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Power Companies, Tribe, Agencies Take Steps to Save Rare Fish
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Power companies, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and state and federal agencies have come together to conserve the sicklefin redhorse, a fish found in only six Appalachian counties worldwide and being considered for the federal endangered species list.
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Happy Birthday, National Wildlife Refuge System!
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Hooray for America’s nature. One big reason it’s there to treasure: the National Wildlife Refuge System, the world’s premier network of public lands devoted to wildlife conservation. The Refuge System turns 113 on March 14.
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Announcing Deadlines for Southeast Grants
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The Open Space Institute is now inviting proposals for two complementary land conservation grant funds in the Southeast: Southern Cumberland Land Protection Fund and Southeast Resilient Landscapes Fund.
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Chattanooga Zoo Announces Baby Hellbenders
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The Chattanooga Zoo announces the successful hatching of a group of Hellbender eggs collected from the wild here in East Tennessee.
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Help the hellbenders: Don't move the rocks
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Article from the Asheville Citizen Times
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USDA, Partners to Invest $720 Million in Large-Scale, Targeted Conservation Projects across the Nation
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Regional Conservation Partnership Program Pools Together $220 Million Investment from USDA, up to $500 Million from Local Partners to Improve Water Quality, Soil Health, Habitat and More
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Where the Not-So-Mighty Chestnut Still Grows
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A recent study by U.S. Forest Service, university, and state agency researchers provides baseline information on contemporary populations of American chestnut needed to support restoration of the tree to the forests it once dominated.
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NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal Record-Shattering Global Warm Temperatures in 2015
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Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Biodiversity Critical to Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems
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Researchers have found clear evidence that biological communities rich in species are substantially healthier and more productive than those depleted of species.
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FWS Northeast Regional Director Comments on National Academy of Sciences Review of LCCs
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On December 3, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released their Review of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) conducted at the request of Congress.
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