http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/in-the-field-with-a-montana-couple-hunting-wolves Amid bitter controversy over allowing hunters and trappers to reduce wolf populations, a Montana couple is dedicated to their hunt. No publisher Neil LaRubbio elk predator control hunting gray wolf endangered species mountain lion 2013-05-17T15:05:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/are-whale-watchers-taking-a-toll-on-puget-sounds-orcas Unraveling the mystery of the whales' steady decline. No publisher Eric Wagner whale watching endangered species Puget Sound's southern residents Puget Sound orcas 2013-04-17T15:25:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/can-pallid-sturgeon-hang-on-in-the-overworked-missouri-river In the dam-locked Upper Missouri, scientists search for signs that the ancient species hasn't reached the end of its line. No publisher Marian Lyman Kirst Missouri River dams endangered species river renaturalization Lake Sakakawea native fish Fort Peck pallid sturgeon 2012-09-24T14:37:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/can-pallid-sturgeon-hang-on-in-the-overworked-missouri-river/grand-canyon-floods-and-native-fish Scientists thought periodic, controlled floods in the Grand Canyon might help native fish. But so far, there's little evidence they have. No publisher Cally Carswell humpback chub Glen Canyon dam Colorado River native fish endangered species razorback sucker Grand Canyon floods 2012-09-13T15:07:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/can-pallid-sturgeon-hang-on-in-the-overworked-missouri-river/pallids-pr-problem Why don't pallid sturgeon get more love? No publisher Marian Lyman Kirst Missouri River dams charismatic megafauna native fish endangered species pallid sturgeon 2012-09-13T15:07:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/just-dont-call-the-condors-wild I'm glad condors are flourishing, but with all the cosseting they receive, they're not really wild. No publisher Steve Herman California condor recovery lead poisoning California condors endangered species 2012-08-21T18:46:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/the-fading-arizona-town-of-gila-bend-bets-big-on-solar At last -- a place to put utility scale plants that won't ruin the desert. But will politics and the economy get in the way? No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit renewable energy Amargosa Farm Road project desert tortoises Frederick Buss industrial solar Debbie Lesko environmental movement insolation Abengoa Gila Bend, Arizona Solana California electricity supply Sonoran Desert housing crisis endangered species economic recovery Solar Millennium real estate bust irrigation, Solar Field BrightSource Energy endangered desert plants Eric Fitzer utility-scale solar projects water supply global warming photovoltaic panels Jan Brewer BLM lad energy transmission lines solar energy Arizona politics Big Solar Overlay Zone Arizona Public Service agricultural lan Mojave Desert Arizona Legislature Sempra Energy climate change Gila Bend, Arizona, 2012-06-04T15:10:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/whats-the-best-place-for-big-solar Environmentalists have been too busy squabbling over proposed solar plants to pay much attention to one of the most promising sites: Gila Bend, Ariz. No publisher Sarah Gilman energy transmission lines Solar energy geothermal power Ivanpah Solar renewable energy Big Solar climate change Arizona desert tortoises endangered desert plants industrial solar Judith Lewis Mernit Mojave Desert Gila Bend utility-scale solar projects global warming endangered species coal power Green Path North environmental movement 2012-05-25T01:39:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/302/15651 The Bureau of Land Management rewrote a scientific report critical of its new grazing rules, and two veteran scientists have quit the agency in protest No publisher Tony Davis BLM Grazing government scientists grazing rules U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Erick Campbell Bill Brookes rangeland health cattle ranching riparian health wildlife endangered species grazing allotments public lands Bruce Babbitt Resource Advisory 2012-04-17T21:44:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/303/15689 New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici says he wants to give more money to the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program – if the program will trim its membership and put itself under federal authority No publisher Patrick Farrell Water Rivers Consensus Pete Domenici Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program silvery minnow southwestern willow flycatcher endangered species consensus groups Kara Gillon Alliance for the Rio Grande Heritage David Probst New Mexico Department of Advocacy Groups 2012-04-09T19:14:44Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.19/the-forgotten-north-cascades-grizzly-bear As grizzly bear populations in the Rockies rebound, the great bruins face extirpation in the North Cascades. Can they hang on until the feds fund recovery? No publisher Nathan Rice David Knibb Doug Zimmer Chris Servheen Yellowstone grizzlies Natural Resources Defense Council Grizzly Wars Bill Gaines hair snag stations Scott Fitkin Grizzly Bear Outreach Project Louisa Willcox Cascade Range grizzly bears endangered species Aja Woodrow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forest Service biologists wildlife biologists 2011-11-23T16:22:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/323/16341 In Rare Bird, author Maria Mudd Ruth pursues the mystery of the Pacific Northwest’s elusive marbled murrelet No publisher Stephen J. Lyons Threatened and Endangered Birds Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet Maria Mudd Ruth ornithology threatened birds endangered species old growth forests Pacific Northwest seabirds Big Basin Redwoods State Park California Douglas fir species recovery 2011-11-11T23:28:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/339/16808 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. No publisher Matt Jenkins Pacific Flyway Geronimo Hernandez Irrigation Colorado River Delta ecosystems farmers Mexicali Valley agriculture water supply irrigation Hernandez Renteria water efficiency Miguel canal leakage Riparian Areas and Wetlands endangered species endangered All-American Canal Agriculture flooding 2011-01-20T23:58:51Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/364/17516 HCN looks at the various problems of Western wildlife, including Northern Rockies wolves, porcupines, fishers, pikas, and more; and Rocky Mountain National Park tests elk for chronic wasting disease and also gives out birth control. No publisher Ray Ring porcupines fishers Rocky Mountain National Park M-44 Yellowstone wolves pikas endangered species global warming elk herd 2010-12-17T20:18:26Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.19/grace-behind-glass An fish ladder on the Columbia River provides a view of unexpected wonders. No publisher Ana Maria Spagna Columbia River sockeye salmon endangered species Rocky Reach Dam fish ladders steelhead 2010-11-12T16:44:48Z News Article