Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust protects 31,000+ acres across Colorado’s San Luis Valley and is working to reduce wildfire risk and protect the watershed through forest health treatments. Proud to partner with RiGHT. 🌾 riograndelandtrust.org
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From restoring Reaves Chapel in Navassa, a Gullah Geechee landmark, to protecting longleaf pine forests in New Hanover and Brunswick counties, the @NCCoastalLT conserves places that matter to their communities. coastallandtrust.org
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For 40+ years, Peconic Land Trust has protected Long Island's East End, completing 580+ conservation projects and safeguarding 14,000+ acres of farmland, woodlands, and open space. Proud to champion their community-driven work. Learn more at peconiclandtrust.org.
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What is a land trust? A nonprofit organization that works with landowners and communities to permanently protect land and its natural, ecological, and cultural value. This week, we're spotlighting three MCF partners doing this work. 🌾
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Communities are at the heart of #conservation. This month, we’re spotlighting local stewardship, from youth crews reducing wildfire risk in New Mexico to coastal communities restoring mangroves in The Bahamas. Follow along to meet the partners leading the way. 🌿
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Bats pollinate plants, spread seeds, and control insect populations. This #Halloween, we’re celebrating @stri_panama’s work monitoring this species. 🦇 stri.si.edu
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Rio Grande cutthroat trout need cold, clean streams, and where they thrive, the headwaters are healthy. Trout Unlimited’s Cutthroat Team is restoring streams and native trout across Colorado’s San Luis Valley. 🐟 tu.org
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From the Field 🐚 Queen conch are part of Bahamian culture, cuisine, and coastal life. In South Eleuthera, @CEIbahamas's new hatchery is working to bring them back. Read more in our new Medium piece: moorecharitable.medium.com/bringing-back-…
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The proposed Port of Wilmington expansion would deepen the Cape Fear River, putting fish, birds, and wetlands at risk. @selc_org brought in independent scientists to study the impacts, and NC has paused the project. 🐟 Learn more: southernenvironment.org
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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease has hit reefs across The Bahamas. The Perry Institute for Marine Science is building the nation’s first coral gene bank and screening for resilient corals to restore them. 🪸 perryinstitute.org
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From the Field: Alaska 🏔️ Our team visited partners protecting the rivers, salmon, and communities of the West Su and Kuskokwim, where the proposed West Susitna Access Road and Donlin Gold mine would reshape lands families have cared for over generations.
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This week, we’re highlighting efforts to protect species in our priority regions. First up is Colorado, where the Colorado DOT and @NFWFnews built 3 new wildlife underpasses near Fort Garland, projected to cut big game crashes by 80%. 🦌 moorecharitable.org/nfwf-backed-wi…
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Southern U.S. forests are being cut and shipped overseas as wood pellets to burn for electricity. This #InternationalDayofClimateAction, we're grateful to @selc_org, @DogwoodAlliance, and Biofuelwatch for working to keep these forests standing. 🌲
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Each fall, millions of ducks and geese stop in New York's wetlands along the Atlantic Flyway. For 25+ years, SUNY ESF's Waterfowl & Wetlands Program has trained the scientists and managers who keep those wetlands healthy. 🦆 esf.edu
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Longleaf forests once covered 90 million acres of the Southeast. Today, only a small fraction remains. Through its Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund, @NFWFnews and partners are planting new longleaf across North Carolina. This #WorldPlantingDay, we celebrate every tree planted.
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Panama’s extraordinary marine ecosystems are worth protecting. A new Bloomberg report examines the proposed Puerto Barú port development, raising important questions about its potential environmental impact. Read the full story at bloomberg.com/news/newslette….
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Battery Island in the Lower Cape Fear River hosts North Carolina's largest colony of nesting wading birds. @AudubonNC has completed permitting and early design for a resilience project to protect its eroding shoreline. 🐦 Learn more: audubon.org/north-carolina
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Ospreys are a strong indicator of coastal health, and their recovery on Long Island is a conservation success. Group for the East End keeps it on track by monitoring roughly 600 nest sites and reducing nesting hazards. 🦅 thegroup.org
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