Smithsonian's #scicomm person for the Changing Landscapes Initiative. Combining local wisdom with science to protect the Shenandoah region. Views are my own.
Dec 21, 2018 β’ 10 tweets β’ 3 min read
For this week's positive conservation story: thanks to conservation efforts in Uganda, mountain gorillas have been re-graded from "critically endangered" to "endangered." How, you say?
Over half of the world's remaining mountain gorillas reside in Uganda, where traditional beliefs of many indigenous groups encourage ape conservation -- though in the 20th century, population growth brought humans and gorillas into conflict.
Dec 14, 2018 β’ 8 tweets β’ 3 min read
Every week I post positive conservation stories, because I think positive stories don't get enough attention. They're so uplifting -- and motivating, too. If you have a positive story about a project that you would like shared, please send it my way!
So, today's success story is about the rebound of several West Coast species that were overfished and restricted for years. Yellow eye and bocaccio rockfish, cow cod, and ocean perch are all rebounding DECADES before they were predicted to be doing so!
Nov 15, 2018 β’ 6 tweets β’ 3 min read
A new study came out with some pretty interesting stuff: It turns out that restoring U.S. lands & coastal wetlands could reduce global warming much more than we previously thought! #conservationoptimism#conservationnytimes.com/2018/11/14/cliβ¦
"Better management of forests, grasslands, and soils in the U.S. could offset as much 21% of the country's annual greenhouse gas emissions -- roughly the same as taking away every single car and truck in the country off the road." (NYT)
