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Bringing Trees Back Means Bringing Water Back in Uganda

April 01, 2026 — The idea that water is fundamental to life appears in some form in every culture throughout history, and for good reason. In the Albertine Rift region of central Africa, rivers and streams support vital chimpanzee and other species habitat who depend on the forest corridor supported by those waterways. This landscape is also home to a growing human population that relies on these natural resources, kept thriving […]

Earth Day: How You Can Make a Difference Today & Every Day!

April 01, 2026 — Earth Day is finally here! Every year on April 22nd, we celebrate our shared planetary home, the birth of the modern environmental movement, and take action to protect natural resources and species. Earth Day is so much more than that, and there are so many ways to get involved! Watch Dr. Goodall’s Google Doodle: Matthew […]

A Run in with Jane Goodall in Parking Lot Gave Me Hope

April 01, 2026 — College is rough. Most of my time May of 2017 was spent inside the library at all hours of the day studying for finals. Earlier in the semester I had decided that I was getting bored of my Public Relations major and that I would add a Business Administration major to my degree, just to […]

Artist Marla Friedman Sculpts Moment of Connection Between Jane + Chimp David Greybeard

April 01, 2026 — Dr. Jane Goodall’s study of the lives of wild chimpanzees proved that there is no sharp division between humans and the other species with whom we share this Earth. As a 26 year-old, Dr. Goodall went into the forests of Tanzania with a notebook, used binoculars and a passion for learning about animals. After months […]

IT’S OFFICIAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKS

April 01, 2026 — On January 15th, 2018, Robert and Barney Swan became the first people to reach the South Pole on an expedition powered entirely by clean energy technologies. The father-son duo traveled on foot for 600 nautical miles across Antarctica on a mission they called the South Pole Energy Challenge. These modern-day explorers set out on their […]

5 Powerful Women in STEM You Need to Know

April 01, 2026 — Stop! Look at the device you’re reading this on. Have you ever thought about how many people dedicated their lives to creating the computer code and programming that went into the technology you are using? Fun fact, the first person to ever create a computer program was a woman named Ada Lovelace, a scientist in the […]

Host Your Very Own JANE Screening Party!

April 01, 2026 — IT’S ALMOST HERE! At long last, the new National Geographic documentary JANE by Brett Morgen is coming to you! On March 12th at 8/7 c JANE premieres as a commercial free simulcast on National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild and it’s going to blow you away. JANE, a mesmerizing film directed by Brett Morgen with […]

Mexican Gray Wolves: The Endangered Wolf You’ve Never Heard Of

April 01, 2026 — Once a top dog in the southwestern United States, the Mexican gray wolf is now one of the most endangered subspecies of wolf in the world. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, thousands of Mexican gray wolves (also known as “el lobo” or “lobos”) prowled around central Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. In […]

Chimps Postpone Parenthood, Eat Monkeys & Catch Lethal Colds

April 01, 2026 — Genetically, chimpanzees and humans share 98.6% of our DNA, and our behaviors are more than a little alike as well. 60 years ago, our previous understanding of our relationship to the rest of the animal kingdom was forever redefined by the one and only Dr. Goodall. Since 1960, research in Gombe, Tanzania has been evolving […]

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Sustainable Palm Oil is Long Overdue

April 01, 2026 — Valentine’s Day is a holiday about love, but our consumer V-Day habits are breaking our hearts. In 2018, consumers will spend nearly $19.6 billion on Valentine’s Day, with 55% of those purchases being candy. Of all the items one might associate with Valentine’s Day, chocolate is certainly among the most commonly pictured and purchased. Unfortunately, […]

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Bringing Trees Back Means Bringing Water Back in Uganda

Earth Day: How You Can Make a Difference Today & Every Day!

A Run in with Jane Goodall in Parking Lot Gave Me Hope

Artist Marla Friedman Sculpts Moment of Connection Between Jane + Chimp David Greybeard

IT’S OFFICIAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKS

5 Powerful Women in STEM You Need to Know

Host Your Very Own JANE Screening Party!

Mexican Gray Wolves: The Endangered Wolf You’ve Never Heard Of

Chimps Postpone Parenthood, Eat Monkeys & Catch Lethal Colds

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Sustainable Palm Oil is Long Overdue