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Maryland Hits 30-by-30 Goal

1. https://www.ehn.org/marylands-conservation-streak-shows-how-far-a-small-state-can-go
2. https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2024/05/15/governor-moore-announces-maryland-meets-30-of-state-land-conservation-goal-six-years-ahead-of-schedule/
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/climate/maryland-30x30-conservation-land.html
4. https://www.tumblr.com/reasonsforhope/782020821715746816/maryland-protected-nearly-a-third-of-its-land-and

Guam Kingfishers Return

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam_kingfisher
2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/biologists-rejoice-as-extremely-rare-guam-kingfishers-lay-their-first-wild-eggs-in-nearly-40-years-180986481/
3. https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/palmyra-sihek-eggs/

Lake Trout Are Thriving in Lake Champlain

1. https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/native-lake-trout-success-story-in-lake-champlain-stocking-to-end-this-year
2. https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/51664/20250501/wild-lake-trout-restored-in-lake-champlain-bringing-end-to-stocking-program#:~:text=Lake trout have been restored,manager for northeastern New York

Chattanooga Named Official National Park City

1. https://newschannel9.com/news/local/chattanooga-is-now-an-official-national-park-city-what-does-that-mean
2. https://www.nationalparkcity.org/chattanooga-becomes-the-first-national-park-city-in-north-america/