EPA report says pesticides endanger wildlife
An EPA report found that commonly used pesticides are threatening 80% of the country’s endangered species.
Wildlife & wild places
Can you imagine a world filled with more wildlife and wild places? So can we. And we’re working together to make it happen.
Every minute, we’re losing two football fields worth of wild lands, and too many animal species face extinction. It’s up to us to turn things around. We imagine an America with more mountaintops where all we see is forests below, with more rivers that flow wild and free, more shoreline where all we hear are waves. An America with abundant wildlife, from butterflies and bees floating lazily in your backyard, to the howl of a coyote in the distance, to the breach of a whale just visible from the shore. Together, we can work toward this better future.
The Latest on Wildlife & wild places
Why we should save the bees, especially the wild bees who need our help most
Why Alaska’s NPR-A, site of the Willow Project, deserves protection
Updates
There may be a new group of orcas in the Pacific
Advocates drum up support for America’s wildlife in DC
Clean water groups urge Congress to tackle microplastics
California Ocean Day 2024
This year's Ocean Day will give participants the opportunity to meet with their state legislators, hear from experts on current issues concerning the ocean, and celebrate California's marine life.
IN-PERSON
Capitol Annex Swing Space, 1021 O Street, Sacramento, California 95814
Featured Resources
Reconnecting Nature
The Great American Outdoors Act
Journey Through the Tongass
Guide to planting a pollinator-friendly garden
The Latest
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STATEMENT: President Biden protects 13 million acres of wildlife habitat
Rule to protect “special areas” in the Western Arctic Reserve will preserve caribou, polar bear and bird habitat for generations to come
STATEMENT: Senators Padilla and Butler champion California desert monument proposal
Chuckwalla National Monument, Joshua Tree expansions would protect nearly 700,000 acres of desert habitat in Southern California
STATEMENT: Department of Interior updates oil & gas leasing regulations
Royalty rates had not been updated in more than 100 years
Bank of America said it would stop financing drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Now it’s backtracking.
Bank of America is walking back its commitment to not finance oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, putting this fragile ecosystem at risk.
Storytellers take a stand to protect wildlife
The power of wildlife photographers lies in their ability to speak to our hearts. They help show why animals and their natural habitats are worth admiring and, by extension, saving.