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Students Transform Habitat on School Grounds

Kindergarteners through sixth graders at Capri Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif., transformed nearly 2 acres of land into native habitat that will double as an Outdoor Learning Lab. Once consisting of non-native plants, the area now contains water-wise native California plants that provide food, water, and shelter for wildlife. Read more..

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A collaborative Project Near Pacific Coast Helps Rare Coastal Plant

An extremely rare coastal plant just got another leg up on the road to recovery, as the endangered marsh sandwort is restored to the hills above a beach at the national recreation area. Read more...

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Christmas Bird Count Yields 73 Species, Healthy Totals

Volunteers from Pahrump, Las Vegas, Beatty, Death Valley, and Shoshone searched the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge to identify and count as many bird species as possible during the annual bird count. The Audubon Society's Annual Christmas Bird Count, in its 17th year at Ash Meadows, gives the visitors a chance to get outside, count wildlife, and participate in conservation. Read more...

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A Unity of Effort Saving Woodland Oaks in Oregon's Colestin Valley

For thousands of years, oak woodlands and savannahs have stretched in a 200 mile-wide band from the Canadian border down through central Oregon, ending in Southern California. Dave Ross, a biologist with the Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office is spending much of his time meeting with local conservationists, state and federal land managers, and private landowners to lead an effort to preserve these remaining iconic trees.
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