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Growing up in Kenya, Abdul Nunow experienced firsthand the profound impacts of generosity. “Volunteer organizations were a big help to my family growing up in a refugee camp in Kenya,” he says. “As an adult living on the other side of the world, donating my time to a good cause feels like a small way to return the kindness we received.” ... Read More

Last November, Mississippi State University acquired just over 14,000 acres of our Mississippi timberlands to establish the Wolf River Coastal Forest Research and Education Center. Conserving the headwaters of Mississippi Sound is a key part of the state’s overall coastal conservation masterplan, which includes ongoing restoration efforts related to the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in 2010. ... Read More

Almost two decades after an unprecedented winter storm hit the Pacific Northwest, fish have made a remarkable comeback on our tree farm near Pe Ell, Washington, one of the region’s most severely impacted areas. ... Read More

During his childhood in India, Sathishkumar “Sathish” Nachimuthu developed a keen interest in cars and motorcycles. He remembers spending hours in libraries poring over automobile journals and magazines to study German automotive engineering prowess and manufacturing techniques. This passion, combined with a talent for physics in high school, led him to Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology in Coimbatore, India, where he pursued a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. ... Read More

The freshwater Alabama pearlshell mussel was once abundant in headwater streams throughout south-central Alabama. Today, after decades of decline, the species is so rare that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has classified it as “endangered,” due to its risk of becoming extinct. ... Read More