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A small streaky brown sparrow is perched on a sagebrush plant and eating something.
New Report Shows Loss of More Than One Million Acres of Sagebrush Habitat Every Year
September 22, 2022 — Researchers also developed powerful new data and tools to help guide on-the-ground conservation efforts.
Sebastian Moreno standing outside with binoculars strapped around his neck.
Sebastian Moreno Wants Everyone to Feel Empowered to Be a Community Scientist
September 22, 2022 — Moreno—an environmental conservation Ph.D. candidate, licensed falconer, and Latino ÃÛèÖAPP volunteer—spoke with us about his research on community science and the importance of access to the outdoors.
Logs pile up on the ground next to the trees that were cut down in the middle of a forest.
Seeing the Birds for the Forest
September 21, 2022 — Magazines face unprecedented challenges just getting to press, but we have our eye on the long game.
A bird's eye view of a winter scene of a forest with some green pine trees and bare aspen, paper birch, and red maple trees.
Portrait of a Forest on the Climate Edge
September 21, 2022 — In Minnesota, a boreal forest ecosystem could shift north over the Canada border this century. Local photographers, scientists, and land managers are grappling with what that means—and how to respond.
A Global Antenna Network Is the Next Frontier of Migration Science
September 21, 2022 — Motus stations across the landscape pick up ‘pings’ from any radio-tagged birds that fly past. The data, open to everyone, are painting a fuller picture of the journeys the creatures make.
On the left half of a diptych, a hand holds a Purple Martin, a deep indigo and black bird, wearing a radio tracking device on its back. In the right side of the diptych, a flock of silhouetted Purple Martins fly in a dark blue sky.
This Tiny Brazilian Island Could Hold the Key to the Purple Martin’s Future
September 21, 2022 — Vast numbers of the swallows pass through one roost in the heart of the Amazon before winging their way to North American birdhouses. Studying it could provide clues to the species’ decline.
A man with glasses, wearing a blue t-shirt, stands in  a forest.
Best-Selling Author Jeff VanderMeer Finds That Nature Is Stranger Than Fiction
September 21, 2022 — The novelist attained fame with gripping works of eco-fiction. How hard could it be to rewild his own backyard?
Bridget Butler smiles looking towards the camera with binoculars around her neck, surrounded by trees.
Vermont's Birders and Landowners Are Joining Forces to Contribute to Science
September 21, 2022 — A new program recruits volunteers to survey breeding birds that would otherwise go uncounted.