conservation News

The Bengal Cat, the most popular domestic spotted cat breed, partners with the Jaguar Species Survival Plan to raise awarness and funds for Jaguar conservation through program from The International Bengal Cat Society

Collier County Audubon Society, Southwest Florida’s oldest conservation organization, announces their 50th Anniversary. The celebrations began on December 6th and will culminate with the Feathers & Friends fundraising gala with Carl Hiaasen.

Eogea Incorporated will support development of sustainability technologies

On Tuesday, October 11, the City of Mission Viejo and It’s the Little Things, a local nonprofit organization, launched an innovative pilot program to help City of Mission Viejo employees make a shift toward a sustainable way of life.

On Saturday 24 Sept, the WESSA Lowveld Region was stunned at the overwhelming success of the inaugural Concert for Conservation held at the Casterbridge Car Museum.

Advance tickets are available to see Carl Hiaasen, celebrated author, investigative reporter, and environmentalist at the Feathers & Friends Gala 2012, presented by Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and the Collier County Audubon Society.

Two medieval sites of national significance are undergoing projects to share their history through more accessible means, with the help of 20/20.

Lincoln Park Zoo applauds the federal government’s announcement today that it will evaluate a petition to list chimpanzees living in the United States as an endangered species. Doing so will improve welfare and conservation of the species.

Free SCE Partnership Offers Immediate Reduction in Utility Costs for Towbes’ Clients

In August, 2011, the EarthSafe division of New South Equipment Mats will release TuffTrak 2, a product that decreases the carbon footprint on job sites making them the most environmentally friendly heavy duty equipment mats on the market.

Since the Bobcat Management Plan is for the entire state, request it also include a feasibility study for reestablishing a Long Island bobcat population. E-mail your comments through February 16, 2012.

Appalachian Trail Museum begins third season with new manager.

Beginning in January 2012, top species conservation experts from around the world have determined the allocation of $US 3.3 million to 23 species conservation projects.

BIG ARTS and Sanibel Sea School presents An Evening with Vikki Spruill 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 15. Her conservation lecture will be held in BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall, located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel.

Wildlife Sightings (www.junponline.com) is proud to announce new wildlife survey data management services for conservation organizations and individuals. No more technical and time consuming barriers to managing and publishing your wildlife surveys.

The North Face today committed $750,000 over three years to The Conservation Alliance Legacy Fund.

The Outdoor Adventure Dream Giveaway features a huge grand prize package as well as fishing and hunting celebrity-guided getaways. Sponsored by the WorldCause Foundation, the proceeds will benefit humanitarian and conservation causes.

The Appalachian Trail Museum completed its second season of being open in 2011; approxinmately 20,000 people have visited the museum over the past two years.

Hotel replaces its halogen light bulbs with new energy efficient LED bulbs

Sea turtles are among the world’s longest living creatures, with many reaching a lifespan of more than 100 years. However, the breeding habits that have served them well for so long are now contributing to their extinction.

The Bengal Cat, the most popular domestic spotted cat breed, partners with the Jaguar Species Survival Plan to raise awarness and funds for Jaguar conservation through program from The International Bengal Cat Society

Bluefin tuna is so highly prized that it is being driven to extinction from the high seas due to intensive and often illegal fishing.

Port Arthur’s Penitentiary is arguably one of Tasmania’s, even Australia’s, defining images, particularly in terms of tourism and heritage. In the promotion of tourism the Penitentiary is up there with Uluru, the Opera House & Cradle Mountain.

Collier County Audubon Society, Southwest Florida’s oldest conservation organization, announces their 50th Anniversary. The celebrations began on December 6th and will culminate with the Feathers & Friends fundraising gala with Carl Hiaasen.

Temple Sinai of Glendale will celebrate Chanukah this year by installing solar panels. The project places Temple Sinai in the vanguard of Los Angeles-area religious institutions making tangible efforts to support a global sustainable energy movement.

As businesses try to be market leaders through sustainable practices, green jobs are emerging as a leading component to the talent pool according to Dan Bruder.

One lucky winner will win a massive prize package in the 2012 Outdoor Adventure Dream Giveaway, sponsored by the WorldCause Foundation to raise funds for the Paralyzed Veterans Outdoor Fund and the Outdoor Adventure Conservation Fund.

Sixth Annual Orangutan Caring Week is an opportunity for people and organizations to raise awareness about the plight of the endangered red ape. Organizations around the world are participating. www.orangutancaringweek.org

Colorado’s leading mountain conservation, education, and recreation organization, the Colorado Mountain Club (CMC), will host the 19th annual Backcountry Bash on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado.

On 11-1-11, Virden's Dr. Todd Austin (aka 'The Bat Doctor') entertained 280 Virden Elementary School students about BATS! Austin, a Doctor of Chiropractic, has been a bat conservationist and a member of Bat Conservation International for 21 yrs.

On 10-25-11, Dr. Todd Austin (aka 'The Bat Doctor') taught over 250 Girard IL Elementary School students about BATS! Austin, a Virden, IL Chiropractor, has been an avid bat conservationist and a member of Bat Conservation International for 21 yrs.

The Winnall Moors Restoration Project has been named joint winner of the 2011 Orvis Wild Trout Trust Conservation Award.

Guests at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island will have an exclusive opportunity to get up close and personal with the largest fish in the world, the whale shark, when the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme returns to the resort in November.

Saving the marine turtle just may be one of the few things the international community can agree on these days.

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is No. 12 on the 2011 Top Green-IT Users list by IDG’s Computerworld, the leading IT media brand dedicated to providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business results.

Eogea Incorporated will support development of sustainability technologies

On Tuesday, October 11, the City of Mission Viejo and It’s the Little Things, a local nonprofit organization, launched an innovative pilot program to help City of Mission Viejo employees make a shift toward a sustainable way of life.

Anybody who has ever considered diving with Manta Rays, Aqua-Firma's new holiday experience can enable you to do just that; with none other than the Queen of the Manta Rays herself - Andrea Marshall.

On Saturday 24 Sept, the WESSA Lowveld Region was stunned at the overwhelming success of the inaugural Concert for Conservation held at the Casterbridge Car Museum.

Advance tickets are available to see Carl Hiaasen, celebrated author, investigative reporter, and environmentalist at the Feathers & Friends Gala 2012, presented by Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and the Collier County Audubon Society.

Deemed as the “Eco-conscious footwear company” by TIME Magazine, Chipkos takes a giant step towards saving the rain forest by protecting "one hundred square feet” of land per purchase.

NASCAR Canada's Joey McColm will meet and greet fans, September 27, 2011, at Pickering Town Centre’s Farmers’ Market. He will also speak briefly on reducing the evnironmental footprint of driving both on and off the NASCAR circuit.

After a few weeks living in the water basins where normally the equipment was cleaned, the turles have got their new house.

Two medieval sites of national significance are undergoing projects to share their history through more accessible means, with the help of 20/20.

Lincoln Park Zoo applauds the federal government’s announcement today that it will evaluate a petition to list chimpanzees living in the United States as an endangered species. Doing so will improve welfare and conservation of the species.

What is your passion? What fuels the adventurer inside of you? Amanda is the new adventurer who will be taking her readers on the real experience of travel – vicariously, through her work and volunteer adventures around the globe.

Award-winning conservation photographer, author and environmental advocate, Ian Shive has been announced the 2011 recipient of the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography presented by the Sierra Club, San Francisco.

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EcoSlide for iPhone showcases images of endangered species and conservation areas around the world. A portion of sales will be donated to The Nature Conservancy.

Verde Technology Group, Inc. offers advanced submetering services, including automatic meter reading, at lower cost by upgrading old submeters into "smart submeters” and processing data with its proprietary software.

NAFA Fleet Management Association supports the recently proposed standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles announced by the President.

Amadeus Consulting CIO John Basso recently honored with the BCBR’s 2011 Eco-Heroes Award. Basso’s contributions to his company and the community as a sustainability innovator are recognized in this award.

LUXEMBOURG, 8th AUGUST 2011 —26 Boulevard Royal has Superior Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. Sauer Capital S.A.announced that 26 Boulevard Royal, the company's Luxembourg Offices, has earned the prestigious ENERGY EFFICIENCY STAR.

"This is a product that I got a chance to learn more about,in my Greensboro, NC market." said Clark Metz, Business Development Manager,Ferguson Enterprises "It’s a really neat product,and I can certainly see how there would be a demand for it."

Nate Bonghanoy has 20 years of experience in account services and management.

The Yard Project Created to Leverage Crowdsourcing through Social Media to Support Conservation of Farmland

Free SCE Partnership Offers Immediate Reduction in Utility Costs for Towbes’ Clients

Haley Dolton looks into animal genes, showing us how the scientists who research them often use humour in the naming process as well as giving us an overview of what these genes do.

This is announcing that the Appalachian Trail Conservancy has recognized Don King and Pam Underhill for their dedication to the Appalachian Trail.

This is announcing that REI has awarded the Appalachian Trail Conservancy a $20,000 grant.