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Easing the way for amphibians

Why did the salamander cross the road?

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A salamander gets a hand from a volunteer. / Photo by Cara Gentry
By: Kirsten Ferguson
July 10, 2019
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Conservation

Saving hairy belly bees and other pollinators

Land trusts around the country have joined the fight to protect native pollinators, which are essential to the planet and to human life, allowing for the reproduction of over 85% of the world's flowering plants and two-thirds of the world's crop species.

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A hairy belly bee gets its name from the specialized hairs, or "scopa," on its underside. / "Bee 32" by Christa R./CC Flickr
By: Kirsten Ferguson
June 05, 2019
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Conservation

Darkness worth protecting

Over 80 percent of the U.S. population lives under skies so polluted by man-made lights that celestial objects like the Milky Way are almost invisible.

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Photo by Ronald Gleason
By: Kirsten Ferguson
July 11, 2018
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Science & Tech

Lifelong learning stokes conservation

You're never too old to learn new things, a spirit that Virginia's accredited New River Land Trust takes to heart by leading field trips for people ages 50 and over.

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Mike Pinder of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries conducts a stream demonstration during a New River Land Trust field trip. / Photo by Anne Campbell
By: Kirsten Ferguson
May 11, 2018
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Conservation

Green solutions help urban communities

High school students in Trees Atlanta's summer job program learned landscaping and leadership skills while beautifying Atlanta by watering trees and pulling invasive weeds.

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Young people in the Trees Atlanta summer job program prepare to water trees, shrubs and other plants. / Photo by Pattie Baker
By: Kirsten Ferguson
May 08, 2018
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Collaborations keep water flowing

In Colorado's high-altitude San Luis Valley, which contains the headwaters of the Rio Grande, communities and conservationists have always needed to work together to solve water challenges while balancing the needs of people, agriculture and wildlife.

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The Gilmore Ranch easement is part of the Rio Grande Initiative, a broad partnership launched by the Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust in 2007. / Photo by Rio de la Vista
By: Kirsten Ferguson
May 04, 2018
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Conserved lands provide clues to scientists

In 1978, during low tide in the Columbia River Estuary, amateur paleontologists exploring the tidal flats in Pacific County, Washington, found the skull and teeth of a primitive whale dating back 25 million years to the Oligocene, a geological epoch.

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A crab fossil (Branchioplax washingtoniana). / Photo by Sarah Richard
By: Kirsten Ferguson
May 01, 2018
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Science & Tech

Food for Flight supports pollinators

Habitat restoration is a goal of many land trusts, including Three Valley Conservation Trust in Oxford, Ohio.

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High school students attend a briefing on pollinators at a Three Valley Conservation Trust habitat restoration partner's site before they begin planting milkweed and nectar plants. / Photo by Dirk Morgan
By: Kirsten Ferguson
April 23, 2018
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Science & Tech

Boosted morale

"People take pride in participating in the work of a land trust that has high standards. It adds to morale."

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Monadnock Conservancy staff / Photo courtesy of Monadnock Conservancy
By: Kirsten Ferguson
October 14, 2016
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Putting landscapes to work

To better connect people in the community with nature, this conservancy is putting landscapes to work.

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Sandhill cranes on land protected by the Driftless Area Land Conservnacy in Wisconsin / Photo by Mary Kay Baum
By: Kirsten Ferguson
September 08, 2016
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Conservation

A Stronger Land Trust Movement

The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust finds that accreditation makes their organization — and the land trust movement — stronger.

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Photo courtesy of Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust
By: Kirsten Ferguson
August 08, 2016
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Protection against future challenges

Accreditation helped Tall Timbers Land Conservancy when it mattered most.

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Photo courtesy of Tall Timbers Land Conservancy
By: Kirsten Ferguson
July 05, 2016
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The importance of a national standard

Open Space Institute saw the value in a national standard that helps land trusts of all sizes uphold the highest standards and practices.

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Photo courtesy of Open Space Institute
By: Kirsten Ferguson
June 28, 2016
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A stamp of credibility

Public-private partnerships are critical to the work of Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. The organization preserves Northern Virginia’s natural areas in part by helping Arlington County, Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria carry out the commitments to open space protection outlined in their comprehensive plans.

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Peggy Stevens and Nancy Hyde of Northern Virginia Land Trust/Photo courtesy of Northern Virginia Land Trust
By: Kirsten Ferguson
December 09, 2015
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A guide during transition

Accreditation helped Greenbelt Land Trust in a time of rapid organizational change.

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Photo courtesy of Greenbelt Land Trust
By: Kirsten Ferguson
October 27, 2015
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Assurance for landowners

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.

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Upstate Forever, The Nature Conservancy and Naturaland Trust partnered to protect this 2,208 acre property/© Mac Stone
By: Kirsten Ferguson
September 23, 2015
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All in the family

On a business trip to Los Angeles in 1972, Tommy Wyche was shocked to see development covering the mountains surrounding the city. He returned from the trip and told his son, Brad, “We’ve got to make sure that doesn’t happen to the South Carolina mountains.”

By: Kirsten Ferguson
June 23, 2015
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