High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 7. Is there a way through the West's bitter wild horse wars? http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/is-there-a-way-through-the-wests-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. No publisher Dave Philipps wild horses ranchers mustangs PZP BLM Wild Horse and Burro program invasive species Dave Philipps 2012-11-19T16:30:58Z News Article Do subdivisions designed for conservation actually help wildlife? http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/do-subdivisions-designed-for-conservation-actually-help-wildlife Conservation development is supposed to reduce the habitat fragmentation caused by exurban sprawl -- but it only works if it's done right. No publisher Emily Wortman-Wunder Land Preservation Subdivision ordinances biodiversity Conservation development Colorado native Western wildlife clustered development exurban sprawl open space Routt County land management invasive species rural subdivisions habitat fragmentation generalist species wildlife corridors 2012-06-06T14:51:08Z News Article Killing for conservation in national parks http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/killing-for-conservation-in-national-parks Getting weeds out of the national parks is an endless war that can never be won, but many Park Service employees are willing - and happy - warriors. No publisher Amy Whitcomb park rangers weeds marijuana National Park Service Amy Whitcomb Sequoia National Park invasive species Kings Canyon National Park 2011-10-19T20:31:51Z News Article A dustup over weed control http://www.hcn.org/articles/17137 The BLM’s plans to spray nearly a million acres with herbicides have some environmentalists fuming, but biologists and land managers welcome the policy. No publisher Eve Rickert BLM Bureau of Land Management weeds invasive plants invasive species herbicides 2010-02-05T09:27:47Z News Article Tiny stream invaders may harm Western trout http://www.hcn.org/issues/315/16081 The tiny New Zealand mud snails that are rapidly invading the West’s waters may pose a threat to the region’s trout No publisher Ray Ring Fish Fishing Other Species New Zealand mud snails Dave Richards Snake River EcoAnalysts biologists invasive species exotic species pests trout aquatic insects hatcheries fishing anglers Dan Gustafson stream ecology Yellowstone National Park Robert Hall invertebrate 2010-02-05T08:56:47Z News Article Don’t move a mussel http://www.hcn.org/issues/341/16869 Boaters, kayakers, anglers and other recreationists can help stop the spread of quagga mussels and other aquatic invasives by following a few simple rules. No publisher Michelle Nijhuis Wildlife aquatic exotics Invasive kayaking Quagga mussels Sports Water boating ecology fishing invasive species swimming 2010-08-17T23:35:16Z News Article Two weeks in the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/365/17545 Quagga mussels hit the jackpot in Nevada; Lakes Mead and Powell are in trouble; lots and lots and lots of snow – and a few ambitious ski resorts; and Colorado is building a vegetated overpass for wildlife on I-70. No publisher Jonathan Thompson wildlife overpasses 2008 snowpack Quagga mussels Lake Powell ski resort expansions invasive species drought Lake Mead 2010-10-28T23:17:08Z News Article