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IJNR is a nonpartisan nonprofit that supports journalists reporting on the intersections between society and the environment. ijnr.org
One week left to grab your IJNR shirt! (Sandi Svoboda can attest that they make great boating attire.) https://ow.ly/xyV250XthnL
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Calling all IJNR book authors! Are you an IJNR alum who has penned a book? Would you be willing to donate a copy to our year-end appeal raffle? Drop us a message here, or check your inbox for details (and if you're not getting our emails, let us know and we'll update your info!)
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Does it get any better than an IJNR alum standing out in the field on an IJNR institute, wearing their "Out standing in the field" shirt? Nope, it doesn't! (Will YOU have your shirt with you on your next IJNR excursion?) https://www.ijnr.org/30th-round-two
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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I'm riding my mountain bike on the 850-mile Arizona Trail this fall to see and write about #climate impacts along the way. We're publishing weekly dispatches from the trail in The Arizona Republic | @azcentral.com as I go.

The first one just dropped:
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
October 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Where do YOU wear your IJNR?
Longtime friend and alum Ed Jahn sent us this photo from the Cascades this past summer, and says "IJNR makes a fine backpacking camp sweatshirt!" You too can look cool when you're in the mountains - shirts available until 11/24! https://ow.ly/yxvV50Xpvwl
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Just a reminder that our second round of 30th anniversary shirt sales is live! if you missed the bus the first time, now's your chance. They're soft, comfy, great colors and incredibly clever. 😉 https://ow.ly/YWk950XoEhC
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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In Montana on a field-based environmental journo fellowship with @ijnr.bsky.social, learning about wildlife crossings, tribal sovereignty, even the bugs under creek rocks and remembering what a privilege it is to be on the ground (and use my camera!) @jameswsthomson.com @nationalobserver.com tysm!!
October 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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'Everybody is a fighter in Grassy': The poisoned river and a First Nation's quest for justice

(With @jkdamours.bsky.social and support from @ijnr.bsky.social)
‘Everybody is a fighter’: Inside a First Nation’s quest for justice
A decades-long fight ramps up in Grassy Narrows as mercury poisoning threatens its water, people and way of life.
www.aljazeera.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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A big thank you to @ijnr.bsky.social who made this all possible with their wildfire reporting grant funding and access to quality seminars and sources.
October 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Earlier this year, we released a limited-edition run of 30th anniversary shirts, and it was a huge success! However, we've heard that some of you may have MISSED THE BUS! And so, with these stragglers in mind, we’re offering a second round of shirts! Find out more: https://ow.ly/zzzZ50Xm4Pu
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Workshop announcement! Join us in November for a hybrid workshop investigating the potential impacts in the Great Lakes Basin of shifting federal policy and spending. Applications due October 15. Learn more about what we have planned and how to apply! www.ijnr.org/2025-great-l...
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Attention Wisconsinites! Just a friendly reminder that our Madison happy hour is one week from tomorrow! It promises to be a good time (rumor has it our esteemed IJNR founders will be in attendance!) and we'd love to see you. Please RSVP by emailing contact@ijnr.org.
September 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Today for the Daily Yonder. I spent time out on the water to report this story on the small but growing group in Maine’s aquaculture industry who are testing electric propulsion.

Thanks to @ijnr.bsky.social for a grant award that helped make this story possible.
September 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Don't forget! Applications for our Crown of the Continent Institute are due THIS FRIDAY (Aug. 22). Spend a week learning about transboundary mining, landscape connectivity, conservation, Tribal sovereignty, bison reintroduction, road ecology and more! www.ijnr.org/2025-crown-o...
August 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The whole IJNR crew will be in Albuquerque for the @indigenousja.bsky.social Indigenous Media Conference! Come to our Land Back panel discussion this afternoon (4p), or swing by our table to say hello!
August 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Last call for limited-edition shirts! Support your favorite little journalism nonprofit and wear your IJNR pride. www.ijnr.org/30th-anniver...
August 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Institute announcement! Apply now for our Crown of the Continent Institute, to be held in Montana in October. Read more about what we have planned and how to apply! Apps due 8/22 www.ijnr.org/2025-crown-o...
July 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Happy publication day, Joseph! We can't wait to read it.
My book, Nothing More of This Land, is out today! It’s an exploration of Indigenous identity from my Wampanoag homelands on Martha’s Vineyard to Indigenous land around the world. Get yours at your favorite bookstore or via the link in my bio!! 🌊🐋
July 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Reclaiming land is critical to Native nations' food sovereignty. The problem: some of that land is toxic enough to be designated Superfund, or is otherwise degraded by ag, mining, logging. My latest for @foodprintorg.bsky.social with a shoutout to @ijnr.bsky.social foodprint.org/blog/reclaim...
Restoring Native foodways requires returning land. What happens when it's contaminated?
Learn why land return is essential to restoring Native foodways — and what happens when that land is polluted.
foodprint.org
June 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Calling all Uproot members! Join us in Chicago next month for a workshop focused on reporting on the urban environment. Applications due TOMORROW, 6/6. www.ijnr.org/2025-uproot-...
🚨Attn Uproot Members!🚨
Want to dive into covering urban environmental issues? Join @IJNRorg + @UprootProject in Chicago, July 10–12 for a fully funded workshop on pollution, public health, green spaces + more. 15 applicants will be selected.
Apply by June 6: app link in bio & ijnr.org!
June 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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This is the first story of a three-part series produced by The Xylom, co-published by @drilledmedia.bsky.social, @floodlight.org, and @deceleration.bsky.social.

Reporting of this story was supported by @sejorg.bsky.social, @ijnr.bsky.social, and the Kelly-Douglas Fund at @mitsciwrite.bsky.social.
The Xylom - Open Collective
We grow science with words. The only Asian American-serving science newsroom: independent, nonprofit, run by Gen-Z! *Please note that we are transitioning to a new donor management system, and our…
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May 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Calling all Montana alums! Our program staff will be here for a short visit next month, so we're hosting a happy hour. Join us June 4 at Draught Works in Missoula. We'll buy you a drink, feed you some snacks, and wow you with our witty repartee! 😉
May 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Congratulations to all 33 grantees of our 2025 field reporting grants! See the winning projects here: www.ijnr.org/2025-field-r...
May 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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also so proud to announce i'm one of the recipients of this year's Mary G. Hager Memorial Grant from the @ijnr.bsky.social. I'll be digging into how Trump's mass deportations are hindering just transition & disaster recovery work for @climateconnections.bsky.social.

www.ijnr.org/2025-field-r...
2025 Field Reporting Grants_1 — Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
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May 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Coming up in the #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship training: 'Story
Structure & Editing' ft Tristan Ahtone!

Join us April 8 at 1pm CT/2pm ET to
learn about story structure and how editing can help craft your story from @tahtone.bsky.social

Register here: tinyurl.com/486wenc5
April 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM