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Life in a doomed dome

In Dreaming the Biosphere, Rebecca Reider looks into the story behind the failed Arizona experiment.

by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jun 21, 2010
Science under glass

Researchers are using Arizona’s Biosphere 2 to study how plant communities affect the movement of water.

by Tim Hull, May 22, 2009
Of wolves and willows

Yellowstone's wolves are once again at the center of a debate. But this time, they're not pitted against hunters or ranchers; they're at the heart of a scientific controversy about the balance of nature.

by Kinna Ohman, Jan 16, 2008
In search of giant trees and unseen realms

In The Wild Trees, Richard Preston explores the amazing ecosystems hidden at the top of the world’s tallest trees.

by Stephen J. Lyons, Sep 17, 2007
The Weed-wackers

Botanist Sue Rutman has had surprising success just yanking up buffelgrass, but herbicides remain the first line of defense

by Michelle Nijhuis, Aug 20, 2007
The Efficiency Paradox

Water efficiency has long been touted as a silver bullet for the West’s water problems, but too much efficiency can cause problems of its own, especially in the fragile Colorado River Delta.

by Matt Jenkins, Feb 05, 2007
A deliberate life in the Rockies

On the Wild Edge is David Peterson’s account of the two decades he and his wife, Caroline, have spent living close to nature in a cabin in the mountains of southern Colorado

by David Morgan, Oct 16, 2006
The difficulties of cohabitation

Despite its problems and failures – many of them arising from the conflict between the United States’ growing population and our declining wildlife habitat – the Endangered Species Act is a necessary law

by Paul Larmer, Feb 20, 2006
An ecosystem wanting for wolves

With the elk population at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park out of control, wildlife managers are considering bringing in four wolves to restore the balance

by Joshua Zaffos, Jan 23, 2006
Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America

In Wild Echoes, Charles Bergman describes his up-close experiences with endangered creatures that range from black-footed ferrets and California condors to the manatees of Florida

by Staff, May 30, 2005

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Life in a doomed dome

Science under glass

Of wolves and willows

In search of giant trees and unseen realms

The Weed-wackers

The Efficiency Paradox

A deliberate life in the Rockies

The difficulties of cohabitation

An ecosystem wanting for wolves

Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America

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