Flora & Fauna
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Sidebar
Seed bought annually by the BLM
A graph of seed quantity purchased by the agency
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Sep 16, 2012 -
Sidebar
Native plant growers face many challenges
Growing natives for restoration is a lot harder than growing conventional crops, and the volatile market for seed makes it even more difficult for seed producers to stay in business.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Sep 17, 2012 -
Feature
Great Basin scientists unleash new weapons to fight invasive cheatgrass
A trio of dedicated scientists are testing out cutting-edge ways to finally turn the tide against the Great Basin's cheatgrass invasion, as the weed continues to cause devastating fires.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Sep 17, 2012 -
Sidebar
Grand Canyon floods and native fish
Scientists thought periodic, controlled floods in the Grand Canyon might help native fish. But so far, there's little evidence they have.
by Cally Carswell, Sep 16, 2012 -
Sidebar
Pallid's PR problem
Why don't pallid sturgeon get more love?
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Sep 16, 2012 -
Current
The great New Mexican juniper massacre
On public land in New Mexico, firewood-hunters have illegally cut down hundreds of old-growth juniper trees, much to the dismay of the Bureau of Land Management and environmental activists.
by Jonathan Thompson, Sep 16, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Giving names to smoke and fire
Why do we name fires?
by Jaime O'Neill , Sep 06, 2012 -
Letters
Madrona Murphy responds
by Madrona Murphy, Sep 02, 2012 -
Current
(Don't) Let it burn
A "temporary" policy change requires Forest Service firefighters to put out fires they might have let burn in previous years, for fear of them raging out of control.
by Emily Guerin , Sep 02, 2012 -
Letters
Misleading omissions
by Sammye J. Meadows, Sep 02, 2012 -
Multimedia
Rantcast: Bringing back the mammoths
Mike Branch explores the idea of Pleistocene rewildling, or bringing back the megafauna that roamed North America before humans extinguished them.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Sep 02, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
A once-proud conservation group has lost its way
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is waging war against wolves -- and alienating its supporters.
by Dave Stalling, Aug 30, 2012 -
Current
Saving threatened Utah prairie dogs -- on private property
Can a new approach to conservation help landowners and endangered species coexist?
by Nathan Rice, Aug 28, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Even pests have a purpose
We should celebrate the recovery of the California condor, but raise a glass for a lost louse.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Aug 23, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Just don't call the condors wild
I'm glad condors are flourishing, but with all the cosseting they receive, they're not really wild.
by Steve Herman, Aug 21, 2012
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