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…

OFA comments on the proposed changes to the environmental permissions for stormwater management under the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry. OFA is in favour of the intent of creating more efficient environmental permissions processes. However, OFA is concerned that this proposal requires further considerations with regards to the significant unintended consequences to neighbouring agricultural properties,…

Located in a quiet part of Tahiti, in French Polynesia, the village of Tautira sits on the ocean’s edge, framed by black sand beaches and a turquoise lagoon. With a population of just over 2,500, Tautira is known as the “village at the end of the road.” Beyond it is the island’s last truly wild…

Heard on Main Street: Separation of church and state is to protect God from the government, not government from God. Thank you, Abbie McGrath. You not only have a wonderful singing voice, but I greatly admire your writing voice. I thank you for the Essay you gave us in last week’s paper. Why should we…