Thousands of Albatross Killed by Longline Fishing Gear
Federal fisheries managers threaten albatrosses with another push for new pelagic longline fisheries off the west coast.
Collective Ignorance of Ecosystems
Loss of genetic diversity is one consequence of the Industrial Forestry Paradigm that dominates the timber industry and all public agencies from the state forestry agencies to the federal agencies like the Forest Service.
Activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability presented the 2019 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award to Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, a member of Chad’s Mbororo indigenous semi-nomadic community.
To Help Birds This Winter, Go Easy on Fall Yard Work
A manicured lawn might look nice, but messy is better for birds and bugs.
How Chickens Could Inspire New Treatments for Deafness
Birds can’t lose their hearing. So why do we?
Kids’ Corner: Get your chlorophyll of plants
A fun, interactive activity to do with tween children to learn about photosynthesis and how our native plants garner their energy.
Kids’ Corner: Get your chlorophyll of plants
What in your garden could make a great dinner?
Great News! This Year’s Monarch Butterfly Migration Shows a Rebounding Population
This year there have been several reports that the beloved butterfly may actually be making a strong comeback and is arriving in greater numbers than ever expected.
What Even Is Local LA Seafood?
If you don’t want fish flown in from halfway around the world, if you want your seafood to be as local as your fruit and veg, you’re going to need a definition. What even is L.A. seafood?
Listening to Nature: The Emerging Field of Bioacoustics
Researchers are increasingly placing microphones in forests and other ecosystems to monitor birds, insects, frogs, and other animals. As the technology advances and becomes less costly, proponents argue, bioacoustics is poised to become an important remote-sensing tool for conservation.