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  • Protecting wildlife corridors remains more theory than practice

    Protecting wildlife corridors remains more theory than practice

    There's a growing understanding of the scientific importance of wildlife migration corridors, but protecting them is a huge political challenge.

    by Mary Ellen Hannibal, Dec 29, 2011

  • Cougar Management Guidelines

    Cougar Management Guidelines collects current cougar research into a set of guidelines for managing these secretive and increasingly rare big cats

    by Staff, Oct 31, 2005
  • Hidden in plain sight: A review of The American Wall

    Hidden in plain sight: A review of The American Wall

    In the two massive volumes of The American Wall, French photographer Maurice Sherif works with anthropologists, activists and writers to explore the border fence that separates the U.S. from Mexico.

    by Terray Sylvester, Jun 19, 2012
  • Farmland conservation program may be plowed under

    Farmland conservation program may be plowed under

    The Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers to idle highly erodible cropland, is facing budget cuts and other challenges.

    by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Sep 20, 2011

  • Of salvage logging and salvation

    If we truly want to "salvage" our forests – and the rest of our environment – we need to think beyond salvage logging, and acknowledge that the value of dead trees cannot be measured in board-feet alone

    by Pepper Trail, Dec 25, 2006

  • Calling all birders

    The National Audubon Society’s 2004 State of the Birds report assesses worrisome population changes for 450 non-game birds

    by Deanna Belch, Nov 22, 2004

  • A bear book that tames the fear factor

    In Great Wyoming Bear Stories, Tom Reed takes a compassionate and entertaining look at the life, lore and legend of the grizzly bear

    by Dan Wilcock, Jan 24, 2005

  • A call for modest reform

    The time is ripe for moderate reform of the conservation easement system

    by Paul Larmer, May 30, 2005

  • Industry walks a fuzzy line between preservation and extortion

    EnCana Oil and Gas offers to pay for offsite mitigation in Wyoming in exchange for intensive drilling rights in the Jonah Field

    by Whitney Royster, Aug 08, 2005

  • Hope for the West's open lands

    The Quivira Coalition is working hard to try to preserve the West’s remaining private ranchlands – but much more needs to be done to protect this invaluable land

    by Paul Larmer, Sep 05, 2005
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