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Some of these are little more than picnic areas or playgrounds; however, others are extensive nature reserves. South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona , for example, is called the largest city park in the United States; it spans 25 sq mi (65 km 2 ) and contains 58 mi (93 km) of trails.
Ankeny Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to maintain healthy wildlife species or populations and to restore, protect or enhance natural ecosystems.
America had its own conservation movement in the 19th century, most often characterized by George Perkins Marsh, author of Man and Nature.The expedition into northwest Wyoming in 1871 led by F. V. Hayden and accompanied by photographer William Henry Jackson provided the imagery needed to substantiate rumors about the grandeur of the Yellowstone region, and resulted in the creation of ...
Two long-horned bees balancing on a flower, a fossilized dinosaur bone viewed through a microscope and a scientist giving a bird drops of medicine were all captured in stunning photographs that ...
The Forest Legacy Program has two main goals. The first is to support property acquisition and the second is to acquire donated conservation easements. Participation in the FLP program is limited to private land owners and the federal government funds up to 75% of the costs that are involved.
Some conservationists are now asking: Is nature’s 3.6 billion-year-old code of life in need of a reboot?
The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to manage and protect natural resources, including animal, fungus, and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.
Urban Bird Foundation - to protect, defend, rescue and conserve bird life; Western Pennsylvania Conservancy - 200,000 acres (800 km 2) Whaleman Foundation - protection of cetaceans; Wild Salmon Center - identifies and protects the best salmon ecosystems of the Pacific Rim (extends to Japan) Wolf River Conservancy - protects the Wolf River in ...