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Rants from the Hill: Seashells on Desert Mountaintops

By Michael Branch / On October 21st, 2013
Our daughter Caroline is six years old, a fact that is less important to her than the much more exciting fact that she is about to turn seven. The other day Caroline and I were discussing plans for her birthday celebration when she asked, out of nowhere, “If I’m going to be seven, how old is the earth going to be?” “Four and a half billion,” I replied. After being reassured that billion was not, like zillion or cajillion, a made-up word, Caroline wanted to know “how anybody ever figured out such a big birthday number.” “It all started with seashells on mountaintops,” I told her.
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Temple University Students Win Ecological Restoration Scholarship Contest

By Admin / On October 9th, 2013
Congratulations Teresa Pereira and Taylor Keegan on winning the Island Press and Society for Ecological Restoration Why Restore? video contest! Thank you for taking part in our contest and for your contributions to ecological restoration. Keep up the good work! Check out the winning video below and read on to learn more about the winning duo and their project. Teresa Pereira and Taylor Keegan Teresa Pereira, Master's candidate Temple University, Landscape Architecture and Ecological Restoration Taylor Keegan, Master's candidate
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#ForewordFriday: From the Central Appalachians to the Catskill Mountains Edition

By Admin / On August 9th, 2013
This weekend, connect to the wild with John Davis of the Wildlands Network in part two of his E-ssential: Big, Wild, and Connected. Join John as he treks from the central Appalachians to the Catskill mountains on his quest to find out if it's possible to identify and protect a continental-long wildlife corridor that could help to protect eastern nature into the future. Enjoy!
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#ForewordFriday: Grasslands Edition

By Jason Leppig / On March 15th, 2013
Did you know that pandas used to roam parts of Tennessee and feed on the bamboo  that grew there? Cool, right? Check out this week's #ForewordFriday selection from "distinguished elder of conservation biology" and "marvelous guide," Reed Noss. His new book, Forgotten Grasslands of the South, is an unforgettable journey through the history and natural history of the once biologically rich and abundant grasslands of the southern US.
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Tool Chests, Toolboxes, and Tool Belts

By Charles C. Chester / On January 28th, 2013
On Monday, June 18, 1883, “Darwin’s bulldog” made a big mistake. Famous for his pugilistic defense of Darwin’s theory of natural selection, Thomas Henry Huxley played a prominent role in English society—and on this particular day he was delivering the inaugural address to the assembled representatives at London’s “great International Fisheries Exhibition.” Over twenty governmental entities, some as far flung as China and Tasmania, displayed their wares at the Exhibition, so this was no small honor for the great English scientist.

Allan Savory's TED Talk

By Admin / On January 16th, 2013
Allan Savory's TED talk highlights the importance of managing livestock in a way that mimics nature. He makes a compelling case that our future depends on it.  

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