i’m looking for opportunities to do conservation research abroad without having to pay to go. what are some international conservation research organizations or field stations that would take new graduates? preferably paid but if it’s for a short time and well supported i would do unpaid but i don’t want to pay.

Hey, I just wanted to put this here in case anyone is interested. The place where I work is defending its victory in a case 16 kids brought against the state of Montana for putting not their thumb but their whole ass on the scale in favor of fossil fuels at the Montana Supreme Court (not SCOTUS) today at 9:30 Mountain. Livestream here. Wish us luck!

Hi guys! I live in Ohio. I love hiking and very often will end up picking up all kinds of garbage on my hikes if I happen to have a bag on me. It’s often that I see people litter or treat the environment like it’s eternal. Recently I went to hocking hills which is our most beautiful park in the state by far, and they had added so many tourist attractions and conveniences that it was hard for me to get around people and I went on a Monday/Tuesday. I realize maybe I was a bit impatient with people but at the same time, these people are getting shuttled around to the sites and not even walking the trails, then getting in my way when I’m on a 10 mile uneven terrain hike. They’re leaving their garbage by the sites which are stunning and I want to be preserved forever. I also saw people attacking a snapping turtle for no reason but their own enjoyment - literally a group of teenagers throwing rocks at a snapping turtle in public in front of everyone and no one said a word except me who went on this trip solo. I’m just really upset. I like going to Michigan because you have to have a permit to go to their parks and people seem more respectful of the environment when I go. I want to move to Virginia to be near the AT but in the meantime, what can I do to help Ohio?

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Hey folks! I noticed recently that there is property for sale near me than is 80% protected wetland which made me wonder what someone who bought that property could do to both preserve it and enjoy it a little too. And I'm not really talking about the legal protection the state already requires, I mean how you could both use the land AND be a good steward.

It's a mix of marsh, shrub land, and wet prairie in southern Minnesota. It is not adjacent to public land or any kind of pure preserve. It honestly seems like someone snipped out the wetland part of a farm lot and wants to sell that.

I'd imagine you don't want large domestic animals like horses grazing on the prairie part, since they'd damage it.

Let's put it this way - if you owned a property that was mostly wetland how would you enjoy it?