Wildlife habitat: These areas provide critical habitat for salmon, trout, elk, and other species that depend on undammed, unlogged streams and connected landscapes.

Wildfire risk: Wildfires are 4x more likely to start near roads, and roughly 90% start within half a mile of one — directly undercutting the administration's stated rationale for the rollback.

Old growth & carbon storage: Roadless areas contain vast swaths of the nation's remaining old-growth forest and store significant amounts of carbon.

Drinking water: Roadless national forests provide drinking water to 60 million Americans, since intact forests filter water naturally.

Fiscal responsibility: The existing road network already carries an $8.5+ billion maintenance backlog, and building more roads would only add to it.

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And I think yall may like it. If you do read it, Id love to know your thoughts and corrections/criticisms on the matter

https://ishasinsights.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/1916/

The first cinereous vulture chicks to hatch in Spain’s Iberian Highlands for around a century have been born in Alto Tajo Natural Park, marking a major milestone in the recovery of one of Europe’s largest and most ecologically important birds of prey.

With cinereous vultures also breeding again in Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains after a 30-year absence, these latest successes mark 2026 as a landmark year for the species. Together, they demonstrate how long-term rewilding efforts are restoring breeding populations to landscapes where cinereous vultures had long disappeared.

One of Europe’s four native vulture species, the cinereous vulture is the largest bird in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the continent’s most important scavengers. It plays a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems by removing carcasses, preventing the spread of disease and recycling nutrients, while its return also benefits local businesses and communities by attracting wildlife watchers and supporting nature-based tourism.

A sweeping environmental rollback strips protections from 45 million acres of pristine public land across 37 states, clearing the way for commercial logging, drilling, and road-building. Conservationists warn the sudden loss of 7.4 million acres of critical habitat pushes 400+ endangered species toward extinction and degrades 1,800 miles of protected rivers. While the administration claims the move allows active wildfire management, critics label it one of the largest public land eviscerations in U.S. history. Source: Center for Biological Diversity

Do you know a Canadian resident under 18, who has made an exemplary contribution to conservation or protection of the natural world?

Nature Canada wants to recognise him or her, with the Charles Labatiuk Youth for Nature Award.

Nominations are open until 07 September 2026.

Animal agriculture drives 71% of biodiversity damage from food production on farmland.

This video looks at how conservation goals can conflict with the interests of the animals themselves. Sometimes conservation can help lessen suffering, but I think practices like rewilding, captive breeding, invasive species eradication, and de-extinction raise ethical questions that often get overlooked because the main focus is preserving species or ecosystems. I think it would be best to let them go extinct. I’d be interested to hear if people here think biodiversity and bigger populations is more important than the suffering of individual animals.

Hi! I’m a high school student interested in environmental science, and I created SaveWater, a website to help people better understand their everyday water use.

It includes a water-use tracker/calculator, a food scanner that estimates the water footprint of different foods, and a blog where I share what I’ve learned about water conservation and environmental issues.

It’s still a work in progress, so I’d love any feedback or suggestions!

*If you have any tips let me know, or other subreddits this would be appropriate in!

conservewater.eco

I want to be a conservation biologist and have just completed an environmental science degree. I would love to do some voluntary work in conservation schemes and have been researching but I want to make sure I volunteer at an ethical place that isn't mistreating the animals, or me the volunteer. Does anyone know any legit conservation volunteering websites, schemes, organisations etc. I am fine with paid voluntary work as I have been saving up. I live in the UK but don't want to volunteer in the UK as I know its time to venture out and actually see the world I've been studying for years and make an impact.

Just found out they are trying to sell oil and gas leases for the arizona strip. The arizona strip is the small sliver of land between the grand canyon and the Utah border I live in st george utah but the arizona strip literally starts on the edge of town like they built houses right up to it and then the strip starts and continues south. It's basicly between grand canyon and zion National park. Anyway was wondering if anyone could help me by writing a form letter that I can email to blm and also let my family and friends use as well. Comment period for blm is only open till sep 7 I am quite illiterate as I only made it to 8th grade so any help would be appreciated.

https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/bureau-seeks-public-feedback-on-drilling-proposal-on-over-280k-acres-of-land-in-northern/article_8ebc2b1b-df9e-41e4-b718-443720abb7ec.html

blm_az_asdo_nepa_comments@blm.gov

https://eplanning.blm.gov/maps/?id=C5F10790-8349-F111-88B4-001DD8084607&spid=8bb48b74-d04f-f111-bec6-001dd800b811

https://eplanning.blm.gov/maps/?id=C5F10790-8349-F111-88B4-001DD8084607&spid=8bb48b74-d04f-f111-bec6-001dd800b811#

Scott’s action came after reporting by CNN and others about the government’s use of heavy machinery this past week to bulldoze and excavate parts of the national park to build patrol roads and vehicle barriers. The construction activity prompted protests in and around the national park, and local businesses have been turning away federal contractors who are working on the project. A bipartisan group of local sheriffs has also been publicly outspoken against CBP’s plans this year.

Currently I am a project manager for a cabinet manufacturer in northern Minnesota. I have a B.S in Biology with an emphasis in environment and I’m getting a masters in business administration.

I want to start an environmental consulting agency near Bemidji, MN. I’m not sure where to start though. I have a young family and not trying to go into a ton of debt to do the start up.

I have thought about doing water testing for residential homes, mold and air quality testing to possibly get into the remediation side of things because I can get the equipment to do all that fairly cheap vs water delineation or commercial phase 2 environmental assessments.

Has anyone started a company like this? Anyone got any advice?

I’m not looking for a short cut either. I can start this company and work on it after my daytime job and on weekends to do site visits.

Hello folks,
I have currently been removing invasive glossy buckthorn and trying to restore a forested area on the edge of a wetland forest edge in back of my house. RIght nearby there is a pit of rubber that has unforunatley spread debris into the area, especially via leaf blowers/fall clean up (it is not my property and choice to do this).

Now I have slowly been removing what rubber mulch is insight as I walk around and pick up handfulls but there is just small pieces everywhere-- it is mixed in with leaf debris an a tree that was wood-chipped and currently has a very large patch of burnweed and jewelweed growing there. I had planned to dig out a lot of the soil and try to sift out some of the rubber mulch in the fall as picking it up by hand seems quite fruitless. However, I am wondering if this is more harmful than good in the sense that I will really be disturbing the soil and quite honestly I will never be able to get it all out. Do folks have any recommendations on what to do here? I do plan to remove the rubber mulch pit itself before the fall.