Archive for ‘Mountains’

Atlantic Coast Pipeline CANCELLED: A monumental win for conservation and environmental justice

July 07, 2020 04:37 PM
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Text by Syler Peralta-Ramos, Photos by Karen Kasmauski About the Proposed Pipeline: Pipelines have been at the forefront of American consciousness since the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL Pipeline sparked nearly a decade of legal controversy and protests. For residents of West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina however, the looming threat of a […]

iLCP Featured Fellow – Krista Schlyer

February 02, 2017 03:48 PM
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Krista Schlyer is an award-winning photographer and writer focusing on conservation, biodiversity and public lands. She has worked throughout North America, from the arid lands of the American West to the urban rivers of Washington DC, and is drawn to the cause of underdogs, prairie dogs, and all things wild. Schlyer is a Senior Fellow […]

National Parks: Celebrating a Sentinel of American Memory

February 02, 2016 11:58 AM
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iLCP Fellow Krista Schlyer reflects on her memories of US National Parks, as she launches her latest book: “Almost Anywhere.”

Historic Agreement to Protect the Great Bear Rainforest

February 02, 2016 11:19 AM
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An area larger than Vancouver Island will be conserved and set aside from forestry well into the future.

Salamanders Lost, Found and Saved

September 09, 2015 02:53 PM
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iLCP Fellow Robin Moore led an expedition to find species missing for decades in the remote cloud forests of northwest Guatemala.

Development Halted in the Sacred Headwaters

May 05, 2015 03:11 AM
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After a decade of fighting, all major development has halted in the Sacred Headwaters.