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A Ranch, Rewilded: The Transformation of California's Next State Park

Elizabeth Hewitt

January 25, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A floodplain restoration project in California’s Central Valley is preventing flooding, replenishing groundwater, and providing habitat for wildlife. Most of the restoration work involved rewilding the land after removing the berms that protected the area from flooding when it was an agricultural field.

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How 'Panda Diplomacy' Led To Conservation Success

Rasha Aridi Aja Drain

December 22, 2023 |

Science Friday |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

China originally gifted pandas to the U.S. as a diplomatic gesture, but it has evolved into a major conservation effort, protecting pandas, their environments and several other species. Researchers studied the pandas in zoos and used assisted reproduction to help increase the population. In the late ‘70s, there were about 1,000 pandas left in the wild. Now, that number has nearly doubled, including the several hundred in captivity, and pandas moved up from an endangered species to a vulnerable one in 2021, thanks to these conservation efforts.

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Bird-friendly maple syrup boosts Vermont forest diversity & resilience

Nina Foster

December 18, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

Several organizations in Vermont banded together to create the Bird-Friendly Maple Project. The program encourages maple syrup makers to safeguard their forest habitats for birds using agroecology practices like keeping a diverse variety of native trees. Operations that meet the requirements receive an official label for their products.

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'Take It Down and They'll Return': The Stunning Revival of the Penobscot River

Kea Krause

December 11, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Old Town, Maine

The Penobscot Nation gathered a cohort of organizations to form the Penobscot River Restoration Trust so they could purchase and demolish damns that were threatening the river’s health. The river and native fish recovered quickly as a result.

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The Simple, Ancient Idea That Can Replace Concrete Walls

Hannah Kirshner

December 06, 2023 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Japan, Yamanaka Onsen

The Dry Stone Walling School of Japan is keeping the tradition of building walls out of stones collected from the neighboring environment alive by connecting students with local craftsmen. Building walls this way is a viable alternative to concrete that supports biodiversity and produces less carbon emissions.

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The Surprising Power of Wastewater Wetlands

Bryn Nelson

November 20, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Forest Grove, Oregon

Wastewater treatment plants constructed to mimic natural wetlands — complete with varied topographies, native plants, and logs — are becoming a popular way to prevent pollution while creating environments where wildlife can thrive.

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To keep track of salmon migrations in real time, First Nations turn to AI

Spoorthy Raman

November 06, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Kitwanga, British Columbia

In partnership with Indigenous-led fisheries, researchers in British Columbia deployed an artificial intelligence system to automate the counting of Pacific salmon during their migration. The AI-based tool, which analyzes underwater video, can identify some species of fish with 90 percent accuracy, and Indigenous stewards who participated in the pilot project said not having to count salmon manually freed them up for other important projects.

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A mobile solution for Kenyan pastoralists' livestock is a plus for wildlife, too

David Njagi

November 06, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Pastoralists who range on the Enonkishu Conservancy use mobile bomas, portable corrals that allow them to move freely and protect their herds from predators at night. Moving the herds around puts less stress from grazing on fragile vegetation, reduces the risk of disease, leverages livestock to graze invasive species, and allows the land to double as a destination for wildlife tourism rather than being developed by private property owners.

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The slow recovery of millennial-old salt marshes in Spain

Helena Rodríguez

October 19, 2023 |

Ereb |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain, Bay of Cádiz

In Spain's Bay of Cádiz, locals have spent years collaborating with universities, scientists, and government entities to restore their bay's traditional salt marshes. The results? A revived economic sector, a community adapted to rising sea levels, and protected migratory birds.

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The islands that went from whale hunting to whale watching

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

October 12, 2023 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Portugal

The Azores archipelago transitioned from hunting whales to whale conservation and eco-tourism that support research by implementing whale watching guidelines and building up the new industry after whaling was banned.

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