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5 reasons why Biden’s new conservation plan is such a big deal Vox.com 1 day ago Benji Jones © Rick Bowmer/AP Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah, in April. This story is part of , a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis. The Biden administration is about to embark on a historic mission: to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water by 2030. Since President Joe Biden announced the target, known as “30 by 30,” in January, there’s been a mix of ho...

, a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis. The Biden administration is about to embark on a historic mission: to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water by 2030. Since President Joe Biden announced the target, known as “30 by 30,” in January, there’s been a mix of hope, especially from environmental groups, and apprehension, largely from people who earn a living off of the land. On both sides, there’s a heightened focus on the fact that just 12 percent of American land is within permanently protected areas today. ...

The operation is set for the stretch of the Snake between South Park and Astoria. “We will be avoiding trout habitat as best as we can so this shouldn't impact fishing but we wanted to let you all know that we will be out there,” Game and Fish fisheries biologist Diana Miller said in an email notice. Electrofishing is a nonlethal technique commonly used in fish surveys and research that temporarily stuns and incapacitates fish so they can measured, tagged or fitted with tracking equipment. Bluehead suckers are a native species considered extremely rare in Wyoming, though they’v...