# Earth Hope馃寧 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. Page: Feed: --- ## [Hot fat marmot madness funds science in wake of fed cuts](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/hot-fat-marmot-madness-funds-science) _2026-08-18 路 Amanda Royal_ 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? ## [Hopeful headlines: Scientists spy trees that "reach the moon"](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/hopeful-headlines-scientists-spy) _2026-08-09 路 Amanda Royal_ 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](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/how-one-woman-and-a-tiny-ocean-refuge-4f0) _2026-08-02 路 Amanda Royal_ 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](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/introducing-hope-scroll-news-without) _2026-07-26 路 Amanda Royal_ I made a news site for you for Earth Hope's birthday. ## [Hawaii's pig-free refuge gives seabirds a chance](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/hawaiis-pig-free-refuge-gives-seabirds) _2026-07-17 路 Amanda Royal_ 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](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/hopeful-headlines-worlds-biggest) _2026-07-10 路 Amanda Royal_ Plus butterflies, beavers, storks, puffins, forests, peatlands, bettongs, free solar power, and the gorgeous n膿n膿 (Hawaiian goose). ## [Elephant seals multiply under Point Reyes cliffs once slated for mansions](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/elephant-seals-multiply-under-point) _2026-07-02 路 Amanda Royal_ 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](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/hopeful-headlines-progress-for-reefs) _2026-06-24 路 Amanda Royal_ Cats have kittens. Fish swim up rivers. Animals cross roads. This is the way. ## [When the busiest thing is an ant](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/when-the-busiest-thing-is-an-ant) _2026-06-17 路 Amanda Royal_ A poem, some photos, and a video 馃馃尲馃悳 ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/z7Lf9rnPMP28) _2026-06-17 路 **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Tahoe's herbicide outcry should inspire other rural communities](https://earthhope.substack.com/p/tahoes-herbicide-outcry-should-inspire) _2026-06-09 路 Amanda Royal_ The US Forest Service plans to spray herbicides on native plants in the Caldor Fire scar. The community won't have it.