How long-term forest health is compromised years after dry-spells.
Cally Carswell
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Deaths renew calls for national parks to rescind BASE jumping bans
Squirrel suited flyers say the bans actually contribute to deadly accidents.
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Spring board meeting, and swearing
A recap of the recent board meeting in Paonia, an update on our profanity policy and a correction.
Posted inJune 22, 2015: Dust to Dust
See you in July
A skipped issue, a former editor publishes a book and visitors galore
Posted inArticles
Grand Canyon floods are rebuilding sandbars
But there are limits to what can be done to tweak dam management to benefit ecosystems.
Posted inArticles
Canada can’t expand oil sands and also meet global climate goals
103 scientists call for a moratorium on new development.
Posted inJune 8, 2015: Tree of Life
Genetic research lays foundation for bold conservation strategies
To save the greatest number of species, should we focus on the most common?
Posted inArticles
Rains bring incomplete drought relief to parts of Southwest
Snowpack is above normal in spots, but doesn’t make up for its lack earlier in the year.
Posted inMay 11, 2015: The Wetland Wars
L.A.’s wild side
In mid-April, one of Southern California’s most reclusive celebrities found himself, quite literally, in a very tight spot. P-22, a mountain lion that lives in Griffith Park — 4,000 acres of green space in the heart of Los Angeles — was discovered in the crawlspace of a home in a hip neighborhood flanking the park. […]
Posted inMay 11, 2015: The Wetland Wars
Wins for workers
Western cities lead the national movement for a higher minimum wage.
Posted inArticles
New research on cumulative ecological impact of oil and gas
Drilling has stripped bare three Yellowstones worth of land in recent years.
Posted inArticles
Federal public land transfers get a Congressional boost
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and a majority of her colleagues signal support for the pro-transfer movement.
Posted inMarch 16, 2015: Wild Ride
The case of the snotty streams
A mysterious algae known as “rock snot” is smothering wild rivers — and may hold clues to their future.
Posted inMarch 16, 2015: Wild Ride
Latest: Oregon chub is no longer endangered
The species became the first fish to recover enough to be delisted.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
The Latest: Wildlife refuges
The refuge system finally has a strategy for expansion.
Posted inArticles
When the atmosphere ‘goes bananas,’ wildfires do too
2011’s huge wildfires and what they portend. Spoiler: More dead trees.
Posted inArticles
Another Yellowstone River oil spill
Pipeline safety regulation hasn’t changed much since the last spill.
Posted inJanuary 12, 2015: What Are We Thinking?
The unusual occupation at Utah’s Book Cliffs
They’re burning mad about climate change. Are you?
Posted inNovember 24, 2014: Transportation Transformation
Latest: Bison transferred to Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Disease-free animals from Yellowstone get a new home.
