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Sixteen living things — animals, plants, ecosystems, and watersheds — each with a story worth knowing. Browse until one calls to you. That is your One Simple Thing.

A gray wolf standing in a misty forest
recoveringanimal

North America & Eurasia

Gray Wolf

The architect of ecosystems.

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A monarch butterfly with wings open on a flower
vulnerableanimal

North America

Monarch Butterfly

A migration older than memory.

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A humpback whale breaching dramatically from the ocean
recoveringanimal

Global Oceans

Humpback Whale

Songs that cross entire oceans.

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A grizzly bear catching salmon in a rushing river
vulnerableanimal

North America

Grizzly Bear

The salmon carrier of the forest.

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Looking up through a cathedral grove of giant sequoias
vulnerableplant

Sierra Nevada, California

Giant Sequoia

The largest living things on Earth.

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Sunlight filtering through an underwater kelp forest
vulnerableplant

Pacific Coast

Giant Kelp

The rainforest of the sea.

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A golden hour prairie meadow full of wildflowers
endangeredplant

North American Grasslands

Prairie Wildflowers

A community, not a collection.

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Mangrove roots descending into clear tropical water
vulnerableplant

Tropical Coastlines

Mangrove

The nursery of the sea.

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Vibrant coral reef with colorful tropical fish
endangeredecosystem

Tropical Oceans

Coral Reef

A quarter of all marine life, in 1% of the ocean.

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Ancient moss-covered trees in a Pacific Northwest rainforest
endangeredecosystem

Pacific Northwest

Old-Growth Forest

Centuries of accumulated life.

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Vast tallgrass prairie at golden sunset
endangeredecosystem

Central North America

Tallgrass Prairie

The most endangered ecosystem in North America.

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Rocky Pacific coastline with tide pools at low tide
vulnerableecosystem

Rocky Coastlines

Intertidal Zone

Life at the edge of two worlds.

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Aerial view of the Columbia River winding through canyon landscape
recoveringwatershed

Pacific Northwest, USA & Canada

Columbia River Watershed

Salmon, dams, and a river trying to remember itself.

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Aerial view of the Amazon River winding through rainforest canopy
vulnerablewatershed

South America

Amazon River Basin

The lungs and the veins of a continent.

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Everglades wetland at sunrise with mist over sawgrass
recoveringwatershed

Florida, USA

Everglades

A river of grass, slowly returning.

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The Ganges River flowing through mountain landscape at dusk
vulnerablewatershed

India & Bangladesh

Ganges River Basin

Sacred, stressed, and still fighting.

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