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Nature & Environment

Explore how sustainability creates a connection between our communities and the natural world that sustains us.

Interactive Endangered Species Map

By Amanda Sorell

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Program’s new endangered species map allows users to learn about endangered species conservation and locate endangered species in each state.

Basic Honey Bee Facts

By Eric Grissell

Honey bees receive more attention than any other insect, but they are one of the most important to our biological system. Find out what a honey bee is and why colony collapse disorder is threatening their population and our food supply.

How Plants Defend Themselves

By Natalie Angier

Maybe it’s time to reconsider what we think about plants: They hear, touch, see and even “talk” in order to survive.

Buy Organic: Reject Neonicotinoid Insecticides

An editorial from MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Linked to the deaths of millions of honeybees worldwide, neonicotinoid insecticides may also pose significant health risks to humans. You can help convince more farmers to shun toxic neonicotinoids by buying from organic growers.

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Keystone Species: How Predators Create Abundance and Stability
Wolves, bears, otters, starfish — these ecosystem engineers affect nature in overt yet surprisingly subtle ways.

This Land Is Your Land: Why National Parks Matter
Our national parks are public treasures that provide more than a window to our past or a means to preserve the natural bounty within them. They’re some of the most beautiful places on Earth, where you can rekindle your sense of awe and adventure.

Why We Need Wilderness
During a nearly 60-year career, Pulitzer-Prize winner Wallace Stegner, known as the Dean of Western Writers, wrote eloquently about the value of wild places.

Raptors, the Sky Masters
Eagles, hawks and falcons: From their awesome aeronautics to their precise predatory instincts, these birds are the pinnacle of flight.

Brain Birds: Amazing Crows and Ravens
No matter where you live, they’re your neighbors. You might want to watch them — carefully.

Barn Owl Magic
Beautiful and mysterious, barn owls also are prolific predators of rodents.

Fireflies: The Twinkle in Nature's Eye
Fireflies bring magic to warm summer evenings.

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