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Interesting Articles

 

"Trees, Drought and Dollars: How Ecosystem Markets Can Help The South," in Forbes. Article about how forests, as part of green infrastructure, have offered communities cost-saving ecosystem services such as water filtration.

 

United States Global Change Research Program report: National Climate Change.

 

Where The Trees Are. Excellent map from NASA showing forest growth in the U.S. as of 2011.

 

With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate Protectors. NY Times

 



Video: Saving Salmon One Log At A Time

In 2011, the Fund and The Nature Conservancy set out to find ways to improve and restore endangered coho salmon habitat in the Fund's Garcia River Forest. With good science and our sustainable forest management expertise, salmon are making a comeback.

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The Fund in Action
Animals That Need Love Too
They may have faces for radio, but they still need habitat. Learn about some of the animals that make their home in the places we've saved.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Home to the famed Buffalo Soldiers, Fort Davis is one of the best preserved examples of a frontier military post, but one part always remained at risk—it's view.
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Forest Restoration In Louisiana
We're working to add land and restore forests in Louisiana's Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge, the site of the largest flood plain restoration in the U.S.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site, TX
Photo: Gaila Hiebert Martin/Flickr

 

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate and learn more about the important contributions of African Americans in the United States. Fort Davis in Texas serves as a reminder of the significant role played by the military in the settlement and development of the western frontier and is perhaps best known as the headquarters for the first African-American Army regiments known as the Buffalo Soldiers, stationed here during the late 19th century. Learn more about it here.

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