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What is LandScope America?

LandScope America—a collaborative project of NatureServe and the National Geographic Society—is a new online resource for the land-protection community and the public. By bringing together maps, data, photos, and stories about America’s natural places and open spaces, our goal is to inform and inspire conservation of our lands and waters.

LandScope America is a unique collaborative effort of, for, and by the conservation community. Thank you to the hundreds of partners who are already helping.

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NJ: Ocean floor healthier than expected

A study based on biological indicators found that the ocean floor off the coast of New Jersey is healthier than state and national officials expected.
Asbury Park Press, 14 May 2012
US: Climate change threatens pine forests

It will require ever-increasing effort to protect many of the nation's expansive pine forests as climate change intensifies, and scientists and forest managers are already struggling to keep up.
Washington Post, 13 May 2012
World: Study links biodiversity and language loss

Researchers have shown that biodiversity hotspots also tend to be language hotspots, and while this relationship requires further study to fully understand, it's clear that both are declining rapidly for many of the same reasons.
BBC News, 12 May 2012
CO: Rare stonefly denied endangered status

The Arapahoe snowfly (Capnia arapahoe), a species of stonefly known from only two streams, will not receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, despite its high vulnerability to climate change.
Summit County Citizens Voice, 10 May 2012
Chesapeake Bay: The controversial water pollution cap-and-trade plan

A cap-and-trade system for water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed enjoys widespread support, but some environmental groups are concerned that the system could allow for increased pollution if implemented poorly.
Greenwire, E&E News, 08 May 2012