"Sandhill Cranes Are Moving to Cities and Adopting Urban Lifestyles"
"Once elusive inhabitants of remote wetlands, sandhill cranes can now be found thriving in yards, athletic fields, and college campuses".
Source: Sierra, 07/24/2023
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Expert Advice Helps Journalists Navigate Unfamiliar Scientific Seas
Journalists who lack a strong science background can find themselves in deep water when reporting environmental stories. How do you avoid over- or understating research findings? What’s the difference between observational and experimental studies? And what about those pesky percentages? Former Washington Post science reporter Rick Weiss and his SciLine colleagues have some answers.
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Pitching High and Tight — An Independent Journalist Finds Success
In her early days, freelancer Gloria Dickie aimed high, pitching her dream publication first, as well as offering newsier stories and short features instead of long-form. The formula worked, leading to assignments, a book project and a prestigious staff job. Freelance Files Co-Editor Christine Woodside spoke with Dickie about the lessons of a life as an independent. Plus, a BookShelf review of “Eight Bears” by a fellow bear connoisseur.
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"11 Wild Horses Dead After Helicopter Chase During Federal Roundup"
"Nearly a dozen wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada, deaths that a Las Vegas congresswoman is calling tragic proof of the urgent need to outlaw helicopters to capture the animals on federal land."
Source: AP, 07/21/2023
"The Great Plains: Bringing Back an ‘American Serengeti’"
"Conservationists are working to preserve eastern Montana’s intact prairie and return its assemblage of native wildlife."
Source: The Revelator, 07/18/2023
"Bringing Back Monarchs One Ranch at a Time"
"When he was growing up in the coastal California village of Bolinas in the 1980s, Ole Schell remembers, the monarchs that returned each fall to their overwintering sites seemed 'endless.'"
Source: Sierra, 07/17/2023
"In The Northern Rockies, Grizzly Bears Are On The Move"
"As grizzlies recover, they’re no longer content to roam within the boundaries we’ve contrived for them."
Source: High Country News, 07/12/2023
"Energy Groups Object to Conservation as Use of Public Lands"
"Defining conservation as a specific “use” of public lands is shaping up to be the primary point of legal opposition to a proposed federal lands rule that would prioritize conservation over fossil fuels extraction and allow public lands management to adapt to a changing climate."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/10/2023
"It’s Toxic Slime Time on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee"
"Huge green blooms are threatening wildlife, pets, people and cities. And algae season is only getting started."
Source: NYTimes, 07/10/2023
"Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down"
"More companies are eschewing manicured grass in favor of native plants, a shift driven by the environmental costs of installing and maintaining lawns."
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2023
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