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From weapons to wildlife
A former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado is the latest addition to the nation’s wildlife refuge system.
by Abbie Rodriguez, Aug 10, 2007 -
Super rodents build super habitat
In the Southwest’s Chihuahuan Desert, prairie dogs and kangaroo rats provide food and shelter for a host of other animals.
by Morgan Heim, Aug 09, 2007 -
Pipe dreams
Leaky irrigation ditches in Washington’s Methow Valley have made the desert bloom, at the expense of endangered salmon.
by Eve Rickert, Aug 06, 2007 -
Love for the clay-loving buckwheat
In western Colorado, a coalition has rallied to buy habitat for one of the world’s rarest plants.
by Morgan Heim, Jul 27, 2007 -
A dustup over weed control
The BLM’s plans to spray nearly a million acres with herbicides have some environmentalists fuming, but biologists and land managers welcome the policy.
by Eve Rickert, Jul 24, 2007 -
Getting fresh with the West’s groundwater
A new desalination technology uses the sun and your air conditioner to create fresh water.
by Morgan Heim, Jul 19, 2007 -
Turning the tide
Washington tribes will receive millions to give up shellfish-harvesting treaty rights that they’ve never been able to enjoy.
by Eve Rickert, Jul 16, 2007 -
Utah plans to join the Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Utah and Nevada are the only Western states without federally-designated "Wild and Scenic" rivers.
by Abbie Rodriguez, Jul 11, 2007 -
The perils of secrecy
Is the wolverine, the country’s most enigmatic predator, in danger of extinction, or just misunderstood?
by Eve Rickert, Jun 28, 2007 -
Making a killing to save Arizona's desert bighorn sheep
In order to save bighorn sheep, wildlife officials kill a mountain lion, and more sheep.
by Morgan Heim, Jun 20, 2007






