Winter in Illinois means snow and usually a lot of it. Good for recreation if you like skiing, snowshoeing, making snowmen, and throwing the occasional snowball. Not so good for
Picture Courtesy of University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Agrivoltaics is the use of land for both agriculture and solar energy generation. It attempts to solve multiple problems at once –
Photograph by Nannette Abate, Courtesy of the artist A preserved tree standing defiantly with a fence forced to go around it symbolizes how art and conservation benefit each other.
The use of ‘innovation’ and ‘technical transformation’ to deal with climate change has recently gotten a lot of mindshare. These solutions are physical, using something like hydro-panels. They are also
Image created by Steve Stawarz using DALL-E 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize conservation efforts by providing new tools for monitoring and protecting wildlife, identifying and
Farming is one of the oldest and arguably most important human pursuits. People have come a long way over the millennia in how we farm and grow crops with the
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to deal with climate change has been a hot topic for several years. In 2021, I did a blog on using AI for conservation.
Source of Picture: Arbor Hills Tree Farm Most people think charcoal is only meant for use in a BBQ. But there is a version of charcoal called biochar that
Image Generated by DALL-E In a previous blog about being Nature Positive, there was brief mention of biodiversity credits (BC), which aim to assign an economic value to efforts
Image Courtesy of The Conservation Foundation In a world where climate extremes are becoming the norm, the term “resilience” is being used more frequently in conversations about sustainability and
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of both the Clean Water Act and The Conservation Foundation. One was conceived far away, and one right here in northeastern Illinois by local visionaries,
Land and water preservation or enhancement? Two ways to get to the same goal? Or are they irreconcilably different? In this blog, we discuss geoengineering and conservation. Geoengineering: What, Why,
Medical research from around the world has documented the health benefits of getting out in nature. Over the years, The Conservation Foundation (TCF) has promoted using parks, forest preserves, and
The Metaverse. To hear technology CEOs like Meta’s (previously known as Facebook) Mark Zuckerberg or Microsoft’s Satya Nadella talk about it, the metaverse is the future of the Internet. But
Actually, wildlife corridors benefit more than just birds and bees. There is a wealth of information about wildlife corridors for butterflies, predators, and other species in a variety of climates
