High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 8. Face it: All forests are "sluts" http://www.hcn.org/wotr/face-it-all-forests-are-sluts If an allegedly untouched piece of woodland is "virgin forest," what does that make a forest that’s been logged or burnt or otherwise used by humans over the years? No publisher Sharon Friedman botany lodgepole pine logging sexist language virgin forests Forests forestry national forests Forest Service timber industry climate change forest fires clear-cuts human use of forests 2012-04-13T14:40:16Z News Article Notes from the underground: The secret life of mushrooms http://www.hcn.org/wotr/notes-from-the-underground-the-secret-life-of-mushrooms It's been a great summer for hunting the West's wild mushrooms. No publisher Bob Berwyn botany Wild mushrooms hiking identifying wild plants mycology fungus edible mushrooms chanterelles, boletes 2010-09-02T17:17:16Z News Article Aliens in the Backyard: Plant and Animal Imports to America http://www.hcn.org/issues/305/15767 John Leland’s book, Aliens in the Backyard, discusses both the dangers and the benefits arising from the vast number of exotic species in North America – including human beings No publisher Staff Wildlife Other Wildlife Agriculture Weeds Exotic Exotic species botany biology plants animals weeds Asian tiger mosquitoes eucalyptus trees Japanese cherry trees honeybees carrots imported plants imported animals introduced species ecology 2010-02-05T09:26:11Z News Article Peering into the life of the prairie http://www.hcn.org/issues/301/15632 Photos and drawings from Candace Savage’s Prairie: A Natural History give glimpses of a beautiful, diverse region No publisher Staff Biodiversity Prairie Great Plains Candace Savage natural history science botany Joan A. Williams James R. Page photographers artists illustrators Science 2010-02-05T09:25:33Z News Article A glimpse of the past in a grain of pollen http://www.hcn.org/issues/299/15545 Montana paleoecologist Cathy Whitlock studies the recent geological past and looks for clues to the future of the West No publisher Melynda Coble Cathy Whitlock paleoecology geology ice age pollen forest succession whitebark pine lodgepole pine trees botany climate change global warming Science 2010-02-05T09:24:57Z News Article Death Valley wakes up with a bang http://www.hcn.org/issues/296/15458 The greatest wildflower bloom of a generation hits Death Valley, and people come from all around in search of the beauty of "Bloomstock" No publisher Pepper Trail Wildflowers Death Valley rainfall beauty desert gold sunflowers gilias desert trumpet pickleweed tourists Woodstock nature naturalists botany 2010-02-05T09:24:27Z News Article Common Southwestern Native Plants: An Identification Guide http://www.hcn.org/issues/295/15422 In Common Southwestern Plants, Jack L. Carter, Martha A. Carter and Donna J. Stevens have created a user-friendly botanical guide No publisher Staff Jack L. Carter Martha A. Carter Donna J. Stevens southwestern plants botany native plants flora plant identification trees wildflowers 2010-02-05T09:24:17Z News Article Native Intelligence http://www.hcn.org/issues/367/17606 Lili Singer is in love with California’s native plants and wants to share that love with other people. No publisher Erika Schickel plants botany California native gardening Theodore Payne Foundation wildflowers Lili Singer 2010-08-11T22:50:28Z News Article