The second Saturday of October marks the annual Urban Wildlife Conservation Day — a day to celebrate our connections to the outdoors and inspire people from all walks of life to experience the benefits that nature provides. …
The spotted lanternfly threatens dozens of plant species, including maple trees, apple trees, and grape vines. But you can help stop the spread.
With polka-dotted forewings, and bold red underwings, the spotted lanternfly is an alluring insect. Looks can be deceiving.
First detected in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014, the…
Often tucked away in the dense grasses and vegetation of places seen from afar, and — sadly — dwindling in its numbers, the saltmarsh sparrow might be unfamiliar to many.
If you live along the Atlantic or Florida Gulf coast, though, this remarkable bird is your neighbor — or, rather…
The Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund supports projects that are making the watershed a better place for people and wildlife now and in the future
By: Mike Slattery/USFWS
As we move through life, we invest in the things we need immediately to get by, like transportation to a job. But whenever possible, we also invest in things that will pay off in the future, like a gym membership.
In the Delaware River watershed, we strive…
Under the ocean’s reflective surface swirls and abundance of life, beauty, colors, and textures that we cannot begin to imagine on dry land. In those deep, aquatic worlds, we’ve barely scratched the surface to comprehend the diversity and abundance of life that call it home.
Protecting our oceans means protecting…
Nature has always been a part of Aimee Weldon’s life. Growing up on a farm in Minnesota, she spent much of her childhood exploring the woods, meadows and ponds near her home, often on horseback.
Though she originally intended to follow a pre-med track through college, in her final year…
American eels live many lives as they grow and mature on their migratory journeys.
As the only native freshwater species of eel in this country, the American eel is popular for commercial fisheries and scientific research alike. Though they might not appear special to the untrained eye, there is a lot to learn about these fish!
Mystery fish
For most of recorded time, it’s…
Creating upstream and downstream passage around dams helps American eels complete their challenging migration.
American eels go through a lot in a lifetime. As if it wasn’t difficult enough to migrate thousands of miles while morphing through different life stages, these champion migrators face challenges all along the way, when swimming both upstream and downstream. …
North Atlantic-Appalachian Regional employees are supporting wildland firefighting efforts across the country
Bart Wilson nervously scanned the billowing smoke and flames cresting the ridge in front of him.
As the crew boss for the 20-person Delaware Interagency Wildfire Crew, deployed last July to the Harris Mountain fire north of Helena, Montana, Wilson knew he had to make a call. …
For these teens and young adults, working outdoors to improve the environment, even in oppressive weather, beats staying home for the summer.
Playing video games, streaming movies, sleeping in. Those are activities that may come to mind when you think of what teenagers do during summer vacation. For 30 youth from Yonkers, New York, however, their summer break is filled with early mornings and conservation work.
The high-school and college-aged youth, members…
