Wildfires burned more than 1.9 million acres in Oregon in 2024. By the time they finally died down at the end of October, the ...

In absence of federal meetings, nonprofits step up to hold public comment on Forest Service plan to lift protections from ...

The federal government ordered Flaming Gorge water released and cuts to Lake Powell releases, to prevent collapse.

Delegates are arriving in New York for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples, despite the U.S. presenting challenges for attendees to secure visas.

The Underground Atlas, a new model of the worldwide distribution of mycorrhizal, or network-forming, fungi, shows that the fungi in these and other places need protection. Created by researchers at ...

Soil and rocks throughout the West naturally contain chromium-3, a harmless trace element also found in animals and plants — and even included in dietary supplements. “You could dig a hole outside, ...

Understanding the ecological consequences of the March 2026 heat wave across the West will take years, but research on a 2021 ...

A Q&A with the New Mexico Reforestation Center director about what it takes to replant a burn scar post-wildfire. Recovery from the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fire has been daunting. Residents are ...

Paying attention to birds — and doing so in whatever way is accessible to people — supports a person’s health. Moving around in nature tends to correlate with lower levels of stress. You’re not only ...

To learn to love flies, you must make annoyance your teacher. Years ago, on a hot summer afternoon, I was sitting on my front porch when a housefly took a liking to me. I swatted, but it kept ...

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