The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) has published the new Official List of Wildlife Species that are Endangered or at Risk of Extinction, in the Official Gazette on October 18, 2023, under agreement number 257. This regulation is based on a series of legal provisions, mainly on the Law on the Environment and…

Opinion editor’s note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• Minnesota is named for and defined by water. Preserving water is essential now and for future generations. So it’s welcome news that, despite the state being home to about 2 million more people than in…

The Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust (SSLT) recently worked with landowners in Franklin County, Idaho, to create a new 1,204-acre conservation easement. The easement aims to protect and conserve the land for open space, ranching and wildlife habitat reasons. “A conservation easement is an agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government entity that’s…

New Jersey has the fourth smallest area of any U.S. state at just 8,722 square miles, yet it is the most densely populated in the nation, with large suburbs of both New York City and Philadelphia. It is no wonder, then, that 93.8% of its communities are classified as urban by the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 14%…

Growing up in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, Jill Hamilton always felt connected to nature — and knew she would pursue a career to protect it. But time spent on the coast with family drew her from the mountains to the ocean. Now at Conservation International, she works at the intersection of policy and ocean science —…

The concept of durability has been at the forefront of my mind as we’ve worked with grantees and partners over the past year to refresh the Hewlett Foundation’s Western Conservation grantmaking strategy. It’s no secret that the U.S. West is facing a biodiversity and climate crisis — with communities and ecosystems alike under threat of…

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of on a series of flood resiliency projects in the Village of Clayton, Jefferson County. The five completed projects were awarded more than $8.6 million in grant funding through the State’s Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. The completed REDI-funded projects will help mitigate the impact of…

Students and educators from Lincoln County Schools, whether they be public, private, or homeschooled, are invited to participate in the Annual Conservation Contest hosted by the Lincoln County Conservation Program. The Conservation Contest encourages students to submit posters or write and perform speeches that illustrate the conservation theme of the year. For 2024, the Conservation…