Category: Environment and Conservation

  • Women of steel: Promoting environment conservation, come what may

    Women of steel: Promoting environment conservation, come what may

    Women of steel: Promoting environment conservation, come what may K Chandrashekar Hans News Service | 19 Nov 2024 9:54 AM IST Highlights Hyderabad: A small idea along with a ‘steely determination’ has turned into a big war against plastic in Siddipet municipality, which is now leading… Hyderabad: A small idea along with a ‘steely determination’…

  • Opinion: As a conservative climate activist, here’s what I’d want the Trump administration to do

    Opinion: As a conservative climate activist, here’s what I’d want the Trump administration to do

    Editor’s note: This is an op-ed by Benji Backer, author of The Conservative Environmentalist and founder and chairman of the American Conservation Coalition, the largest right-of-center youth-led environmental organization. I’ve got a bold prediction: I believe there is a real chance that President-elect Donald Trump could do something big that is pro-environment.  Before I make…

  • Penny Hill Conservation Management

    Penny Hill Conservation Management

    FCC Environment, one of the UK’s leading waste and resource management companies, show what is happening at Pennyhill to restore the use of the landfill. FCC Environment are committed to caring for the environment. Penny Hill landfill is restored to a mix of woodland and grassland and provides a rich area of biodiversity and provides…

  • Biden makes historic visit to Amazon rainforest, declares International Conservation Day

    Biden makes historic visit to Amazon rainforest, declares International Conservation Day

    Biden makes historic visit to Amazon rainforest and declares International Conservation Day Skip to content AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta President Joe Biden poses after signing a proclamation designating Nov. 17 as International Conservation Day following a tour of the Museu da Amazonia, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Manaus, Brazil. President Biden made a historic visit…

  • Summer Camps

    About Our Camp Counselors Our counselors are well-educated and committed to providing a great experience for all campers. Many of our staff are former campers, continuing the DEC Summer Camps tradition by returning to teach the next generation of campers. All environmental education camp counselors have at least two years of college in natural or…

  • ‘The sixth great extinction is happening’, warns climate expert

    ‘The sixth great extinction is happening’, warns climate expert

    Getty Images With her signature shawl draped over her shoulders and silver hair pulled back from her face, Jane Goodall exudes serenity – even over our slightly blurry video call. In a Vienna hotel room, a press team and a small group of filmmakers, who are documenting her latest speaking tour, fuss around her. The…

  • Celebrating a decade of marine conservation, Environment California looks to the future

    Celebrating a decade of marine conservation, Environment California looks to the future

    Help protect our wildlife and wild places Together we can protect the wilderness that makes America special, and stand up for the wildlife that call these special places home. Will you donate today? <a class="button1 -w:1 Donate

  • Poarch Creek Indians’ Commitment to Environmental Stewardship Through Recycling and Conservation

    Poarch Creek Indians’ Commitment to Environmental Stewardship Through Recycling and Conservation

    Kayaking at Magnolia Branch Wildlife Reserve, Atmore, AL. (Poarch Creek Indians/Contributed) As we honor Native American History Month this November, the Poarch Creek Indians are proud to spotlight our ongoing efforts to preserve the environment through recycling and conservation. Our connection to the land runs deep—our ancestors have lived on and around this land for…

  • Coffey honored by state for environmental work

    Coffey honored by state for environmental work

    #inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Influential conservationist Clarence Coffey of Crossville was honored with the 2024 Robert Sparks Walker Lifetime Achievement Award, part of the Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The award was presented in…

  • Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

    History of Five Rivers Over a century ago, much of the vicinity around what is now the Five Rivers was covered by extensive orchards. As the Great Depression took hold, many hard-scrabble farms could no longer make ends meet. In 1933, the New York State Conservation Department purchased two of these farms to develop the…