The Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is currently seeking nominations of individuals or organizations for the 2025 Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award.
New research shows songbird migration may be driven by more than innate patterns and memory. Recorded flight calls reveal probable social associations between species making the nighttime trek. Here, an American Redstart streaks across the sky. Photo credit: Andrew Dreelin.
Philanthropy enables scientists to answer early key questions and obtain critical proof-of-concept results that can be used to leverage support from traditional funding agencies.
The practice of forest farming may be a solution to conservation challenges surrounding the wild exploitation of ramps, or wild leeks, but proper site selection is paramount to success.