Results for keyword: BLM
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Is there a way through the West's bitter wild horse wars?
Activists push compromise as the controversial federal mustang management program reaches a breaking point, with more horses in captivity than roam the range.
by Dave Philipps, Nov 19, 2012 -
Feds reluctant to kill wild horses
Slaughter and euthanasia aren’t politically feasible ways to deal with the glut of wild horses in captivity.
by Dave Philipps, Nov 12, 2012 -
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 -
Watching land swaps in Idaho and the West
Federal land exchanges have come under increased scrutiny over the past decade, both from citizen activists and the Government Accountability Office.
by Neil LaRubbio, Sep 11, 2012 -
In search of camas, a Native American food staple
Botanist Madrona Murphy traces long-lost edible wild plant gardens cultivated by the Pacific Northwest's Coast Salish.
by Eric Wagner, Aug 15, 2012 -
Historic plant cultivation in Northwest native tribes
Lying to rest a dispute over whether tribal reliance on fish meant they did not garden.
by Eric Wagner, Aug 05, 2012 -
Sometimes environmentalists miss the boat
Colorado environmentalists goofed when they opposed a bill that would have harnessed the methane produced by coal mines as a form of renewable energy.
by Allen Best, Jun 27, 2012 -
Safari Club and the NRA aim to gut wilderness
The so-called "Sportsmen’s Heritage Act" is just another attempt to destroy the Wilderness Act and the land and wildlife it protects.
by Talasi Brooks and Kevin Proescholdt, Jun 20, 2012 -
Conservation agreements try to head off endangered species listings
Candidate conservation agreements try to keep rare species, like Colorado's Gunnison sage grouse, off the endangered species list, or at least healthy enough to lessen the restrictions that come with listing.
by Joshua Zaffos, May 31, 2012 -
Coping with two-headed fish and other effects of selenium
Researchers try to determine if unhealthy amounts of selenium are entering Western soil and water due to energy development.
by Danielle Venton, May 29, 2012
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