach river ecology and conservation and part two about headwaters ecology and conservation. If you haven’t read those yet, chec...
| Sam Warnock, September 2025
The Enduring Impact of Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Part One
When the summer temperatures start climbing, one of the best ways to escape the heat is spending time on or in the water. If you’re among the nearly 100 million Americans who enjoy recreational boating each year, you’ve likely felt that spe...
| Mandi Taylor, August 2025
Conservation: Deeper Than the Natural Resources
Land conservation is a powerful tool that has consistently proven to benefit public health, boost economies, and reduce effects of natural disasters. While we have access to ample data that highlights the tangible benefits of land conservat...
| Mandi Taylor, August 2025
The Untapped Power of Protecting Surface Water
Clean surface water is vital for human survival, as it is one of the primary contributors to our drinking water sources. We know that, but in the hustle and bustle of life it is easy to forget how important and interconnected everything is....
| Caroline Sevier, August 2025
How Conservation Helps Keep PFAS Out of Water
Have you ever seen a new acronym online and wondered what it meant? In a world swimming with acronyms like LOL and YOLO, you are definitely not the only one. PFAS isn’t a trendy new text lingo, but actually a dangerous source of widespread ...
| Michael Scisco, August 2025
Conservation of Working Forests
It is estimated that 20% of the land base in the U.S. or 445 million acres are private forested lands. Fifteen million acres of private forested land is under some type of permanent or term conservation agreement. While this seems like a bi...
| Michael Scisco, August 2025
Speedman | Conservation Easement
Total Acres 53.6 Project Year 2025 Located in Wayne County NC The Speedman Mitigation Project is a stream and wetland restoration project located in the Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina. The Speedman project restored approximately 3,50...
| Michael Scisco, August 2025
Lasting Conservation Depends on Private Commitment
Across the United States, mountain slopes, productive farmland, forested valleys, and headwater streams define the character of our shared natural heritage. While public lands such as national parks and forests often get the spotlight, the ...
| Mandi Taylor, June 2025
How Working Lands Unlock Community Benefits
If you are an avid reader of our blog posts, you probably have a pretty good understanding of what we mean when we reference “working lands.” Farms, ranches, some forests, and lands where people can hunt or fish are often called working lan...
| Sam Warnock, May 2025
The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout’s Remarkable Comeback
No species better embodies the dramatic story of America and its relationship with nature than the Lahontan cutthroat trout. Once thought extinct in much of its historic range, this relic of the Ice Age has defied the odds. It is now making...
| Christine Pickens, May 2025
Conserving a Transitional Wetland in a Rapidly Developing Estuary
In partnership with New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District, and funding provided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 14 acres of floating marsh located on Eagles Island were permanently protected. This critical site expa...
| Mandi Taylor, May 2025
How Green Spaces Improve Our Immune System
Like many other millennials, I grew up hearing tales of hardship from the older generations - like the infamous 12-mile, uphill both ways trek to school. We were often labeled as “soft” compared to their experiences. Now, when seeing the yo...