What do you get when you mix summer hiking, a helicopter, free shirts, corporate sponsors and a beautiful lake? Lake George Land Conservancy’s annual Hike-A-Thon!

As the Land Trust Alliance prepares for Rally 2015 in California, water conservation is top of mind for us. Nearly 1,800 people are convening in Sacramento for our annual conference that begins Oct. 8, and the associated water use won’t be insubstantial.

Successful private land conservation played a significant role in this week’s announcement that the greater sage-grouse does not require protection under the Federal Endangered Species Act.

In her work at Upstate Forever to protect special places in the Upstate region of South Carolina, Erin Jordan Knight has encountered landowners who understandably question how they can be sure that future enforcers of their easements will be fair.

Sometimes the awe and beauty of the mountains can stop you in your tracks, erase all from your mind that is not present in that moment, and focus you on the here-and-now in a way not readily achieved in our daily lives.

Jamey French wears many hats, but the role that perhaps best describes this New Englander’s wide range of pursuits is “ambassador.”

The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy has one scientist on its staff, ecologist Melanie Tluczek. Yet the organization conducts extensive research on the 30,200-acre desert preserve that it helps manage north of Phoenix. How does the organization do so much research?

The Amah Mutsun Tribe in Northern California is not federally recognized and receives no assistance from either the federal or state governments. In spite of this, our Tribe is determined to find a path that will allow us to fulfill our mandate from Creator and follow the path of our ancestors.

My physician once challenged me with a simple question: “We were out walking and you weren’t with us so we couldn’t ask you about a flower we saw. How are you and your husband going to share your knowledge after you are gone?” I turned to technology for the answer.

As both an artist and a scientist people sometimes ask me, “How does art affect your views on science?” or “Does science find its way into your art?” The simple answer is that the boundary between them is porous.

One month after I unplugged my home internet connection, I think the only one who’s sad about the change is Comcast.

As Labor Day approaches, we at Scenic Hudson are thinking about Klara Sauer, a true conservation leader we lost earlier this summer.