![Seeking Solace on Horseback: Riding Keeps Me Sane During Pandemic](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Seeking Solace/Thumbnail.53f99fe1.jpg)
by Debra Denker
On the first day of autumn, I’m riding through a changing forest — tall, deep green ponderosas interspersed with the butter-gold of aspens, and shrubs ranging from pale crimson to deep russet to coral…
Read more![Fighting for Survival: Lifting Up Indigenous Voices](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Fighting for Survival/Thumbnail.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Sarah Abdelrahim
Indigenous peoples play a crucial role in protecting and advocating for global biodiversity. According to the United Nations, there are 370 million Indigenous peoples around the world — almost 5 percent…
Read more![Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Reserve/gtm%20gal_FEATURE-400x400.abec955d.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
I disembarked at Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (mercifully abbreviated to GTM NERR) with a group of practitioners, researchers and ecologists from around the world. The group…
Read more![Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Apalachicola National Estuarine Reserve/PREVIEW_ap%2062-412x400.07b64810.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
Apalachicola Bay has long been famous around the world for its thousands of acres of oyster beds. In fact, in the past, 90 percent of Eastern oysters served in Florida were from Apalachicola.
Read more![Exploring Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Wells National Estuarine Reserves/wells23-FEATURE-400x400.32214753.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
Wells Reserve on the coast of Southern Maine was designated in 1984 and encompasses 1,600 acres. The reserve staff facilities sit within beautifully restored farm buildings.
Read more![Can You Find Green Salamanders? A Community Searches in the Appalachians](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Green Salamanders/DSCN3579.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Wally Smith
This is the case with the green salamander, one of the most unique amphibians in the salamander-rich Appalachian Mountains. The only truly green-colored salamander in eastern North America, the green salamander…
Read more![Snowy Plovers and Citizen Science along the Florida Panhandle](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Snowy Plover/snowy%20plover_preview%20photo.32214753.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
For those who bird on the Emerald Coast, Snowy Plovers are a relatively common sight on Okaloosa Island – once you walk away from the more crowded beach access points. Less than seven inches long and lighter…
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