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Granite rock, which is brought in by barge, is methodically placed in the Piankatank River near Gwynn’s Island in Mathews County Virginia. The rock is the basis for the newest, 25-acre oyster reef in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is overseeing the more than $2 million sanctuary reef project in partnership with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Nature Conservancy. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)
Hedgehog Cactus(Pediocactus simpsonii) (aka Snowball Cactus and Pinigrispinus) in the Beezley Hills Preserve, a Nature Conservancy-protected area preserving shrub-steppe habitat on the Columbia Plateau, Washington State, USA, May, Sagebrush-Steppe-11
Granite rock, which is brought in by barge, is methodically placed in the Piankatank River near Gwynn’s Island in Mathews County Virginia. The rock is the basis for the newest, 25-acre oyster reef in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is overseeing the more than $2 million sanctuary reef project in partnership with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Nature Conservancy. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)
Got to hike with good friends, my wonderful mother and my 22-month old son at the beautiful Falls Ridge Preserve in Ellett Valley, Virginia.
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After a 'pita pizza' dinner, we went hiking with Annie (the wife of one of the preserve employees). She took us bushwacking somewhere between 4-6 miles. We climbed down into the ravines and across the sandhills. The sun went down during the hike, and we walked back to camp in the dark. It was a fun adventure!
Several species of Drosera (Sundews) can be found in the Green Swamp near Wilmington, North Carolina. This one appears to be Spoonleaf Sundew (Drosera intermedia).
At Eastern Mountain Sports in Concord on April 11 to talk about why the Land and Water Conservation Fund is important to New Hampshire.
From L to R: Jane Difley, President of Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests; Will Manzer, CEO of Eastern Mountain Sports; Bass; Rob Riley, President of the Northern Forest Center; Susan Arnold, Vice President for Conservation, Appalachian Mountain Club; Jim O’Brien with The Nature Conservancy; Susie Hackler with Conservation NH; Rodger Krussman with the NH and VT Trust for Public Lands; and Charlie Levesque, Board Member for the Harris Center.
Even on an overcast day, bright and sunny balsam root shines in springtime atop Rowena Crest in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
The Jackson Lane Preservation Project, seen on July 20, 2017, includes the restoration of 265 acres of wetland and upland habitat in the watershed of the Upper Choptank River in Caroline County, Md., on July 20, 2017. The project is a partnership including The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office, the Natural Resource Conservation Office, and Maryland Department of the Environment. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program with aerial support by Southwings)
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A spring peeper tries to attract a mate in a vernal pool at Kings Gap State Park in Thurmont, Pa., on March 25, 2016. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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The last time I went to the Calgary Zoo, I was lucky enough to see four of these beautiful little Swift Foxes in their enclosure. I had only ever seen one, once before.
"Captive breeding of swift foxes began in 1973 through a privately run program. In 1978,
the species was officially designated as "extirpated" in Canada by COSEWIC, and a
national recovery plan was approved in 1995 to reintroduce swift foxes and create a
self-sustaining Canadian population. The species is now (August 20th, 2003) listed as "endangered" by COSEWIC. Swift foxes were first officially released in Alberta in 1983. By 1996, 540 foxes had been released in the Alberta-Saskatchewan border and the Milk River Ridge areas, parts of the species' native range. Most animals released were bred in captivity; the remainder were wild-born animals imported from the United States. At present (August 20th 2003), it is estimated that there are approximately 96 swift foxes in Alberta, most of them the offspring of released foxes. The population is stable or increasing slightly, but the species remains extremely vulnerable because of its small numbers and limited distribution." From www.srd.gov.ab.ca/fishwildlife/escc/pdf/swift_fox.pdf
A Marbled Orbweaver spider (Araneus marmoreus). In this photo she has finished building her web, and is sitting quietly in the middle of it. Piney Grove Preserve (The Nature Conservancy), Sussex County, Virginia.
At Hansen Livestock Co., stockwater tanks were fitted with wildlife escape ramps. Beaverhead County, Montana. June 2017
These pictures were taken over Labor Day weekend 2009 only 65 miles from Panama City Beach. Dog Island is small at 6.8 miles in length, accessible only by boat, ferry or airplane. The Nature Conservancy owns most of the island and there is only one hotel, the Pelican Inn
I expected to eat lots of PB&J, boxed mac & cheese and ramen on the trip. We had a limited budget and weren't sure what kind of cooking facilities the preserve had. As it turned out, we had a full, modern kitchen and ate very well! On Monday night, the first cooking group made a HUGE Mexican food bar - crunchy/soft tortillas, chips, taco meat, cheese, salsa, lettuce, tomatoes and cheesy Spanish rice. It was fantastic!