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Steve Blackledge

@SteveBlackledge

Conservation with @EnvAm. Live in Cali. Raised in Iowa. Sea sponges sneeze; who knew? Tweets are mine.

 Sacramento, California
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Joined September 2009
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Oh, my. Learner Tien with a convincing win. youtube.com/watch?v=eLU90rlZ…
Daniil Medvedev v Learner Tien Extended Highlights | Australian Open...

Daniil Medvedev v Learner Tien Extended Highlights | Australian Open...

Watch the extended highlights of Daniil Medvedev v Learner Tien in ...

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This is a cool crossing: Half for fish and half for terrestrial critters.
Environment America (@EnvAm) profile pictureEnvironment America@EnvAmJan 16
High schoolers know we need more wildlife crossings. Meet Oliver, Aaron, and Eliana, who are here to tell you: Wildlife crossings save lives, both animals and drivers alike. #WildlifeCrossings #SaveWildlife
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Environment Georgia@EnvironmentGAJan 6
When Georgia protected the gopher #tortoise, it also helped other species. environmentamerica.org/georg…
Georgia: Setting goals for tortoise conservation

Georgia: Setting goals for tortoise conservation

The gopher tortoise is in need of conservation efforts. Georgia DNR is helping it recover, benefitting other animals that share its habitat.

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Environment Colorado@EnvironmentCOJan 6
Saving (adorable) black-footed ferrets by vaccinating prairie dogs (prey), which are susceptible to the plague. That's some clever, on-the-ground #wildlife conservation. environmentamerica.org/voice…
Colorado: Stopping the plague, saving black-footed ferrets

Colorado: Stopping the plague, saving black-footed ferrets

Saving one species can mean protecting another. When the second species is vulnerable to the plague, that presents challenges.

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Environment America@EnvAm27 Oct 2025
“How long does it take for mistreated land to return to health?” Ryan asked. Check out our story about bringing buffalo back to the high #plains of #SouthDakota. environmentamerica.org/artic…
A buffalo ranch in the heart of South Dakota cattle country

A buffalo ranch in the heart of South Dakota cattle country

A wild idea: Bringing back buffalo to heal the grasslands and restore wildlife

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Had fun doing this interview
Environment America (@EnvAm) profile pictureEnvironment America@EnvAm23 Oct 2025
What does #wildlife conservation look like? In #Oklahoma, it involves walking down dirt roads, looking for fox footprints. Check out the video. @OKWildlifeDept @fishwildlife #RecoveringWildlife environmentamerica.org/voice…
Oklahoma: Protecting the swift fox, looking for footprints

Oklahoma: Protecting the swift fox, looking for footprints

State wildlife agencies work to protect species that are slipping, technically called "species of greatest conservation need." Here's the story of Oklahoma and the swift fox.

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JD Schooley@DirtyDog65019 Dec 2022
There’s an important, bipartisan bill protecting #native, #nongame fish and wildlife that is on deck for consideration by the US Senate. #RecoveringWildlife PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS NOW and ask them to get it passed THIS YEAR! Ask for your Senators’ office: 202-224-3121
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Canyonlands National Park in Utah invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Photo by Emily Ogden / NPS
A trail through native yellow grasses leading to sandstone spires.

ALT A trail through native yellow grasses leading to sandstone spires.

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@JonHaidt12 Aug 2025
That wonderful video going around, of the teacher marveling at the immediate effects of his school and state going phone-free? He is jonathan Buchwalter, a social studies teacher in Alabama. I hope all teachers and state legislators will watch this: nitter.gq/lt4kicks/status/195463… Bravo to Alabama, where @governorkayivey signed into law the #FOCUSAct (Freeing Our Classrooms of Unnecessary Screens for Safety) in May. It’s a #belltobell #phonefreeschools law, requiring students to turn off and store their wireless communication devices during the instructional day, including hallways and lunch periods. 19 states so far have signed a phone-free schools act. What about your state?
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@lt4kicks10 Aug 2025
Fascinating insight from a school teacher on in school phone bans.
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Environment America@EnvAm16 Apr 2025
Good news for Arizona's elk, deer, mountain lions, black bears and car drivers: environmentamerica.org/artic…

Arizona's new wildlife bridge

A new wildlife bridge in Arizona will reconnect wildlife and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions

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Happy to have played a role in this. #CleanAir
Environment America (@EnvAm) profile pictureEnvironment America@EnvAm26 Mar 2025
A step forward for all who breathe the air. environmentamerica.org/artic…
A step forward for clean air

A step forward for clean air

People and wildlife in Idaho can breathe a sigh of relief. An agreement between conservation groups and a major phosphate company will ensure more accurate reporting of air emissions.

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We need to defend #CleanEnergy tax credits, which are good for consumers and our air. Thanks to @RepDavidValadao for his leadership. @EnvCalifornia bakersfield.com/opinion/comm…
Opinion: Congress: Protect clean energy tax credits

Opinion: Congress: Protect clean energy tax credits

Spring is on the way, and many folks in the San Joaquin Valley area will be looking forward to getting in another round of rafting, fishing, hiking or just relaxing

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Environment America@EnvAm19 Mar 2025
Farmland provides wildlife habitat. #hunting #fishing environmentamerica.org/artic…
Pheasants, deer and other wildlife need habitat; farms can help

Pheasants, deer and other wildlife need habitat; farms can help

A bill in Congress would fund private landowners to enhance their land for wildlife and increase access for hunters and anglers.

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I recently drove from Las Vegas to see Hoover Dam and went under a wildlife crossing. I was more excited than the teenagers with me.
Environment America (@EnvAm) profile pictureEnvironment America@EnvAm19 Mar 2025
26,000 human injuries per year due to wildlife collisions. But there's a solution. environmentamerica.org/artic…
The Latest

The Latest

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If Learner Tien had lost, he still might've been my (new) favorite US men's #tennis player. Then he went ahead and beat Medvedev. Wow!
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An Iowa teacher has made the prairie his classroom. Middle schoolers love it. environmentamerica.org/iowa/…
Is that a classroom? No, it’s prairie.

Is that a classroom? No, it’s prairie.

The story of a teacher using Iowa prairie as his classroom.

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A simple, but really powerful solution. Let's fill the heartland with more strips of prairie.
Environment America (@EnvAm) profile pictureEnvironment America@EnvAm3 Dec 2024
Strips of prairie are good for the soul... soil that is. Ok, both. Check out the great story from @annenbcnews. environmentamerica.org/cente…
Strips of prairie alongside crops can save the soil

Strips of prairie alongside crops can save the soil

Native prairie is good for the soil, good for bees -- even good for high school senior portraits. Check out the NBC News story.

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Love this, @EllyBWilson !
Environment America (@EnvAm) profile pictureEnvironment America@EnvAm13 Nov 2024
This #wildlifecrossing is so cool, but then again, aren't they all? #Virginia Thanks, @RepDonBeyer. environmentamerica.org/virgi…
Our tour of the Fort Belvoir wildlife crossing

Our tour of the Fort Belvoir wildlife crossing

Fort Belvoir's wildlife crossing is an excellent example of best practices. We had the amazing opportunity to tour it and see it for ourselves.

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Sammy Roth@Sammy_Roth9 Oct 2024
All those natural gas export plants that fossil fuel companies are building on the Gulf Coast, claiming the gas is cleaner than coal? It's actually dirtier than coal, new research finds: theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
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