Writers on the Range
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Even pests have a purpose
We should celebrate the recovery of the California condor, but raise a glass for a lost louse.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Aug 23, 2012 -
Hawk watching on the Mokelumne River
Wind energy may pose a threat to raptors as immediate as encroaching development.
by John Berry, Aug 22, 2012 -
Just don't call the condors wild
I'm glad condors are flourishing, but with all the cosseting they receive, they're not really wild.
by Steve Herman, Aug 20, 2012 -
"Friending" nature
Using social media and citizen science to track the tiger beetle in New Mexico and Arizona
by Sharman Apt Russell, Aug 16, 2012 -
Mourning the world we've lost
Art as elegy and as a call to action on behalf of the natural world.
by Sarah Gilman, Aug 15, 2012 -
A subdivision on the edge of the wild
Living surrounded by wildlife is special, even if beavers flood you out.
by Jeff Nichols, Aug 09, 2012 -
Public lands agencies are charging for nothing
A court decision knocked down “amenity” fees at national forests, but the USFS still tries to charge
by Cindy J. Cole, Aug 10, 2012 -
No longer the safest place
One ideal corner of the Northwest can’t escape environmental impacts from the rest of the world.
by Pepper Trail, Aug 08, 2012 -
On the front line of mental illness and violence
The National Rifle Association acts as a terrorist organization in its efforts to limit gun control
by Eliza Murphy, Aug 02, 2012 -
It's all about the aircraft, not the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon will continue to lack a precious ingredient -- silence
by Jon Kovash, Aug 01, 2012
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