http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 13. http://www.hcn.org/articles/leasing-the-west A look inside a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leasing auction, a tradition that may be killed by the digital age. No publisher Morgan E. Heim 2010-02-05T09:16:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/368/17635 After conquering rocks, trails and mountains, weekend warriors have found a new hobby: Climbing the West’s big trees. No publisher Morgan Heim tree ecology Recreation Harv “Ponderosa” ponderosa pines outdoor recreation old-growth forests Recreational tree climbing Teitelbaum redwoods 2010-08-02T22:37:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17224 In southern Colorado, conservation groups find a way to save 9,000 high-altitude acres from second-home development. No publisher Morgan Heim and Jonathan Thompson Access And Inholding mining development mining claims second homes conservation Trust for Public Land 2010-02-05T09:40:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/353/17194 In southwestern Arizona, the U.S. Border Patrol is working with Cocopah Indians and environmentalists to restore a degraded, crime-ridden wetland called Hunters Hole. No publisher Morgan Heim wetlands Hunters Hole environmental Environment & Ecosystems – Wetlands illegal immigrants restoration Cocopah Indians border issues U.S. Border Patrol 2010-08-27T22:32:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17220 Environmentalists and Fish and Wildlife battle over the return of the jaguar to Southwestern borderlands. No publisher Morgan Heim Threatened and Endangered Species jaguar endangered species FIsh and Wildlife Service Jaguar Conservation Team 2010-02-05T09:40:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17165 In the Southwest’s Chihuahuan Desert, prairie dogs and kangaroo rats provide food and shelter for a host of other animals. No publisher Morgan Heim Wildlife Chihuahuan Desert kangaroo rats prairie dogs biodiversity keystone species Science 2010-02-05T09:39:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17138 In western Colorado, a coalition has rallied to buy habitat for one of the world’s rarest plants. No publisher Morgan Heim Endangered Species Colorado Montrose clay-loving buckwheat clay-loving wild buckwheat adobe hills Colorado State Parks Center for Native Ecosystems Colorado Natural Areas Program Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2010-02-05T09:27:47Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17136 A new desalination technology uses the sun and your air conditioner to create fresh water. No publisher Morgan Heim Groundwater groundwater desalination distillation water solar power waste heat 2010-02-05T09:27:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17092 In order to save bighorn sheep, wildlife officials kill a mountain lion, and more sheep. No publisher Morgan Heim Animal Damage Control 2010-02-05T09:27:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17071 California's largest lake, the Salton Sea, is on the verge of ecological collapse. No publisher Morgan Heim Riparian Areas And Wetlands 2010-02-05T09:27:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17044 The owners of a 1938 mining claim in the Uncompaghre wilderness plan to start digging for gold. No publisher Morgan Heim Intrusions wilderness mining gold mining Forest Service 1872 Mining Act 2010-02-05T09:27:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17042 In rural Colorado, border collies and their handlers compete in a Western tradition, sheep dog trials. No publisher Morgan Heim Western Culture sheepherding sheep dogs herders small towns 2010-02-05T09:27:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17024 In Telluride, townsfolk raise $50 million to preserve open space, but the land's owner is fighting condemnation. No publisher Morgan Heim Land Use And Planning 2010-02-05T09:27:30Z News Article