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The Wildfires in Hawaii Are a Loss for Our World

By Admin / On March 28th, 2011
The wildfire created by the recent eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Island of Hawaii has already burned some 2,000 acres in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to 23 species of endangered plants and 6 endangered birds. Because this fire now threatens a relatively pristine native rain forest that is home to Hawaii's famous happyface spiders and honeycreeper songbirds, Park officials are quite rightly doing everything they can to stop it. As a whole, Hawaii is a globally important paradise that is dying on our watch.
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Low tech better than high efficiency?

By [node:field_contributor] / On July 24th, 2008
Last week we returned to Comanche Creek. As I explain in the book, Comanche is the site of a long-running restoration project aimed at improving the habitat for the struggling Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout. It employs an innovative in-stream restoration methodology developed by Bill Zeedyk which protects eroding stream banks through the use of sticks and rocks - and not much else.
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“Restoration is starting to hit the scene…”

By [node:field_contributor] / On May 28th, 2008
Postcard from high in the Andes Cordillera of southern Ecuador, three degrees south of the equator: “The stakes are high for conservation, indigenous peoples, and sustainable development in this small but oil- and mineral-rich Andean country....And, restoration is starting to hit the scene.”
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Large Predators and Wildlife Restoration

By [node:field_contributor] / On May 12th, 2008
On May 1, eleven conservation groups filed suit in Arizona federal court asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to reclaim leadership for the Mexican wolf reintroduction effort rather than shifting the management to an oversight committee. With only fifty-two Mexican gray wolves remaining in the wild, far below FWS’s goal of one hundred by 2006, the organizations argue that wolf conservation should be a priority.
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Bring it on!

By [node:field_contributor] / On May 11th, 2008
The season is turning here in northern California. Although the hills are still colorful and fragrant with spring wildflowers, when I glance below the level of the blooms, I see that the meadow is drying out, from the ground up. In a few more weeks, the green grasses will become golden…and we will start to scrutinize the neighborhood flora for the first evidence of our local invasive species, yellow star thistle.
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A New Approach to River Restoration

By [node:field_contributor] / On May 11th, 2008
Rivers around the globe are in trouble, largely because of human activities. I’m thankful that one of my favorite places, the north fork of the Eel river in northern California (see image below), which is not far from my home office, is designated as a federal “wild and scenic river.” That means no dams or other diversions and also that the Eel benefits from a comprehensive management plan.
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The Future of Ecological Restoration

By [node:field_contributor] / On May 11th, 2008
Ecological restoration is an increasingly important part of the discussion among all of us who are concerned about the global environment. There is a steady stream of news about restoration initiatives around the world— an inspiring groundswell of interest in the possibilities that restoration can offer.
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Restoration in the heart of NYC

By [node:field_contributor] / On May 11th, 2008
James Aronson, the series editor for our book series "The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration," lives and works in Montpellier, France, but visited New York City last week. He spent part of his visit admiring one of the city’s biggest restoration success stories: “Just back from my two walks across the gloriously revitalized Central Park.
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Restoration is hard—and rewarding

By [node:field_contributor] / On May 11th, 2008
In last Friday’s Washington Post, William Booth recognized Arbor Day by pointing out the “brutal reality” that “planting a tree is a lot harder than it looks.” Booth’s story, about tree-planting programs in major cities across the country, is a forthright look at the challenges of planting millions of trees in metropolitan areas. Eye-opening, sobering, and also (I thought) inspiring.
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Conservation and Restoration in Bloom

By [node:field_contributor] / On May 11th, 2008
Here in lovely northern California, where I work from a home office, the poppies are finally in bloom, scattering their cheerful yellow flowers generously across the main meadow. These days, the path to the mailbox is a festival of color, as poppies mingle with deep purple lupines, pale yellow buttercups, and new green grass just forming its seed. Permeating the air is the sweet fragrance of the white popcorn flowers—the essence of spring in this part of the Coast Range.

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