Sentences with phrase «as wildlife habitat»

She questions landfill as wildlife habitat, waste incineration and methane gas as renewable energy, but notes:

Colorado - based sculptor Lynne Hull's «client list» is full of animal species that find shelter in her «trans - species art,» outdoor works that double as wildlife habitat.

I had no idea that you could even get your backyard certified as a wildlife habitat.

For the acreage under our care and control, this policy reflects the choice of Mass Audubon's Board of Directors and the majority of our members that these areas remain available first and foremost as wildlife habitat and areas for passive recreation.

Drumlin Farm, Lincoln — Start at the Nature Center for a close - up look at a newly constructed wall that frames a hilltop view, then follow Drumlin Loop trail to discover original farm walls now serving as wildlife habitat.

In addition to their incredible value as wildlife habitats, coral reefs protect coastlines from storms and provide billions of dollars of food and jobs for humans around the world.

So over the next 13 years, we're going to quadruple the amount we give back as wildlife habitats.

Not exact matches

[94] They also encourage the employment of habitat restriction and modification as a means of wildlife damage control, as could be done through fencing or other forms of habitat modification.

Efforts include but are not limited to: developing and implementing marine habitat protection and restoration strategies, conducting ongoing coral reef research, training individuals in marine ecosystem research and management, as well as animal husbandry, the rescue, rehabilitation and release of marine wildlife including sea turtles, manatees and dolphins, creating programs to heighten public awareness of the ocean and its inhabitants and delivering marine education programs to communities and schools.

As forests are slashed for cocoa production, this also leaves less shade for the plants to protect them from the sun, not to mention the habitat that is destroyed for wildlife.

This hidden away natural habitat on the backside of our property has oak, cedar and Douglas fir trees, wild edible greens (including Miners Lettuce as featured in the recipe below), wild strawberries, Indian plums, wild flowers, and is a popular haven for the local wildlife including elk, deer, coyote, bobcat, and a wide variety of birds.

Farmers using climate - smart practices understand that trees do a lot on farms: they can act as windbreaks, reducing soil erosion; they can enrich soil; they can filter water, resulting in higher water quality; they provide shade for workers and shade - loving plants; they create habitat for wildlife and wildlife corridors; they suck up and store greenhouse gasses — the list goes on.

They have, for example, carefully mapped every farmer's individual plot of land to ensure that, as other farmers join the group, the farm clusters form wildlife corridors to protect Sumatran tiger habitat.

Special emphasis is given to the protection of trees as a habitat for migratory and local bird populations as well as other wildlife.

Special emphasis is given to the protection of big trees as habitat for migratory and local bird populations and other wildlife species — a requirement not present in SAN's current 2010 standard.

Biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and severe impacts on ecosystem services — which refer to nature's support of wildlife habitat, crop pollination, soil health and other benefits — have not only accompanied conventional farming systems, but have often extended well beyond the boundaries of their fields, such as fertilizer runoff into rivers.

Representatives of communities in the Buffalo Creek area were told of water quality tests that showed contamination and urged to take steps to protect the water and fish and wildlife habitat as plans move forward to expand the storage capacity of Buffalo Creek Reservoir.

Jeff Collins is Director of Mass Audubon's Ecological Management Department, coordinating habitat management planning and activities on our wildlife sanctuaries as well as assisting conservation partners through our Ecological Extension Service.

The community - based land trust and Mass Audubon plan to work with the town and local residents on possible limited residential development as part of an overall plan that will focus on agriculture, trails, and wildlife habitat.

«We've identified Canoe Meadows as one of Mass Audubon's best opportunities for providing high quality grassland habitat for birds and other wildlife,» said Berkshires Sanctuaries Director Becky Cushing.

Throughout the school year and during the summer, students practice science skills through the study of local habitats, learn about Massachusetts» native wildlife, work as a team to plan and execute stewardship projects that benefit their school and the larger Lowell community, and participate in community - based events.

Chase supports Mass Audubon's growing involvement in climate change and renewable energy issues, as a natural outgrowth of its ongoing mission to promote birdlife and biodiversity, protect land and wildlife habitats, and support nature - based education.

As Fish and Game Commissioner, Griffin was responsible for ensuring the biodiversity of the Commonwealth, managing marine and freshwater fisheries, and protecting wildlife species and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support theAs Fish and Game Commissioner, Griffin was responsible for ensuring the biodiversity of the Commonwealth, managing marine and freshwater fisheries, and protecting wildlife species and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support theas well as the habitats that support theas the habitats that support them.

It serves as an island of largely undisturbed wildlife habitat within the densely developed I - 95 / Route 128 beltway.

Westchester County Geographic Information Systems Mapper Westchester County's mapper lets users search by location within a specific theme (such as sewer district), or zoom in on an area of interest and display map layers such as watershed boundaries, locations of septic tanks and wastewater treatment plants, citizen science sampling locations, and fish and wildlife habitats.

By combining groups of native plants that are uniquely suited to specific habitats, they will reveal their extraordinary ability to control storm water, moderate drought conditions, and serve as food and shelter for native wildlife.

The state legislation would allow consideration of fish and wildlife habitats, as well as the proximity of waterfront communities.

Late last year, the state lost one of its bargaining chips in the attempt to shut down Indian Point, when an appellate court ruled the plant is grandfathered in under the state's Coastal Management Plan, which protects wildlife habitat as well as recreational activities on the Hudson River.

As part of the wildlife habitat improvements at Ship Canal Commons, large tree trunks were weighted and placed on the bottom of the Union Ship Canal and partially buried in the underwater stabilization berm with the roots exposed to create artificial reefs.

Coral reefs act as habitats for fish and other wildlife, providing food for communities worldwide and generating tourism dollars for seaside economies.

The authors examine the concept and importance of maintaining connectivity (ability of wildlife populations to move among landscapes between habitat «islands» such as mountain tops, forest fragments and isolated wetlands) and corridor ecology.

Roads break up habitats and block migration routes, but as our species continues to expand, some researchers are asking which is better for wildlife: more traffic on fewer roads or less traffic on more roads?

«As vital carbon sinks and habitats for millions of people and imperilled wildlife, it is well known that forest protection is essential for any environmental solution — yet not all forests are equal,» said Professor James Watson of WCS and the University of Queensland.

Threats to wildlife survival, such as habitat loss and climate change, tend to strike some species harder than others, and the threat of chytrid, a deadly amphibian fungus, appears to be no different.

All other factors being equal, bird watchers are about five times as likely, and hunters about four times as likely, as non-recreationists to engage in wildlife and habitat conservation.

The continued development of maritime transportation around the world, especially in new areas such as the Arctic, can increase conservation impacts to wildlife, including disturbance, fatal strikes, introduction of pathogens through ballast water, habitat destruction through anchoring (especially on corals), introduction of invasive species, air emis ¬ sions, noise, and fuel spills.

• More effective management and protection of large areas outside of formally protected areas; • Increased law enforcement combined with improved legal frameworks and stiffer sanctions for poachers; • Coordination across all sectors on land use and protection of natural resources with a priority on conserving great ape populations; • Conservation advocacy for wildlife and law enforcement to effect behavior change; • An enhanced understanding of diseases such as Ebola to guide conservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegal activities.

«While we have made some progress in protecting larger wetlands that act as habitat for wildlife, we have been less successful in protecting smaller ones that continue to be removed to make way for things such as new housing subdivisions.

Scientists studying whether wildlife can adapt to climate change should focus on characteristics such as what they eat, how fast they breed and how well they survive in different habitats rather than simply on how far they can move, a conservation biologist at the University of Exeter says.

But as human contact with wildlife becomes more frequent and people continue to encroach on habitat, wild animals are being exposed to human pathogens more than ever.

Although MPAs can work well at protecting habitats like coral reefs and nonmigratory wildlife such as the coconut crab, the authors say that more effort needs to be made to protect migratory species such as the green turtle and the hawksbill turtle from poachers, marine debris, and fishing gear entanglement.

«Sparing tracts of land as natural habitat is much better for the vast majority of species than a halfway house of lower - yielding but «wildlife - friendly» farming, and we have recently shown that in the UK land spared through high - yield farming could even sequester enough greenhouse gases to mitigate the UK's agricultural emissions *,» said Balmford.

But deer can also disrupt wildlife communities — such as forest songbirds — by eating away their habitat.

Global warming also puts stress on wildlife such as walruses and polar bears as they lose their habitat areas.

Marginal areas are often currently set aside for conservation, both as a means to provide a habitat for wildlife as well as a way to protect it from agricultural runoff into waterways.

A new global analysis of forest habitat loss and wildlife extinction risk published July 19 in the journal Nature shows that species most at risk live in areas just beginning to see the impacts of human activities such as hunting, mining, logging and ranching.

In fact, the decline in HAT in countries such as Gambia and Nigeria may be mainly due to the reduction in wildlife habitats and populations in the last decades, the authors write today in PLOS Computational Biology.

To help wildlife, the report calls for habitat restoration and wildlife management approaches that can help shield species from extreme heat, such as stream - shading vegetation to help cool waters and protect fish.

«We started this because state and federal agencies, such as the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and the U.S. Geological Survey, were interested in the effects of habitat change on nongame species of wildlife,» she says.

As part of the conference, Don Riepe, talks about the wide diversity of habitats and wildlife found at the south shore National Park.