The ailing Colorado River, serving 40 million people in seven Western states, has long been described as being on life support by water managers. Drought. Diversions. Seven states that don’t want to give up what they believe is their fair share of its water resources. Add Native American tribes’ water rights and Mexico’s use of…

Jamie Rappaport Clark, the head of the Washington, D.C.-based conservation group Defenders of Wildlife, plans to step down from her post next year, she announced Monday. The announcement comes after a tumultuous few years for Clark and the nonprofit, including complaints by current and former employees — reported by POLITICO’s E&E News — that Clark…

Luna County voters will elect board members to the Deming Soil and Water Conservation Board in tomorrow’s local elections. Compared to other local government entities, the soil and water board keeps a low profile and its purpose and procedures may be unclear to many voters — there is not even a website with much information.…

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York will honor veterans on the year’s sixth and final Free Fishing Day of 2023 on Saturday, Nov. 11. On Free Fishing Days, the state waives the requirement for a freshwater fishing license, offering the perfect opportunity for beginners to try out the sport for the first time…

CONSERVATION PARTNER: Given to an organization that collaborated effectively with The Nature Conservancy and demonstrated strong commitment to safeguarding important resources. NAACP of Greater Manchester: James McKim, President — The NAACP of Greater Manchester is the Manchester, New Hampshire branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which is a civil rights…

To meet the landmark commitment struck last year to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, the world’s nations will have to designate many new and large marine protected areas. But there’s also a different, less familiar option for meeting that target: “other effective area-based conservation measures,” or OECMs, areas that are not necessarily designed…

Climate change is not a distant threat; it’s a stark reality. Extreme weather events, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, and destructive storms are all part of the new normal. Agriculture, the bedrock of our society, is under siege, with farmers facing unpredictable growing conditions threatening their livelihoods. A Cornell-led study estimates that global farming productivity is…

Wake Forest University will partner with two other universities to support the work of the Peruvian National Park Service by connecting scientists with park managers and policy makers in new ways. The work is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Wake Forest’s Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment…

In the Southern Ocean, 1,500 kilometres (932 miles) from the island state of Tasmania, the Australian territory of Macquarie Island stands as a unique safe harbour for a range of subantarctic wildlife. The exposed crest of a 1,600-kilometre (994-mile) undersea ridge, Macquarie is the only island in the world composed entirely of rocks from the…