As grizzlies recover, they’re no longer content to roam within the boundaries contrived for them.
Items by Gloria Dickie
A program to reimburse Oregon ranchers for livestock killed by wolves is in trouble.
A recent ruling may cause Fish and Wildlife to reconsider how it protects grizzlies.
Leaders worry delisting could invite energy exploration in historic areas.
Taxidermy provides clues about smuggling trends.
Feds consider transplanting bears into Washington’s North Cascades.
A residential library for readers, poets and naturalists takes shape.
The state is grappling with more fires and fewer fighters where they need them.
New information surfaces about how Idaho, Wyoming and Montana would manage the bears after a delisting this fall.
The Yellowstone grizzly population is poised to lose its endangered status, leaving protection in the hands of the states.
Decision marks the second time the grizzly has faced loss of federal protection.
Fires in Alaska help to smash 2006 record.
Fire detection is becoming more technologically advanced, as the old-fashioned watchtower goes extinct.
The weather event follows Earth’s two hottest years on record.
Feds may restrict hardrock mining and put oil and gas leases on auction block.
One of the nation’s oldest wildlife laws is fighting for its life in the courts.
The failed experiment in privatized land management has come to an end.
A review of ‘Wyoming Grasslands.’
Will this native bacteria finally thwart one of the most invasive weeds in North America?
Tent cities, waste and overcrowding have created something foul in Crested Butte.
A look at the Refugio spill and what goes into to preventing and cleaning up oil pipeline spills.
A review of 'The Denver Artists Guild; Its Founding Members: An Illustrated History' by Stan Cuba.
Risks shift from coastal facilities and marine vessels to inland pipelines and railways.
A by-the-numbers look at the most graffitied national parks.
The initiative aims to restore burned ecosystems and target fire-prone invasives like cheatgrass.
Should apiarists be allowed to place hives of non-native honeybees on public lands?
Residents worry about helicopters landing regularly near trails, campgrounds and wildlife.
Demand for housing, recreation and energy development means military bases could lose essential buffer land.
Lichen burns cool and quick, while spruce burns slow and hot.
Get to know Paige Blankenbuehler and Gloria Dickie. Also, a correction and a clarification.
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