Society for Biodiversity Preservation https://preservebio.org Conservation Custodians Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:58:20 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Tiny Forest for the Community, Big Steps Forward for the Students- SBP funds NCHS students’ Tiny Forest https://preservebio.org/tiny-forest-for-the-community-big-steps-forward-for-the-students-sbp-funds-nchs-students-tiny-forest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tiny-forest-for-the-community-big-steps-forward-for-the-students-sbp-funds-nchs-students-tiny-forest https://preservebio.org/tiny-forest-for-the-community-big-steps-forward-for-the-students-sbp-funds-nchs-students-tiny-forest/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:29:44 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=3456 In September 2024 SBP gave a grant to Sabrina Tse (Project Director) and her teacher Seth Brady (Project Manager) of Naperville Central High School / Naperville Community Unit School District 203. Under their leadership students planned to construct a 625 square foot tiny forest in accordance with the Miyawaki method of afforestation. The resulting “NCHS Tiny Forest” and an accompanying outdoor…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/tiny-forest-for-the-community-big-steps-forward-for-the-students-sbp-funds-nchs-students-tiny-forest/feed/ 0 The Society for Biodiversity Preservation (SBP) provides Comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Proposed Defense Training Facility (Permit Application No. NAB-2025-60845-M52) https://preservebio.org/the-society-for-biodiversity-preservation-sbp-provides-comments-to-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-on-proposed-defense-training-facility-permit-application-no-nab-2025-60845-m52/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-society-for-biodiversity-preservation-sbp-provides-comments-to-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-on-proposed-defense-training-facility-permit-application-no-nab-2025-60845-m52 https://preservebio.org/the-society-for-biodiversity-preservation-sbp-provides-comments-to-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-on-proposed-defense-training-facility-permit-application-no-nab-2025-60845-m52/#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:20:06 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=3495 On January 8, 2026 The Society for Biodiversity Preservation provided comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Proposed Defense Training Facility (Permit Application No. NAB-2025-60845-M52). SBP made the case that the proposed facility would cause devastating and permanent damage to critical wetland and stream ecosystems. Specifically, the project would permanently destroy 149,390…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/the-society-for-biodiversity-preservation-sbp-provides-comments-to-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-on-proposed-defense-training-facility-permit-application-no-nab-2025-60845-m52/feed/ 0 SBP provides comments to U.S. EPA on the Proposed Rule Revising the Definition of “Waters of the United States” (Docket Id: EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322) https://preservebio.org/sbp-provides-comments-to-u-s-epa-on-the-proposed-rule-revising-the-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states-docket-id-epa-hq-ow-2025-0322/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sbp-provides-comments-to-u-s-epa-on-the-proposed-rule-revising-the-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states-docket-id-epa-hq-ow-2025-0322 https://preservebio.org/sbp-provides-comments-to-u-s-epa-on-the-proposed-rule-revising-the-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states-docket-id-epa-hq-ow-2025-0322/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:00:19 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=3501 On January 5, 2026 The Society for Biodiversity Preservation provided comments to US EPA on the Proposed Rule Revising the Definition of “Waters of the United States” (Docket Id: EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322). The Society for Biodiversity Preservation argued that this proposed WOTUS rule would significantly weaken national water safeguards in direct contradiction to the Clean Water Act’s objective to…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/sbp-provides-comments-to-u-s-epa-on-the-proposed-rule-revising-the-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states-docket-id-epa-hq-ow-2025-0322/feed/ 0 SBP Co-founder Dr. Shyamala Rajan becomes a Certified Maryland Master Naturalists Volunteer https://preservebio.org/sbp-co-founder-dr-shyamala-rajan-becomes-a-certified-maryland-master-naturalists-volunteer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sbp-co-founder-dr-shyamala-rajan-becomes-a-certified-maryland-master-naturalists-volunteer https://preservebio.org/sbp-co-founder-dr-shyamala-rajan-becomes-a-certified-maryland-master-naturalists-volunteer/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:41:14 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=3430 SBP is pleased to announce that Dr. Shyamala Rajan, one of its co-founders, became a Certified Maryland Master Naturalist Volunteer. She achieved the certification after completing a rigorous program administered by the University of Maryland Extension (UME). Dr. Rajan completed 60 hours of training as well as volunteering 40 hours per year. More information on the program can be found on the…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/sbp-co-founder-dr-shyamala-rajan-becomes-a-certified-maryland-master-naturalists-volunteer/feed/ 0 SBP Provides Input to Proposed Rule: Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards https://preservebio.org/sbp-provides-input-to-proposed-rule-reconsideration-of-2009-endangerment-finding-and-greenhouse-gas-vehicle-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sbp-provides-input-to-proposed-rule-reconsideration-of-2009-endangerment-finding-and-greenhouse-gas-vehicle-standards https://preservebio.org/sbp-provides-input-to-proposed-rule-reconsideration-of-2009-endangerment-finding-and-greenhouse-gas-vehicle-standards/#respond Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:32:09 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=3446 Today, SBP member Shyamala Rajan, Ph.D., participated in a virtual public hearing held by EPA on August 19-22, 2025 for interested persons and entities to provide oral presentation of data, views, or arguments on “Proposed Rule: Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards.” Dr. Rajan said that “Climate change is a health emergency that’s already impacting our…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/sbp-provides-input-to-proposed-rule-reconsideration-of-2009-endangerment-finding-and-greenhouse-gas-vehicle-standards/feed/ 0 Do you know where your birds are? https://preservebio.org/do-you-know-where-your-birds-are/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-know-where-your-birds-are https://preservebio.org/do-you-know-where-your-birds-are/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:03:53 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=3251 They are on the move northwards! Grab your cellphone or camera, dust off those field glasses and binoculars and head out to your backyard, local parks, woods, trails, open grasslands, creeks, rivers, ponds or any natural area. Want to know when and where migrant birds are headed? Track them using this tool: BirdCast – which gives real-time predictions of avian migration including forecast maps…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/do-you-know-where-your-birds-are/feed/ 0 Life Around Seasons https://preservebio.org/life-around-seasons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=life-around-seasons https://preservebio.org/life-around-seasons/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 04:11:50 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=3150 Just as we humans follow environmental signals like calendars, clocks & weather to go through our daily lives and carry out various activities, plants and animals respond to cues from the changing seasons by altering their physiology and/or behaviors to enter new phases of their lives. These cyclical changes are driven primarily by the availability of resources, especially of food…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/life-around-seasons/feed/ 0 SBP promotes native plant gardening with a one week “native plants giveaway” https://preservebio.org/sbp-promotes-native-plant-gardening-with-a-one-week-native-plants-giveaway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sbp-promotes-native-plant-gardening-with-a-one-week-native-plants-giveaway https://preservebio.org/sbp-promotes-native-plant-gardening-with-a-one-week-native-plants-giveaway/#respond Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:24:49 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=2664 SBP gave away numerous native plants during the “Native Plant Giveaway” between June 20 and June 26, 2021. Many gardeners picked up Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus), Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius), Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum)…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/sbp-promotes-native-plant-gardening-with-a-one-week-native-plants-giveaway/feed/ 0 Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) – native to Washington, DC https://preservebio.org/northern-long-eared-bat-myotis-septentrionalis-native-to-washington-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northern-long-eared-bat-myotis-septentrionalis-native-to-washington-dc https://preservebio.org/northern-long-eared-bat-myotis-septentrionalis-native-to-washington-dc/#respond Sun, 21 Mar 2021 23:23:14 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=2465 The Northern Long-Eared Bat, as the name implies, has long ears unlike other species in this genus, and is also more solitary in its roosting and hibernating habits. These bats are strongly associated with large blocks of older forests and they forage along wooded hillsides and ridgelines.White-nose syndrome disease and human activities including forest habitat destruction and fragmentation…

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]]> https://preservebio.org/northern-long-eared-bat-myotis-septentrionalis-native-to-washington-dc/feed/ 0 Hay’s spring amphipod (Stygobromus hayi) – native to Washington, DC https://preservebio.org/hays_spring_amphipod_stygobromus_hayi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hays_spring_amphipod_stygobromus_hayi https://preservebio.org/hays_spring_amphipod_stygobromus_hayi/#respond Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:58:25 +0000 https://preservebio.org/?p=2440 This very small fresh water crustacean resembling a tiny shrimp measures only one centimeter in length. The diet of these crustaceans consists mainly of decaying leaves and other organic debris from the woods around them. They spend most of their life underground, deep in small crevasses and cracks of small freshwater springs. Because they spend their lives in darkness, these amphipods are blind…

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