Confessions of an off-road outlaw

A hunter who once tore through the woods on his ORV rethinks his ways after he realizes that he’s scaring off wildlife

Obama disappoints when it comes to salmon

The latest Columbia and Snake river salmon plan largely ratified the Bush administration's inadequate approach.

Empty nest

Video: Wyoming wolves

An introduction into the contentious wolf situation in the Northern Rockies.

An ecological dilemma

When the cat swallows the bird, and the owl swallows the cat, what's a guy supposed to do?

Conservationists wrong to oppose wolf hunt

Wolves have recovered, and it's time for more rational management, including carefully-regulated hunting.

Building brainpower on the cheap

There are lots of reasons for learning about Colorado's native plants, including the simple determination to keep one's tired old brain alive.

As the crow flies

In Crow Planet, Lyanda Lynn Haupt looks to the corvid family for lessons about life.

A sucker punch to the stomach: When trees turn red

Colorado's bark beetle epidemic is unlike anything that has ever happened to the state in its brief history.

Chilling forecast

Warming temperatures may put an end to the stone fruit and nut harvest in California's Central Valley.

A slow-moving disaster

As bark beetles ravage Rocky Mountain forests, communities like Granby, Colo., have to adjust to a radically different landscape.

The meat of the matter

In Righteous Porkchop, Nicolette Hahn Niman takes on factory farming but gives ranching a pass.

Forager, feed thyself

In the essays and recipes collected in Fat of the Land, Langdon Cook retraces his path from fast-food junkie to wild-food chef and gourmand.