Vote No on I-2117
I-2117 would cut an estimated $1 billion in funding for environmental justice and addressing health inequities, allow more air pollution, and roll back efforts to protect communities. Continue Reading →
Tag: Climate Change
Conservation in Human-Dominated Landscapes
By Peter Hodum
Tri-Cities C.A.R.E.S.
We are fighting to protect and save the ferruginous hawk, wildlife habitat, migration corridors, cultural sites, and natural skylines. Continue Reading →
In Search of Meadowlarks: Birds, Farms, and Food in Harmony with the Land
As a wildlife scientist and birder, I think about our relationship with, and effects on, nature. As I searched for meadowlarks and other open country birds among farms and ranches, I learned how these species flee the plow and how many farmers adjust their actions to lessen this exodus. I birded and talked with farmers on their lands from Nebraska to California to Costa Rica. Here I bring news to you from these farms that show how some birds are extirpated while others evolve to live among the crops we need for our own sustenance. Continue Reading →
Desert Oasis: The Birds of Lake Abert
As Oregon’s only hypersaline lake and one of just three such lakes in the western U.S., Lake Abert is a vital ecosystem within the high desert and an essential stop for migratory birds travelling along the Pacific Flyway from Patagonia to Alaska. Continue Reading →
Tony Seba Was Right!
Solar & wind break records; taking huge market share from coal & gas Continue Reading →