#Webinar - #Marsh and #Stream Explorers: A Treasure Hunt to Find Healthy Freshwater #Habitats in #Maine

"Curious about what critters live in your local streams and freshwater marshes? Come learn about Maine Marsh and Stream Explorers, a collaborative #CommunityScience project between #MaineAudubon and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (#MEDEP). This program trains volunteers to survey for #macroinvertebrates, or large #AquaticInsects, in streams and freshwater #marshes statewide. With many macroinvertebrates sensitive to temperature, #pollutants, and other environmental stressors, their presence or absence serve as an important indicator of overall wetland health. This data then becomes an invaluable screening tool for #MaineDEP to prioritize where more-indepth water quality assessments should be conducted.

"In this webinar you’ll learn about what the Marsh and Stream Explorers project has accomplished and its impact on water quality monitoring statewide. We’ll look at our overall results, share our successes, and talk about future goals of the project. If you’re interested in getting outdoors, learning something new, and protecting your local watershed, this community science project is for you! Come learn more about how you can get involved. In-person field training for survey techniques to follow."

FMI and to register:
https://maineaudubon.org/events/marsh-and-stream-explorers-a-treasure-hunt-to-find-healthy-freshwater-habitats-in-maine/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineAudubon #OnlineEvents #CitizenScience #NatureBasedLearning #MarshExplorers #StreamExplorers #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange #CitizenScientists #ObservingNature

The justices unanimously agreed to allow the #oil companies to fight the lawsuits in #federal court rather than #state court.

“Congress has long authorized federal officers & their agents to remove suits brought against them in state court to federal court,” Justice #ClarenceThomas wrote.

#law #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #environment #PublicHealth #habitats #wildlife #FossilFuels #money

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦆❄️ Adult male King Eiders stand out with their powder-blue heads and orange shields.

These #ducks travel over 14,000 km (9,000 mi) annually and dive deep into freezing #Arctic waters for food. Protecting their Alaskan breeding grounds remains urgent as habitats face changes from development.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/king-eider-ducks-alaska-arctic-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=king-eiders

#alaska #animals #birds #conservation #ornithology #ecology #fossilfuels #government #law #habitats #migration #russia #tundra #usa #wetlands #tksst #video

🦆❄️ Adult male King Eiders stand out with their powder-blue heads and orange shields.

These #ducks travel over 14,000 km (9,000 mi) annually and dive deep into freezing #Arctic waters for food. Protecting their Alaskan breeding grounds remains urgent as habitats face changes from development.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/king-eider-ducks-alaska-arctic-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=king-eiders

#alaska #animals #birds #conservation #ornithology #ecology #fossilfuels #government #law #habitats #migration #russia #tundra #usa #wetlands #tksst #video

Race to save Brisbane River's very hungry Australian lungfish
By Jennifer Nichols

Researchers hope they have found a way for a fascinating living fossil to once again breed in the Brisbane River, but hunger is making it harder.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-04-14/australian-lungfish-brisbane-river-habitat-loss-wivenhoe-dam/106334438

#Environment #Habitats #DamsandReservoirs #Fish #ScientificResearch #JenniferNichols

Race to save Brisbane River's very hungry Australian lungfish

Researchers hope they have found a way for a fascinating living fossil to once again breed in the Brisbane River, but hunger is making it harder. 

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐭🌱 Ben Newell created a bioactive meadow #ecosystem to give harvest #mice the chance to climb and weave #nests just as they do in the wild. Watch what happens when this successful #environment reaches its natural limits as the #mouse population begins to grow.

👉 Learn more: https://zurl.co/yznP2

#animals #babies #cute #conservation #england #grass #habitats #hobbies #insects #london #nature #pets #plants #rodents #sustainability #uk #tksst #video

🐭🌱 Ben Newell created a bioactive meadow #ecosystem to give harvest #mice the chance to climb and weave #nests just as they do in the wild. Watch what happens when this successful #environment reaches its natural limits as the #mouse population begins to grow.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/harvest-mouse-family-80-days-worcester-terrariums-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=harvest-mouse-terrarium

#animals #babies #cute #conservation #england #grass #habitats #hobbies #insects #london #nature #pets #plants #rodents #sustainability #uk #tksst #video

Emperor penguins have just been declared endangered

New projections suggest the population of adult emperor penguins left in the wild, which stands at less than 600,000, could fall to half that by the 2080s.

The Washington Post
https://theconversation.com/ai-laws-overlook-environmental-damage-heres-what-needs-to-change-279047; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17579961.2025.2593781#d1e163 (full text). "AI is an energy-intensive & thirsty industry. It leads to huge #greenhouse #gas #emissions, #pollution & loss of #nature... The manufacture of components relies on the extraction of #rareearth elements. This can contaminate #soil & #water, pollute the #air & lead to loss of nature & #forest #habitats. Training AI models is incredibly #energy- & #water- intensive."
AI laws overlook environmental damage – here’s what needs to change

By integrating sustainability into AI laws, the planet can be somewhat safeguarded alongside AI’s rapid expansion.

The Conversation
Beavers Must Be Backed, As Stirling [University] Study Shows Biodiversity Boost Animals Bring To Wetlands [UK/Finland] - Beavers Can Have A Major Impact In The Fight Against Biodiversity Loss.
(Research has shown that beaver-created wetlands had 19% more species than other types of wetland)
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https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2026/march-2026-news/beavers-must-be-backed-as-stirling-study-shows-biodiversity-boost-animals-bring-to-wetlands/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-026-02303-4 <-- shared paper
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#beavers #benefits #natural #biodiversity #species #wetlands #habitats #Evo #Finland #Europe #ecology #ecosystems #environment #water #hydrology #waterresources #hydrography #planning #management #reintroduction #waterflow #restoration #dams #waterbodies #impoundment
#SterlingUniversity