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Earth Talk: Sage grouse
The Sacramento Bee· 3 days agoDear EarthTalk: Why is protecting the greater sage grouse such a hot button issue across the American West? Answer: The greater sage ...
OPINION: Colorado, Western U.S. are at a crossroads for the fate of the greater sage grouse
Montrose Daily Press· 6 days agoThe plight of the greater sage grouse, an iconic symbol of the American West, mirrors the ecological...
Jonah Energy first oil company to earn honor for reclamation
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 16 hours agoFiery pockets of scarlet globemallow begin to flicker among the sage brush, and at last will come...
The secret is out: The world found the Owyhees. Advocates say it’s time to protect land
The Idaho Statesman· 1 day agoJust southwest of Boise lies one of the last vast swaths of solitude in the United States. The Owyhee Canyonlands, with stunning red gulches, winding rivers and a moon-like landscape where a ...
Center for Biological Diversity Reports Court Issues Opinion Striking Down Approval of Gold Drilling...
Sierra Sun Times· 2 days agoSAN FRANCISCO— A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued an opinion reversing the decision of a lower court that would have allowed exploratory drilling east of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains ...
Memorial Day holiday offers brief break from downtown road construction
The Record-Courier· 2 days agoOnly a few orange cones adorned Main Street on Monday as much of the preliminary work on Highway 395 north of Waterloo Lane took a break for the Memorial Day weekend. “Road ...
Groups sue over grazing agreements in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTwo conservation groups from Montana and Idaho sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week...
To Graze After a Fire, or Not to Graze
Agricultural Research Magazine· 1 day agoThe sagebrush steppe in America’s western states is an important ecosystem for biodiversity and ranching economies. To maintain the sustainability of...
Disaster Peak Ranch preserved for conservation purposes
KOLO 8 Reno· 7 days agoA collective effort from five wildlife agencies has resulted in the preservation of the historic...
Feds plan to restore grizzly bears to Washington's North Cascades region | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
Colorado Springs Gazette· 5 days agoThe federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central...