Press & Media
ARC has been and continues to be a resource for the media when covering imperiled wildlife, especially amphibians and reptiles, habitat restoration, and place-based conservation.
Latest Releases
National Conservation Nonprofit Honors Memory of Young Naturalist with Bioblitz Event
July 18, 2023
To bring together those who enjoy the outdoors and remember a nature enthusiast lost too soon, the second Matthew Rothstein Annual Bioblitz will be held…
Thinking Bigger: Ambitious, Large-Scale Strategy for Often Overlooked Wildlife
June 28, 2023
At a larger scale than ever tackled before, a national nonprofit is undertaking the conservation of amphibians and reptiles…
Bolstering Threatened and Endangered Species Populations During the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act
May 3, 2023
As the Endangered Species Act (ESA) turns 50 years old this year, the public eye will be focused on the species it protects. However, some of the most Endangered species in the world, amphibians and reptiles, are often overlooked…
ARC in the Media
One Year After Helene, North Carolina Residents Reflect on the Storm and Look to the Future
September 30, 2025
Garden and Gun
By JJ Apodaca from reflections compiled by Lindsey Liles
Executive Director JJ Apodaca reflects on ARC’s efforts to rescue Hickory Nut Gorge green salamanders and protect rivers after Hurricane Helene and the ways Southern Appalachia’s communities are rebuilding stronger and more resilient.
Rescuing salamanders from hurricane destruction
September 18, 2025
The Wildlife Society
By Joshua Rapp Learn
Joshua Rapp Learn reports on the efforts, led by ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca, to rescue the critically imperiled Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of its habitat.
The US has a bullfrog problem
August 7, 2025
Vox
By Benji Jones
Benji Jones outlines how invasive American bullfrogs are wreaking ecological havoc in the Western US and includes the perspective of ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca about the outsized impact these predators have on native species.