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Help Set a World Record This Earth Day (video)

By Margaret Southern, The Nature Conservancy Have plans for Earth Day this weekend? How about trying to become a world record holder? The Nature Conservancy is celebrating Earth Day by attempting t…

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Tips to Make Your Office More Bike-friendly

By Jon Fisher, The Nature Conservancy You've probably already spent a lot of time trying to make your home life more “green,” but we often overlook the impact we can have by encouraging greener pra…

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Can Your Child Love Nature Too Much?

By Jensen Montambault, The Nature Conservancy Raising a young conservationist is a whole lot more than making bird feeders out of used plastic bottles and foisting them on grandparents and unsuspec…

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A Soundtrack for World Water Day

By Jeff Opperman, The Nature Conservancy In honor of World Water Day on March 22, I've made a list of my 10 favorite river songs (not in any ranked order). American roots music provides a flood of …

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Why Cloudy Cities Are Good for Us

By Jeff Opperman, The Nature Conservancy Most people love blue skies and clearly prefer being drenched with sunshine rather than rain. The sunny regions of the country are booming as people move to…

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Worms of Your Own

Matt Miller, The Nature Conservancy I lifted the coffee filter and found a raging party going on. A worm party, to be exact. Thousands of red worms crowded together in a wriggling mass as they enjo…

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10 Strange Animal Mating Rituals (Slideshow)

By The Nature Conservancy So you think you've had some strange dates? This Valentine's Day, The Nature Conservancy compiled the top 10 most bizarre examples of love in the wild. "Nature can get …

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Are Garbage Disposals Eco-Friendly?

By Jon Fisher, The Nature Conservancy You're standing at the kitchen sink cleaning the dinner dishes when eco-confusion strikes: what's the greenest way to dispose of your meat scraps and other non…

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Get Kids Outside: Tracking

By Matt Miller, The Nature Conservancy My nephew Jacob excitedly called me over, with the impatience only an 11-year-old can muster. "You have to check this out," he exclaimed. He wasn't urging …

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Nature’s Most Overlooked Benefit: Reefs Breaking Waves

By Mike Beck, The Nature Conservancy "Reefs break waves every day": I know you're thinking that's an obvious statement. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Reefs break waves — waves that wou…

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already practicing that from time to time - Walking Meeting

What a terrific idea, although at the moment it would be necessary to take an umbrella to the meetin…

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