http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/articles/wyoming-wind-woes A collage of images from Wyoming's wind country, where turbines are sprouting madly, and forces within the state are blowing back. No publisher Jonathan Thompson sage grouse wildlife Wyoming turbines Northern Laramie Range Freudenthal Diemer True Wind energy 2010-02-05T08:50:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16936 Some hunters are blaming the Big Bad Wolf for a decline in the northern Yellowstone elk herd, but Dan Whipple points out that recent weather – and Montana hunting policy – are more likely to be responsible. No publisher Dan Whipple Hunting Threatened and endangered Wolves predators hunters northern Yellowstone elk herd animal populations wildlife climate weather Montana hunting policy Ed Bangs biologists drought Northern Yellowstone Cooperative Wildlife Working Group Oikos Michigan Tech University Joh 2010-02-05T09:43:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/288/15153 HCN lays out the West's 10 most critical issues and the paths toward positive results on everything from energy development and drought to federal agency practices and endangered species. No publisher Staff Energy science water nuclear wildlife communities forests public lands advocacy groups Politics Bush administration environmental movement energy oil and gas renewable energy Western Governors’ Association George W. Bush Dick Cheney solar energy wind energy John Kerry John McCain Harry Reid Janet Napolitano global warming 2010-02-05T09:22:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16060 A hunter and member of the National Rifle Association is angry at the way the group puts gun ownership above roadless areas, wildlife, and hunting No publisher Pat Wray Forests Roadless Hunting Hunters National Rifle Association roadless forests gun rights gun ownership Larry Craig wilderness wildlife fishing Second Amendment politics anti-environmental rhetoric hunting legislation big game trout 2010-02-05T08:56:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/284/15061 In his book Vicious: Wolves and Men in America, Jon T. Coleman explores the history of how the wolf was slowly transformed from vermin to be cruelly slaughtered into a noble calendar pinup No publisher Michelle Nijhuis Threatened And Endangered Species Wolves American history environmental issues wildlife hunting trapping predator control animal folklore 2010-02-05T09:21:33Z News Article 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 http://www.hcn.org/issues/280/14930 In an effort to avoid litigation, environmentalists and farmers come together with federal and state agencies to address a wildlife crisis on the Platte River No publisher Andrew Beck Grace Wildlife Birds Rivers Platte River Central Platte sandhill crane piping plover interior least tern Wyoming Water Development Commission Mike Besson wildlife river management irrigation well pumping agriculture environmentalists Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau 2010-02-05T09:20:44Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17734 Jeff Welsch decries the “ungulate welfare” on display in the overcrowded winter feeding grounds of Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge. No publisher Jeff Welsch Jeff Welsch chronic wasting disease wildlife National Elk Refuge feeding grounds 2010-02-05T09:47:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/371/17724 Jeff Welsch decries the “ungulate welfare” on display in the overcrowded winter feeding grounds of Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge. No publisher Jeff Welsch Jeff Welsch chronic wasting disease wildlife National Elk Refuge feeding grounds 2010-07-26T21:44:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/296/15457 In The Western Confluence, Matthew McKinney and William Harmon try to find practical ways to solve the West’s endless struggles over water and resource management No publisher Staff Communities in Transition Matthew McKinney William Harmon Western U.S. politics consensus collaboration problem-solving water wildlife fire management land use environmental issues 2010-02-05T09:24:26Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-way-the-west-was-can-be-seen-again Watching sandhill cranes gather on the Platte River in Nebraska is like stepping into a time machine that takes you back to an unspoiled, wild West. No publisher Pepper Trail wildlife wilderness nature writing sandhill cranes birdwatchers Rowe Sanctuary Yellowstone 2011-04-19T17:11:47Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.3/Roarth.jpg Time spent alone in a cabin in the wild reminds a writer that silence is more than the absence of noise. No publisher Charles Goodrich Charles Goodrich wildlife noise wilderness elk solitude silence 2010-02-10T22:01:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.14/the-spirit-of-the-place In The Wild Marsh, Montana nature writer Rick Bass takes us through four seasons in his beloved Yaak Valley. No publisher Andrea Appleton The Wild Marsh wildlife wilderness nature writing Yaak Valley Rick Bass 2010-02-05T08:43:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/299/15558 The Singing Life of Birds by Donald Kroodsma explores the varieties of birdsong, and even includes a CD of nearly 100 songs No publisher Staff Birds Donald Kroodsma birds birdsong ornithology bird-watching wood thrust hermit thrush natural history wildlife nature 2010-02-05T09:25:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/305/15765 After the Fires: The Ecology of Change in Yellowstone National Park is an anthology of articles chronicling the long-term effects of the 1988 fires on the park’s ecosystem and wildlife No publisher Gail Binkly Forests Fires Wildlife Management Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone fires wildfires fire ecology ecosystem wildlife global warming forest health 2010-02-05T09:26:10Z News Article