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Topic: Conservation

photo of a passage from a handwritten cursive manuscript from an early draft of Rachel Carson's The Sense of Wonder (1965)

April 10, 2024

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Heritage stories

photo of a passage from a handwritten cursive manuscript from an early draft of Rachel Carson's The Sense of Wonder (1965)

View from above of a dark, winding river, with lush greenery on either side. This is a boat in the middle of the frame.

Expanding the network of protected lands along South Carolina's Black River

April 17, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Earth science news

View from above of a dark, winding river, with lush greenery on either side. This is a boat in the middle of the frame.

A person sits on a boat with a tray of brown clumps on their lap. They look like they've just thrown a clump into the water.

Record-breaking eelgrass restoration in Virginia revitalizes critical habitat

March 8, 2024

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A person sits on a boat with a tray of brown clumps on their lap. They look like they've just thrown a clump into the water.

North Atlantic right whale Horton and newborn calf. NOAA permit #26919.

'Dive In with NOAA Fisheries' podcast: How game-changing funding could conserve North Atlantic right whales

February 15, 2024

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Inflation Reduction Act

North Atlantic right whale Horton and newborn calf. NOAA permit #26919.

Veteran intern Antonio Jones at an oyster farm in Drayton Harbor, Washington, checking traps for European Invasive Green Crab.

Podcast: How NOAA VetCorps helps veterans pursue conservation careers

November 13, 2023

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Veteran intern Antonio Jones at an oyster farm in Drayton Harbor, Washington, checking traps for European Invasive Green Crab.

A river winds through trees and a rocky shore on a sunny day.

Conservation milestone: Ohio preserves Chagrin River habitat

October 13, 2023

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A river winds through trees and a rocky shore on a sunny day.

Onlookers watch construction of the removal of Brownsville Dam on the Calapooia River in Oregon in 2007.

Biden-Harris Administration makes $260 million available for new fish passage projects as part of Investing in America agenda

July 31, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Onlookers watch construction of the removal of Brownsville Dam on the Calapooia River in Oregon in 2007.

A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

From the desk of Dr. Rick Spinrad: 'What World Ocean Day can look like in 100 years'

June 8, 2023

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World Ocean Day

A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

Mother humpback and calf.

Climate change and marine animals: A conservation challenge

June 5, 2023

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Mother humpback and calf.

Illustration showing varying fish species celebrating 50 years of the Endangered Species Act.

NOAA looks back on 50 years of endangered species conservation

May 19, 2023

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endangered species

Illustration showing varying fish species celebrating 50 years of the Endangered Species Act.

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