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John Gilroy

@jagowild

Principal Officer, Environment, The Pew Charitable Trusts. Happiest outdoors with my family hiking, biking, & fishing. Tweets are my own.

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Our rivers provide: 🚰Cleaning drinking water 🐟Healthy wildlife habitat 💰Economic support for communities Here’s how so many across the U.S. are working to protect these waters: pew.org/43eOJkv #WorldWaterDay
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March is #Seagrass Awareness Month. As my colleague @StacyScientist shares, these unique ecosystems absorb carbon dioxide from the ocean, helping to reduce the impacts of climate change.
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The ocean has absorbed 25% of all the carbon dioxide we have emitted into the atmosphere—but protecting coastal wetlands like seagrasses can help. Watch as @StacyScientist explains the importance of these unique ecosystems 👇
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Wildlife crossings 🐻🐾 Definition: Bridges, underpasses, and culverts to connect wildlife habitat, helping animals and vehicles avoid each other. How well they work: One CO study found they reduced collisions by 90% from 2015 to 2020. pew.org/4447oi5
Wildlife Crossings Along U.S. Roads Can Help Animals and Habitat Adapt to Climate Change

Wildlife Crossings Along U.S. Roads Can Help Animals and Habitat Adapt to Climate Change

Across the U.S., the success of wildlife crossings—bridges, underpasses, and culverts designed to help animals avoid vehicle traffic—is drawing a surge of interest from policymakers seeking to reduce...

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I’m glad to see this partnership between Virginia and @DeptofDefense. The recognition of climate security as a national security issue through the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership can help make important strides in land conservation. pew.org/3O2dquO
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As our climate changes, the approach to supporting the health and sustainability of America’s national forests must also shift. Data from my @pewtrusts colleagues and Conservation Science Partners can inform science-based decisions for the @forestservice. pew.org/46AXFCf
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ICYMI: The Biden administration protected public lands around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park from new oil and gas leasing for 20 years. This protects one of the oldest, most culturally significant Native American sites. #ProtectChaco pew.org/45KUibf
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Learn more about why so many work to preserve these essential waters. #NationalRiversMonth pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…

A Chance to Honor Those Protecting America's Waterways

Across the United States, rivers flow through the lives of people and wildlife, delivering benefits that include critical habitat for aquatic species, clean drinking water, climate change resilience,...

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California’s Big Mill Creek is a refuge for salmon facing impacts from drought and climate change. With @CaltransHQ funding, the conservation organization @CalTrout recently launched an effort to improve creek conditions for the species that rely on it.
A still river rests along a line of tall evergreen trees, with small boulders within and along the banks green bushes also line the banks. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the forest and river, identifying where it is located in far northern California.

ALT A still river rests along a line of tall evergreen trees, with small boulders within and along the banks green bushes also line the banks. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the forest and river, identifying where it is located in far northern California.

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West Virginia’s Indian Run is critical to the surrounding ecosystem’s health and fish migration. Locals are working to replace culverts with a bridge to allow the river to flow freely and reduce the risk that the road could wash away during a flood.
Fresh water from an unseen source runs out of two corrugated pipes that form a tunnel beneath a small hill of green grass and brush. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the grassy area and river, identifying where it is located within West Virginia.

ALT Fresh water from an unseen source runs out of two corrugated pipes that form a tunnel beneath a small hill of green grass and brush. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the grassy area and river, identifying where it is located within West Virginia.

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The Hamma Hamma River is one of 19 rivers on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula proposed for federal protection under the #WildOlympics Wilderness & Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. The move would support clean drinking water, local agriculture, the local economy, and more.
A river with white water winds through a forest of tall evergreen trees. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the forest and river, identifying where it is located within Washington state.

ALT A river with white water winds through a forest of tall evergreen trees. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the forest and river, identifying where it is located within Washington state.

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In 2022, Colorado designated Escalante Creek as an Outstanding Water because it: 💧 Is a valuable source of clean water. 🐟 Provides rare and critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species in an otherwise arid region of the state.
A creek runs through a rocky gorge, with patches of green plants alongside the rocky canyon. A red-rock canyon surrounds the gorge. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the gorge and river, identifying where it is located.

ALT A creek runs through a rocky gorge, with patches of green plants alongside the rocky canyon. A red-rock canyon surrounds the gorge. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the gorge and river, identifying where it is located.

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New Mexico’s Pecos River supports endangered species, provides clean drinking water, and creates outdoor recreation opportunities in the area. Recently, the river was designated as an Outstanding Water, protecting it for generations to come. #ProtectOurPecos
A serene river meanders through rocks with green plants on one side of the river and rocky banks on the other. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the river, identifying where it is located.

ALT A serene river meanders through rocks with green plants on one side of the river and rocky banks on the other. Above, a topographic map of the area blends into the top of the photo of the river, identifying where it is located.

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Happy #NationalRiversMonth! U.S. rivers provide: 🐟 Critical habitat 🚰 Clean drinking water 🛡 Climate change resilience …and more. Here’s a look at a few rivers that communities are working to restore and protect, or have recently protected. 👇 🧵
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But that's not the best news! The best news 🎉 is these 5,600 acres CAN MOVE THIS YEAR in the Farm Bill, a must-pass piece of legislation 🏛 with jurisdiction over Eastern forests. The most recent Farm Bill designated wilderness acres in the Cherokee National Forest of Tennessee.
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anders@AndersReynolds9 Mar 2023
✅Proposed by local stakeholders in 2011 ✅Recommended by the USFS in 2014 ✅Senate passage in 2018 ✅House passage in 2021 🧵Let me tell you why the time is NOW for the Virginia #Wilderness Additions Act, reintroduced this afternoon by Senators @TimKaine and @MarkWarner...
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Jimmy Gabettas of Jimmy’s All-Seasons Anglers calls the Snake River ACEC designated by @BLMIdaho & @BLMNational "critical to keeping the South Fork and Snake River stay healthy and vibrant.” #BLMWild #AmericasCriticalLands
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This new @pewtrusts report highlights the innovative ways states are using data to conserve wildlife and migration corridors they rely on. pew.org/3UUYaBo
How to Conserve Wildlife Migrations in the American West

How to Conserve Wildlife Migrations in the American West

The natural spectacle of wildlife migration has beguiled people for millennia—a sense of wonder that continues today. Aristotle and his contemporaries marveled at the sudden disappearance of birds...

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Trailblazers: @BLM_CO announced it will overhaul how it manages its public lands across the state to help conserve wildlife migration corridors. pew.org/3E9miKe
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We are deeply saddened to report that Dave Foreman passed away this evening peacefully, at home. The founder of The Rewilding Institute who coined the now ubiquitous name for a movement to protect and restore wild nature, Rewilding. 1/2
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Triple win: Preserving our public lands safeguards culture and history, habitats for wildlife, and local economies. Take a look at 4 places that deserve greater protection. 👇 #MonumentsForAll pew.org/3RE1j6t

These 4 Landscapes Merit National Monument Designation Now

Many Americans feel a deep and storied connection to public lands, including Indigenous peoples who have lived on these lands for millennia and more recent arrivals who also find profound fulfilment...

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