America’s largest conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife has honored former Sen. John Warner of Virginia with its National Conservation Achievement Award for his extraordinary environmental leadership in the political and nonprofit sectors. Former Sen. Warner’s award as “Conservationist of the Year” from National Wildlife Federation was announced at the organization’s annual awards banquet in Washington, D.C. last night.
November 20, 2009
Former Virginia Sen. John Warner Named Conservationist of the Year
November 18, 2009
Discussing renewable energy and brownfields in New Orleans
I’m in The Big Easy today to engage in a national dialog on redeveloping brownfields for renewable energy. (Brownfields are parcels of land that have been previously used for industrial purposes). The Environmental Protection Agency, under the leadership of Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanislaus, is doing some exciting things to capitalize on this remarkable opportunity.
November 17, 2009
Veracruz: River of Raptors Runs Through It
November 13, 2009
Springsteen & the Conservation Ethic: ‘You Can’t Save Everybody, But You Gotta Try’
November 11, 2009
What Mexico is teaching this Alaskan scientist
On my first day at Wild 9, I found it funny that I had to come all the way to Merida, Mexico to see colleagues from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Anchorage and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and to make new contacts with people from Lake Clark National Park and wildlife photographers that have captured Alaska’s amazing landscapes on film to share with the international audience.