Ecosystem Integrity

Here you will find stories that featuring the complexities of conservation and evolving thoughts, science, and actions. New stories will be added periodically. At the top of each story you will find additional themes that are reflected as well.

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Fit for the Future: Expanding Influence to Improve Oak Regeneration

This article explores the urgent challenges facing white oak regeneration in Eastern U.S. forests and highlights how leadership and collaboration are key to preserving this keystone species and the ecosystems it supports.

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Women Shaping Conservation in Minnesota & Beyond: The Ripple Effects of Advocating for Our Public Land

This article highlights three conservation leaders working to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness through advocacy, community engagement, and a deep commitment to both people and place.

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Dilemmas, Data and a Healthy Dose of Humility

This article follows Steve Swenson’s two-decade journey leading landscape-scale restoration at the Aldo Leopold Foundation, highlighting how a willingness to learn from the land—and from uncertainty—has led to thriving habitats for birds, bees, and butterflies.

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Thinking Like a Forester in Our Changing World

This article shares Ethan Tapper’s journey from personal loss to ecological leadership, revealing how his evolving vision of land stewardship calls on humans to become active, compassionate participants in the ecosystems we shape.

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Ecosystem Integrity

Fit for the Future: Expanding Influence to Improve Oak Regeneration

Women Shaping Conservation in Minnesota & Beyond: The Ripple Effects of Advocating for Our Public Land

Dilemmas, Data and a Healthy Dose of Humility

Thinking Like a Forester in Our Changing World

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