“The speed at which salmon are repopulating every nook and cranny of suitable habitat upstream of the dams in the Klamath Basin is both remarkable and thrilling.” —Michael Harris, California Department of Fish and Wildlife https://ow.ly/v7xz50YyzCH View post: https://ift.tt/5G1JCM9

Join Earth Economics and The Wilderness Society for a webinar on tomorrow, March 26 to walk through findings on the proposed changes to the Roadless Areas Rule, which place $24B in annual benefits at risk. #publiclands https://ow.ly/A6Jz50Yvat6 View post: https://ift.tt/1xzULqM#publiclands

For folks looking for something to do in Tacoma this evening:

FireWise works with local fire departments to guide home landscaping choices, install sprinkler systems, and otherwise help communities and homeowners reduce their wildfire risk. #wildfires https://ow.ly/Pfne50YxIWW View post: https://ift.tt/gw9eWz7#wildfires

The best way to celebrate World Water Day (22 March): Make your institution/organisation become a Blue Community! No membership, no fees, just your commitment to water and sanitation as human rights, protecting water against polluting and profiteering. blue-community.net/t...

Join Earth Economics and The Wilderness Society for a webinar on Thursday, March 26 to walk you through the benefits provided by public roadless areas. #publiclands https://ow.ly/ikZM50Yvaxf View post: https://ift.tt/ykOiJNd#publiclands

Replacing the turbines on existing wind farms with newer, more powerful and efficient models could double the amount of electricity produced by onshore wind energy–without increasing its footprint.

‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

Small-scale, decentralized projects focused on efficiency and reuse, as well as capacity building and data-sharing, could mitigate many of the ecological and social harms of large-scale infrastructure projects. #watereconomics https://ow.ly/fO1Y50Ymt70 View post: https://ift.tt/D2TKoFv#watereconomics

Last year, Bolivia protected over 1.8M acres of Amazon forests located in the country’s northern Pando department, home to 2,425 animal species, including 28 species classified as threatened by the IUCN. #biodiversity https://ow.ly/xNOL50YmrYg View post: https://ift.tt/7qiZRar#biodiversity

Science is awesome.

Be part of an effort to push the valuation of ecosystem services to the next level!

Herman Daly was one of the kindest persons I've ever met. He also had a razor-sharp wit. This series is a good overview. I especially enjoyed the last episode, which gives a good sense of his personality.

An ounce of prevention ...

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We are living in the dumbest of timelines.

Last year's $300K Lush Spring Prize was awarded to 19 organizations working to establish gardens, strengthening food sovereignty by providing fresh, local produce, engaging neighbors in conversations to build community. #urbangreening https://ow.ly/SPYe50Y65zl

Last November, the Wášiw-šiw Land Trust was awarded $5.5M by California’s Wildlife Conservation Board to purchase over 10K acres of Tribal homelands near Lake Tahoe. The property includes sagebrush scrub, pinyon pine, juniper, and aspen groves. #indigenousstewardship https://ow.ly/3pBV50Y66BU

A companion bill to the Ohio River Restoration Act has been introduced in the Senate. If passed, it would create a new EPA office and allocate $1.5B to water quality improvement. Last year, we found that ecosystems in the basin produce at least $50B in annual benefits. https://ow.ly/ZBKh50YcPkm

WDFW has partnered with The Lands Council and landowners to install flow devices in beaver dams, mitigating flooding without losing the benefits beavers bring: improved water quality, greater biodiversity, and reduced risk of downstream flooding. #beaverswork https://ow.ly/FIqC50YbMrE