A father passes a three-generation family tradition down to his children.
Wildlife
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Don’t let a road run through it
Development in Alaska wilderness would undermine bedrock environmental laws.
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When boyhood friendships were forged outdoors
After his friend’s passing, a writer reflects on a life spent chasing fish and toads.
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How whales converse with the world
Arctic people have been speaking with cetaceans for centuries — and scientists are finally taking note.
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West Obsessed: A desert divided on the Borderlands
What would it mean to sever life-sustaining links along the U.S.-Mexico border?
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Washington state bans salmon farms
An escape of non-native salmon prompted the state to shut down aquaculture.
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Latest: Toxic-tinged wildlife refuge deemed safe for visitors
But conservation groups fear contamination at Colorado’s Rocky Flats still lingers.
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Along the border, 500 miles of desert species
As Trump’s wall lurches forward, ‘BioBlitz’ records the Borderlands’ biodiversity.
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Scuba flies
In California’s Mono Lake — whose alkaline waters are deadly to most insects — these diving flies don’t just survive; they thrive.
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Fire funding fix comes with environmental rollbacks
The legislation sets up an emergency disaster fund but also weakens protections for trees and wildlife.
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Judge: Agency cherrypicked science for bison management
Amid protests, Fish & Wildlife has been ordered to reexamine protections for the iconic Yellowstone beast.
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A trapped coyote; human waste pollutes Denali; public lands on the runway
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The desert, divided
The Borderlands thrive on connections. What would it mean to sever them?
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You’re made of the same stuff sloshing around in tidepools
When the tides pull back the water line, a writer takes a trip through time.
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‘I saw more dead birds in that one pit than hunters would poach’
Egged on by industry lobbyists, Interior Department weakens bird protections.
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As Alaska’s waters warm, squid move Northward
Opalescents are showing up in waters previously considered too cold for them.
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We can’t lose the wild to save the domestic
A few months ago, a coyote ate one of our cats. But I would never kill it for revenge.
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What Westerners take for granted
“I never really considered the concept of public lands until I moved to Iowa.”
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An armchair journey to the desert
A photography book captures the natural splendor of Utah’s five national parks.
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Why we should reconsider the starling
An author explores the unlikely relationship between a musical genius and avian pariah.