To revitalize Colorado’s overgrown forests, modern conservationists and scientists alike prescribe fire. Seemingly counterintuitive, prescribed or controlled burns can be, in fact, a critical strategy in promoting the health and livelihood of forests, restoring habitat and reducing the mounting risk of extreme, uncontrolled and devastating wildfires. Fire naturally facilitates the ecosystem and historically has maintained

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is considering opening a large swath of the Atlantic Ocean –  from Virginia to Georgia – to oil and gas companies hoping to drill in the Atlantic Ocean. More than nine of these companies have applied to use seismic airgun blasting. Seismic airguns, towed behind ships, shoot loud blasts of

The Greater Sage-Grouse is a spectacular, eccentric bird with a notably full-bodied breast. Its loud presence and bold mating calls serve as a constant reminder of the species’ importance within its ecosystem, even as it blends into the sagebrush that makes up its home in the American West. The health of the species is an indicator

Because it operates eleven North Carolina-specific local chapters, The Audubon Society is particularly relevant to this summer’s #MooreRivers focus. In honor of Women’s Equality Day, we also applaud Audubon for its recognition of female journalists focused on the environment – a.k.a., women greening journalism. It is notoriously difficult to headline or even to publish conservation

A quick glance at a map showing the concentration of CAFO, or concentrated animal feeding operations, facilities in North Carolina registers immediate alarm. Red dots, which represent each facility, so heavily populate certain areas that the map turns black with density. CAFOs animals live packed by the thousands in dirty, dark facilities awaiting a turn at