http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 11. http://www.hcn.org/articles/slideshow-the-tiny-creatures-of-the-great-basin Science writer Madeleine Nash talks about the importance of the Great Basin's springs, with photos by Thomas Nash. No publisher Cally Carswell Madeleine Nash Thomas Nash Great Basin Springsnails 2010-02-05T08:32:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/rantcast-the-leprechaun-trap Rants from the Hill are Michael Branch's monthly musings on life in rural Nevada. In this Rantcast, Michael Branch muses on holidays and creates a leprechaun trap with his two daughters. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn michael branch podcast rants from the hill michael branch Great Basin Rants Podcast rantcast Rants podcast Nevada rants podcast rant podcast 2012-04-05T21:22:31Z Audio http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.17/reclaiming-the-low-country Jared Farmer speaks in praise of Utah’s neglected “low country” landscapes – places like Utah Lake. No publisher Jared Farmer Lowlands Mountains Mount Timpanogos Utah Lake Great Basin Lake Utes Mormons settlement of Utah 2010-02-05T08:50:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.2/a-young-wolf-wanders-the-west OR-7, a young Oregon wolf, has logged some 1,000 miles in his journey through the West, becoming the first wild wolf seen in California since 1924. No publisher Tim Lydon OR-7 Western culture and history wilderness Wallowa Mountains Great Basin Imnaha Pack West Cascades wolves animal migration 2012-02-10T15:14:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/rantcast-the-silence-of-desert-greetings Michael Branch muses on Mary Austin, desert loners, and why the inhabitants in his arid part of western Nevada choose to limit their interactions to a few choice syllables. Rants from the Hill are Michael Branch's monthly musings on life in rural Nevada. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn michael branch podcast rants from the hill michael branch Great Basin Mary Austin Rants Podcast rantcast Rants podcast Nevada rants podcast rant podcast 2012-05-03T15:55:05Z Audio http://www.hcn.org/articles/big-threats-to-small-ecosystems Freelance science writer Madeleine Nash talks to Marty Durlin about the vulnerable springs of the Great Basin, and the threats they face from invasive species and the Southern Nevada Water Authority. No publisher Marty Durlin Madeleine Nash Freshwater springs Great Basin Southern Nevada Water Authority Springsnails 2010-02-05T09:03:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/great-basin-scientists-unleash-new-weapons-to-fight-invasive-cheatgrass A trio of dedicated scientists are testing out cutting-edge ways to finally turn the tide against the Great Basin's cheatgrass invasion, as the weed continues to cause devastating fires. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn medusahead Beth Leger invasive cheatgrass post-fire restoration Jeremy James Great Basin Bromus tectorum Great Basin restoration controlling invasive weeds native plant restoration Great Basin Restoration Initiative Black Fingers of Death Susan Meyer invasive ecology Mike Pellant fighting invasive plants 2012-09-17T14:42:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/291/15282 Inside an abandoned Air Force base on the Nevada-Utah border, the Center for Land Use Interpretation houses a remarkable museum of the West's human landscapes. No publisher Michelle Nijhuis Human Beings and Nature Western communities museums land use built landscapes Tree of Utah Black Rock Beach resort Wendover Air Force Base Topaz War Relocation Center Great Basin Great Salt Lake Matt Coolidge CLUI Center for Land Use Interpretation 2010-02-05T09:23:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/pondering-change-in-the-great-basin Paleontology and geology at Summer Lake, an ancient lake bed in Oregon, have shown the Great Basin's history of dramatic change No publisher Pepper Trail Altithermal Summer Lake climate change Pleistocene Great Basin Lake Chewaucan Hot Times 2012-10-16T23:29:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/279/14915 The writer travels from New York to Nevada every year, just to stop on one of the state’s empty highways and listen to the endless desert silence No publisher Jim Harmon Great Basin deserts silence solitude Western landscape car trips highways Nevada Extraterrestrial Highway Highway 50 Loneliest Road in America Deserts 2010-02-05T09:58:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.16/the-mog-squad In the quest for the ultimate firefighting machine, the BLM in Nevada has turned to some very big, very strange, and very foreign vehicles. No publisher Matt Jenkins Unimogs Tatras Great Basin Western wildfires BLM firefighters Firefighting methods 2010-02-05T09:58:26Z News Article