Items by Morgan Heim — 10 items
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Leasing the West
A look inside a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leasing auction, a tradition that may be killed by the digital age.
by Morgan E. Heim, May 01, 2009 -
Taking to the Trees
After conquering rocks, trails and mountains, weekend warriors have found a new hobby: Climbing the West’s big trees.
by Morgan Heim, Apr 14, 2008 -
Red Mountain miracle
In southern Colorado, conservation groups find a way to save 9,000 high-altitude acres from second-home development.
by Morgan Heim and Jonathan Thompson, Sep 07, 2007 -
Border restoration’s odd couple
In southwestern Arizona, the U.S. Border Patrol is working with Cocopah Indians and environmentalists to restore a degraded, crime-ridden wetland called Hunters Hole.
by Morgan Heim, Sep 03, 2007 -
The great American cat fight
Environmentalists and Fish and Wildlife battle over the return of the jaguar to Southwestern borderlands.
by Morgan Heim, Aug 30, 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
A struggling sea
California's largest lake, the Salton Sea, is on the verge of ecological collapse.
by Morgan Heim, Jun 11, 2007
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