conservation

Image of a stream on farm land in Iowa without conservation riparian buffers

Lynn Betts/USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

November 19, 2025

From Fields to Faucets: Fertilizer Overuse Threatens Drinking Water and Health

Stacy Woods
Research Director

aerial photo of two tractors spraying fertilizer on a large brown field divided into many rows; the spray drifts off to the left from a breeze

Charles O'Rear/Flickr

November 19, 2025

Half Wasted: Fertilizer Overuse, Pollution, and the Global Nitrogen Cycle

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

Puffing flying in mid-air with a sand lance in its mouth. Seal Island, Maine.

Derrick Z. Jackson

October 1, 2025

Protecting Puffins in Maine Is an Emotional Commitment

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

aerial view of flooded farm fields and buildings in Missouri

Scott Olson/Getty Images

May 5, 2025

The Next Food and Farm Bill Can Make Agriculture More Resilient—With the Help of the ARA

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

Puffin bird on rock with fish in its mouth.

Derrick Z. Jackson

August 8, 2024

Care for Endangered Seabirds Continues Amid a 51-Year Legacy of Optimism

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

photo of the US Capitol at dusk, with its silhouette and streetlights reflected on water in the foreground

Jeffrey Clayton/Unsplash

July 22, 2024

Will Congress Do the Right Thing on Agriculture Funding?

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

photo of a US Senate door in a dark brown wood; in gold letters a plaque on the door says "Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry"

Shutterstock/DCStockPhotography

March 18, 2024

Show Me the (Agriculture Appropriations) Money

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

photo of Dania Davy smiling for the camera, with woods and filtered sunlight in the background

October 12, 2023

Building a Future for Black Farmers: An Interview with Legal Expert Dãnia Davy

Archie Creech
Outreach Coordinator

National Park Service

June 6, 2023

Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems

Adam Markham
Former Staff

close-up of a lion's face with some brush in the background. the lion appears to be in repose, but watching out for something with its golden eyes.

Ruaha Carnivore Project

August 5, 2021

Loved to Death? The Risks of Simplistic Campaigning for Wildlife Conservation

UCS Science Network

Photo: CC/Wally Gobetz.

July 28, 2020

Museums Should Publicly Address Racism in their Histories

Adam Markham
Former Staff

December 18, 2018

The Bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill Brings Some Consequences, Cautious Optimism for Conservation

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

May 9, 2018

So, What Does the Endangered Species Act Mean to Me?

UCS Science Network

February 7, 2017

Restoring America's Wetland Forest Legacy

UCS Science Network

April 25, 2016

Corn Belt Farmers Managing Weather-Related Risks Through Greater Soil Stewardship

UCS Science Network

January 29, 2016

Dear Future President: Be a Hero—Replace Perennial Problems with Perennial Solutions

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

October 5, 2015

Technology Makes Lighter Work of a Tough Job—SMART Ranger Patrolling

UCS Science Network

January 30, 2015

Next Generation Conservation: Planning for Palm Oil and Orang-utans

UCS Science Network