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Remembering Thomas Dolan IV (1923-2021)

Academy of Natural Sciences

After serving as an ambulance driver for the American Field Service in India and Myanmar during World War II, Mr. Dolan followed this passion and earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology and conservation from Cornell University in 1948. Throughout his career, Mr. Dolan and his family remained close friends and advocates of the Academy.

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Tiara N. Moore, Postdoctoral Fellow

Washington Nature

in Biology in 2011 at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where she developed an interest in marine science during a research trip in Costa Rica. Tiara Moore completed her B.S. She received her M.S. Inside and outside of the lab, Dr.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners

PA Environment Daily

Acker became fascinated by French Creek as a nontraditional adult student at Allegheny College where she graduated with honors with a BS in Environmental Science. She spent her childhood playing in the creeks and woods of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and this instilled an early passion for nature and conservation education.

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WeConservePA 2-Part Lawn Conversion And Green Infrastructure Why & How Webinars

PA Environment Daily

Join WeConservePA and guest speakers from the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Rural and Community Forestry section for a two-part presentation on the why’s and how-to’s of lawn conversion and green infrastructure.

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Land-use, climate change, and policy – Opportunities to act locally while thinking globally

HumanNature

As part of an apprenticeship I participated in with the Colorado Water Conservation Board, I was asked to explore tools that enable estimates of the return on investment to the public from ecosystem services provided by different land-uses, with an emphasis on private working lands such as farms and ranches. Colorado’s water plan.

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Power through the Adirondack Park

Circle of Blue

I call it a one-time disturbance,” said Tim Mihuc, a professor of environmental science at SUNY Plattsburgh. Securing state and federal permits, in 2013 and 2014, CHPE generated thousands of comments to the New York Public Service Commission and a promise of a $117 million trust fund to support environmental restoration.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical forest and coral reef conservation. This law provides loan forgiveness for developing countries that meet specific benchmarks and agree to contribute to tropical forest and coral reef conservation. Executive Branch. Executive Branch.

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