Insects and birds are closely linked; 96% of your fave North American terrestrial birds fuel their nestlings with bugs. Check out this video for a peaceful moment of nature. youtu.be/shVA_OHOsbg?...

An American Goldfinch enjoying Cup Plant seeds.

“Working with families and parents to engage children with nature with a real focus on that intergenerational transmission is key," said Richardson. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

NOW FOR SALE! Printed by Antelope Valley Conservancy, this FIELD GUIDE TO DESERT SPECIES includes mammals, birds, raptors, reptiles, endangered species, & more. Great western Mojave Desert reference, & great gift. Laminated, 12 panels. $12 includes tax & shipping. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Wow. Now that's what I call camouflage. Wait for it. Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #climate #biodiversity #rewilding

Thanks to dedicated and detail-oriented conservationists, Atlantic salmon are breeding in the Don River in Yorkshire for the first time in two centuries! www.bbc.com/news/article...

NOW FOR SALE! Printed by Antelope Valley Conservancy, this FIELD GUIDE TO DESERT SPECIES includes mammals, birds, raptors, reptiles, endangered species, & more. Great western Mojave Desert reference, & great gift. Laminated, 12 panels. $12 includes tax & shipping. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Antelope Valley Conservancy is celebrating its 20th year serving the Antelope Valley. Thanks to so many community volunteers, our 501c3 corporation established six local preserves, conserving habitat for protected animals & plants. Get involved in our work and keep nature alive in the AV!

NOW FOR SALE! Printed by Antelope Valley Conservancy, this FIELD GUIDE TO DESERT SPECIES includes mammals, birds, raptors, reptiles, endangered species, & more. Great western Mojave Desert reference, & great gift. Laminated, 12 panels. $12 includes tax & shipping. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

NOW FOR SALE! Printed by Antelope Valley Conservancy, this FIELD GUIDE TO DESERT SPECIES includes mammals, birds, raptors, reptiles, endangered species, & more. Great western Mojave Desert reference, & great gift. Laminated, 12 panels. $12 includes tax & shipping. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

NOW FOR SALE! Printed by Antelope Valley Conservancy, this FIELD GUIDE TO DESERT SPECIES includes mammals, birds, raptors, reptiles, endangered species, & more. Great western Mojave Desert reference, & great gift. Laminated, 12 panels. $12 includes tax & shipping. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Antelope Valley Conservancy is celebrating its 20th year serving the Antelope Valley. Thanks to so many community volunteers, our 501c3 corporation established six local preserves, conserving habitat for protected animals & plants. Get involved in our work and keep nature alive in the AV!

A Ginormous Joshua Tree was written about in Westways, the Automobile Association's magazine (AAA).

Bring Back the Kern needs $75,000 to pursue the lawsuit and have raised over $15,000. Please contribute now! You may make the difference for the fight to proceed. bringbackthekern.org/so/afPYWfgld...

"Community-based projects across the country to tackle longstanding and pressing environmental harms that cause death and ill health from hazards [helping] almost 350 rural & urban groups, towns and tribes." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Antelope Valley Conservancy is celebrating its 20th year serving the Antelope Valley. Thanks to a generation of community volunteers, our 501c3 corporation established six local preserves, conserving habitat for protected animals & plants. Get involved in our work and keep nature alive in the AV!

Antelope Valley Conservancy is celebrating its 20th year serving the Antelope Valley. Thanks to a generation of community volunteers, our 501c3 corporation established six local preserves, conserving habitat for protected animals & plants. Get involved in our work and keep nature alive in the AV!

Antelope Valley Conservancy is celebrating its 20th year serving the Antelope Valley. Thanks to a generation of community volunteers, our 501c3 corporation established six local preserves, conserving habitat for protected animals & plants. Get involved in our work and keep nature alive in the AV!

Check out our new report by Center staff @peccarynotpig.bsky.social and @laikenjordahl.bsky.social that exposes how plans for new border wall construction in southeast Arizona pose dire threats to one of the last remaining jaguar corridors between the U.S. and Mexico. ➡️ biodiv.us/4nCzRX3

It's an excellent time to volunteer to help out at our National Parks.

The last #SageGrouse in North Dakota. westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/extinction...

I like it when humans aren't destroying stuff.

It is snake season in the desert, especially at dawn and dusk. Leave them alone and they will eat many rodents in their lifetimes. Some snakes even eat rattlesnakes. #LiveWithNature #LetNatureLive

"While this development is worth celebrating, the broader reconciliation bill still poses serious threats to our environment, to vulnerable communities, and to the future of public lands. It remains a massive transfer of wealth from everyday Americans to billionaires and should be rejected."

"This is the largest liquidation of public lands in modern history, and Republicans want it done by Independence Day. The halls of power should hear our outrage. The United States can't balance its budget on environmental destruction and extinction." -Center for Biological Diversity #Parks

La Nacion's S.O.S Animales Argentinos is a multi-platform project designed to raise awareness about environmental conservation. The stories appeared on La Nacion’s Web site, the cover page of the print edition, YouTube, and were adapted for social media.

Happy #SummerSolstice !!!

URGENT 🚨: Right now Republicans in the Senate are pushing the largest public lands sell-off in history. 3 million acres are at risk of being liquidated. Please tell your senators right now to vote NO on this devastating land grab. ➡️ biodiv.us/handsoffpubliclands

Happy #Father'sDay! #PileatedWoodpecker In a video recorded this morning, Dad feeds 2 nestlings! #birds

Happy Fathers Day!

"The park is working on design plans to remove two more dams on the Virgin River and install a fish ramp at a third over the next five years." www.kuer.org/science-envi...

I'm proud of our li'l Schoolhouse Rock for Insect Taxonomists cartoon, but if you're not in Bug World here are some annotations for you... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSI... cc @danlwarren.bsky.social

This is simplified, but when a major pest or disease outbreak is detected, it's the job of the USDA to release funding for a quick response to stop the spread (especially invasive spp). However, you need ~experts~ to trigger that response. www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/subject/earl...

Insects are not just nuisances to humans, they are foundations in the web of life. Avoid pesticides. Turn off lights at night. Live with nature. Let nature live. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pride Month is about respect and acceptance. Life on Earth is naturally diverse. Every being has the right to be their authentic self and love whom they love. #Pride www.zoofit.net/pride-month-...

A Western Tanager in Quartz Hill today.

Remembering and honoring all the servicemembers who gave their lives for their country.

#EndangeredSpeciesDay celebrates our successes in preventing extinctions through the Endangered Species Act. Let's keep it working!

Happy Mother's Day! Respect and help mothers and families, including wildlife families. #MothersDay

SO CUTE. Listen as kids explain what their scientist moms do at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum 💚 #MothersDay

Preventing extinctions, preserving and stewarding habitat for future generations of wildlife, is our duty. The Sihek bird lives today because of #Conservation stewardship.