Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging

President Biden has called for protecting large, old trees from logging, but many of them could be cut while the regulatory process grinds forward.

William Moomaw, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University • conversation
Jan. 19, 2024 ~8 min

The Biden administration has called for protecting mature US forests to slow climate change, but it's still allowing them to be logged

Protecting old and mature trees is the simplest and least expensive way to pull carbon out of the atmosphere – but proposed logging projects threaten mature stands across the US.

William Moomaw, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University • conversation
March 9, 2023 ~10 min


As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life – and posing new challenges

Lake Powell’s existential crisis is a unique opportunity to save a treasured landscape.

Daniel Craig McCool, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah • conversation
Feb. 6, 2023 ~9 min

Don't hike so close to me: How the presence of humans can disturb wildlife up to half a mile away

Outdoor recreation is booming across the US, but research shows that the presence of humans – or the trails they hike and ski on – can have harmful effects on wildlife at less-than-close range.

Sarah Reed, Affiliate Faculty in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University • conversation
July 14, 2021 ~9 min

Your favorite fishing stream may be at high risk from climate change – here’s how to tell

Groundwater was once thought to buffer streams from warming, but an inexpensive new technique shows streams fed by shallow groundwater may be just as susceptible as those without.

Danielle Hare, Hydrogeologist, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Connecticut • conversation
March 4, 2021 ~6 min

Summer visitors to American parks choose safety first over freedom to roam

A new survey finds that Americans are willing to accept limits on visitors to public lands to reduce crowds, and want staff and visitors to wear masks.

B. Derrick Taff, Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, Professor-in-Charge of Graduate Studies, Pennsylvania State University • conversation
June 5, 2020 ~9 min

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