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Call for Nominations – 2021 Tennessee River Basin Celebration Awards
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Celebrating successes of our conservation community is a foundational part of The Tennessee River Basin Network's (TRBN) mission. We are excited to announce that the TRBN's 2021 Call for Nominations for the Tennessee River Basin Celebration Awards is now open. Each year two awards are given to an individual or organization whose work directly moves the needle for freshwater conservation in the Basin. Awards include a plaque, $5,000 prize, and recognition during our annual celebration banquet. Any individual or organization working in the Tennessee River Basin (AL, GA, NC, VA, KY, TN, MS) can be nominated. Submission deadline: June 4th.
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Call for Science Needs Portfolio Reviewers
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The Appalachian LCC is currently conducting the first annual review of the Science Needs Portfolio.
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Can Agriculture and Biodiversity Coexist?
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To free up land for biodiversity conservation while satisfying growing food demand, techno-optimist narratives suggest indefinitely increasing agricultural productivity, including through massive pesticide use. But this view, which has made its way from an academic niche into corporate and policy-making circles, overlooks the complexity of natural ecosystems and the market dynamics that regulate access to food.
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Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week from October 11–17, 2015
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To celebrate the nation’s enduring connections to the natural world and the unique ways nature touches everyone’s lives, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is celebrating National Wildlife Refuge Week from October 11-17, 2015.
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Celebrating 1 Million Feet of Conservation Fence in West Virginia
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Trout Unlimited, working in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency, West Virginia Conservation Agency, Canaan Valley NWR, numerous non-governmental organizations and many landowners, have installed over 1 million feet of conservation fence throughout the state of West Virginia.
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Celebrating Bog Turtles During Wild Turtle Week
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Wild Turtle Week gives us an opportunity to bring extra attention to turtles and our conservation efforts on their behalf.
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Bog Turtle News
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Central Appalachians FLN Annual Workshop
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More than 80 participants, representing 21 di erent organization and agency units, gathered in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia for the annual two-day workshop of the Central Appalachians Fire Learning Network (FLN).
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Cerulean Warbler to Benefit from Acquisition of Key Colombian Habitat
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The Cerulean Warbler, a bird whose population has declined by about 70 percent in the last 40 years, and 25 other neotropical migrating birds are the key beneficiaries of a successful two-year-effort by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Fundación ProAves to purchase and protect key wintering habitat for the birds in Colombia, South America.
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Chattanooga Zoo Announces Baby Hellbenders
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The Chattanooga Zoo announces the successful hatching of a group of Hellbender eggs collected from the wild here in East Tennessee.
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Eastern Hellbender News
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Cheat Canyon is West Virginia’s Newest Conserved Natural Area
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The Conservation Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources – allies in the permanent conservation of West Virginia’s Cheat Canyon – gathered today with funding partners and the community to celebrate this conservation success story and participate in the dedication of the canyon to the people of West Virginia.
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