Winter in Illinois means snow and usually a lot of it. Good for recreation if you like skiing, snowshoeing, making snowmen, and throwing the occasional snowball. Not so good for
The use of ‘innovation’ and ‘technical transformation’ to deal with climate change has recently gotten a lot of mindshare. These solutions are physical, using something like hydro-panels. They are also
Image created by Steve Stawarz using DALL-E 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize conservation efforts by providing new tools for monitoring and protecting wildlife, identifying and
Farming is one of the oldest and arguably most important human pursuits. People have come a long way over the millennia in how we farm and grow crops with the
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of both the Clean Water Act and The Conservation Foundation. One was conceived far away, and one right here in northeastern Illinois by local visionaries,
Land and water preservation or enhancement? Two ways to get to the same goal? Or are they irreconcilably different? In this blog, we discuss geoengineering and conservation. Geoengineering: What, Why,
Medical research from around the world has documented the health benefits of getting out in nature. Over the years, The Conservation Foundation (TCF) has promoted using parks, forest preserves, and
The Metaverse. To hear technology CEOs like Meta’s (previously known as Facebook) Mark Zuckerberg or Microsoft’s Satya Nadella talk about it, the metaverse is the future of the Internet. But
Actually, wildlife corridors benefit more than just birds and bees. There is a wealth of information about wildlife corridors for butterflies, predators, and other species in a variety of climates
So, one day I asked myself what more I can do for conservation, especially as a suburbanite who doesn’t have a few thousand acres to donate. Well, here are
The United Nations designated 2021-2030 the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030, “with the aim of supporting and scaling up efforts to prevent, halt, and reverse the degradation of
These days there is a lot of talk about ‘net-zero carbon’ and how to achieve it. In this post, we will discuss what is meant by net-zero carbon, review high
Hydropanels: Conservation and Drinking Water Hydropanels are a leading-edge technology for providing drinking water. Bill Gates has called it a “clever idea I’m watching closely,” and has even invested
It’s not every day that a Pulitzer Prize winner writes a book about the environment and climate change. Well, Fen, Bog & Swamp by Annie Proulx has just been released;
In these days of limited funds, how can you justify the money spent on land conservation? Or put another way, what are the economic benefits obtained from land conservation? In
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