Hot fat marmot madness funds science in wake of fed cuts
A team of marmot researchers discovered viral meme coin gold while exploring ways to fund their science. Fat Marmot Week starts August 24. Who will be the "splooting" superstar?
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Collecting environmental success stories from around the globe, because hope is the foundation of progress. Writing solutions-based eco-news seasoned with media critique. Focusing on solutions. Inspiring action.
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Hopeful headlines: Scientists spy trees that "reach the moon"
Plus: Horseshoe crabs multiply, orangutans rewild, seabird chick hunt cancelled, clean energy keeps coming, pollution-free batteries arrive
How one woman and a tiny ocean refuge helped sea otters escape extinction
From "extinct" to "maximum carrying capacity," a staunch mayor and her 11-acre refuge for abalone changed the trajectory of a species that once dwindled to 50 individuals.
Introducing Hope Scroll: News without noise, hope without hype
I made a news site for you for Earth Hope's birthday.
Hawaii's pig-free refuge gives seabirds a chance
On Kaua'i, one of North America's longest predator exclusion fences protects thousands of ground-nesting seabirds and their defenseless chicks.
Hopeful headlines: World's biggest inland trout returns to America's largest alpine lake
Plus butterflies, beavers, storks, puffins, forests, peatlands, bettongs, free solar power, and the gorgeous nēnē (Hawaiian goose).
Elephant seals multiply under Point Reyes cliffs once slated for mansions
Considered extinct by 1880, now 200,000 northern elephant seals roam the North Pacific. A landmark settlement with ranchers at Point Reyes National Seashore will protect their growing numbers.
Hopeful headlines: Progress for reefs, whales, mangroves, crossings, wildcats, birds, forests, sea turtles, and more
Cats have kittens. Fish swim up rivers. Animals cross roads. This is the way.
When the busiest thing is an ant
A poem, some photos, and a video 🦋🌼🐜
Tahoe's herbicide outcry should inspire other rural communities
The US Forest Service plans to spray herbicides on native plants in the Caldor Fire scar. The community won't have it.