Utah Tries Relocating Beavers to Save Them, and Remake the Landscape

www.nytimes.com

Their dams cause floods, and that gets them in trouble with humans. But in the right place, more water can be a big help.

‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement

www.theguardian.com

At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery

In Washington, Birds Are Giving ‘Yelp Reviews’ of Forest Restoration Work

www.nytimes.com

A collective of land trusts, conservancies and tribes is capturing birdsong with audio gear and A.I. for clues about habitat health.

Shucking the Past: Can Oysters Thrive Again

daily.jstor.org

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR.The Chesapeake Bay—the largest estuary in the continental United States—used to be packed with oysters, more than anyone today might imagine. Native Americans had been harvesting oysters there for more…

Love The Habitat You’re With

www.biographic.com

Locals in Tucson, Arizona are applying “reconciliation ecology” techniques to rehabilitate the region’s degraded landscapes and waterways.

The Mangrove Mothers

The Nature Conservancy

The women of Pate Island are fixing Kenya’s coastal forests one seedling at a time.

Restored Wetlands at Wye Island Provide Bustling Habitat for Waterbirds

But now, just a few steps into the trail, visitors can hear the quacks and clamor of hundreds or sometimes thousands of ducks and geese. During the winter migration, several wetlands attract sandpipers, purple gallinules, greater yellowlegs, killdeer, glossy ibis, and many other waterbirds.

‘A massive undertaking’: Dissecting the latest decisions on Maine dams

The Maine Monitor

The terms dictating the vast influence of many Maine hydroelectric dams were last drawn up a generation ago, often by the same paper companies that first harnessed the rivers’ power for their mills downstream.

The Other Side of the World’s Largest Dam Removal

Hakai Magazine

Removing dams from the Klamath River in Northern California seems like a clear win for fish and rivers. Why do some locals hate it?

A Radical Approach to Flooding in England: Give Land Back to the Sea

The rain has fallen for what feels like two years straight: in drizzles, in showers and, with troubling regularity, in downpours. The weather has always been Britain’s favorite topic of conversation. The clouds are familiar. Increasingly, though, they are also a threat.

We Can Turn a River in Maine Into a Paradise for Salmon

In his 1937 book, “Kennebec: Cradle of Americans,” the poet Robert Tristram Coffin called Maine’s sprawling river a “paradise for fish.” But pollution and dams that block spawning runs for Atlantic salmon, sturgeon and shad put an end to that world.

A New Proposal to Bring the Ocean Back to Life

The Atlantic

Pumping a clean-energy by-product into “dead zones” could restore local ecosystems. This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine.

‘Does rewilding sort climate change? Yes!’: UK expert says nature can save planet and not harm farming

the Guardian

The Knepp estate in West Sussex is home to the first white stork born in the wild in Britain for over 600 years.

The Case for Destroying Old Forest Roads

Smithsonian Magazine

Drive high enough into western Montana’s Lolo National Forest, up a succession of dirt tracks that parallel glittering creeks and twist through stands of fir and spruce, and eventually you’ll come to a clearing.

Tiny Forests With Big Benefits

The tiny forest lives atop an old landfill in the city of Cambridge, Mass. Though it is still a baby, it’s already acting quite a bit older than its actual age, which is just shy of 2.

Louisiana’s Most Ambitious Coastal Restoration Project Finally Takes Off

Audubon

After more than 15 years of research, engineering, and public engagement, the State of Louisiana broke ground this week on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, the single-largest ecosystem restoration project in the United States.

Where the Bison Could Roam

MALTA, Mont. — Around 200 chocolate-brown bison raise their heads, following the low growl of a pickup truck slowly motoring across the sagebrush-studded prairie.

The Missing Mammal That May Have Shaped California’s Kelp Forests

Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened ecosystems today.