Birds connect us to wild spaces and our natural world. They help to pollinate plants, disperse seeds and are bioindicators of ecosystem health. Birds bring people together and give them joy. But now, birds need our help.

"Take a deep breath and smell the goodness in the world."

Robin Williams, the late great actor and comedian, once said that "spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'" As a member of the land conservation community, I couldn't agree more.

The most recent U.S. Sea-Level Report Card from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows the pace of sea-level rise is accelerating. Of the 32 included tide-gauge stations along the U.S. coastline, 25 showed water levels rising at a faster rate in 2019 than in 2018.

Over the past year, the Land Trust Alliance's Common Ground effort has listened and learned with new audiences as we've explored how land conservation can better support communities.

One of my favorite things about the land trust community is the warmth and willingness of its people to support one another.

Collaboration is hard work. Also difficult: describing the special magic that collaboration produces when successful. But you can turn your perspiration into inspiration by remembering these wise dictums.

Dollars are a key component to making strategic land conservation work. And interest in learning more about new and innovative sources of funding for land conservation seems like it's at an all-time high.

The Scholars for Conservation Leadership Program, a career and leadership development program, is building on its early momentum and preparing to give one student participant a further career boost.

While she credits her parents with instilling in her a love of nature, Karen Ferrell-Ingram was reinspired almost 20 years ago when she and her husband realized they had built a home within an important deer migration corridor.