As grizzlies recover, they’re no longer content to roam within the boundaries contrived for them.
Gloria Dickie
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
When cattle go missing in wolf territory, who should pay the price?
A program to reimburse Oregon ranchers for livestock killed by wolves is in trouble.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Courts challenge a piecemeal approach to species recovery
A recent ruling may cause Fish and Wildlife to reconsider how it protects grizzlies.
Posted inJuly 24, 2017: Down the Dark Mountain
Tribal nations fight removal of grizzly protections
Leaders worry delisting could invite energy exploration in historic areas.
Posted inMarch 20, 2017: The Tree Ring
Return of the grizzly?
Feds consider transplanting bears into Washington’s North Cascades.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
How to tell the story of the West, rural and urban
A residential library for readers, poets and naturalists takes shape.
Posted inSeptember 5, 2016: When the Doctor is Out
Alaska’s emergency wildfire crews are burning out
The state is grappling with more fires and fewer fighters where they need them.
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States propose scaling back safeguards for grizzlies
New information surfaces about how Idaho, Wyoming and Montana would manage the bears after a delisting this fall.
Posted inMay 16, 2016: Grizzly Face-Off
As delisting looms, grizzly advocates prepare for a final face-off
The Yellowstone grizzly population is poised to lose its endangered status, leaving protection in the hands of the states.
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Interactive timeline: Fish & Wildlife Service proposes to delist Yellowstone grizzly
Decision marks the second time the grizzly has faced loss of federal protection.
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2015 wildfires burned a record-breaking 10.1 million acres
Fires in Alaska help to smash 2006 record.
Posted inDecember 7, 2015: Good Neighbors
The last stand of the West’s fire lookouts
Fire detection is becoming more technologically advanced, as the old-fashioned watchtower goes extinct.
Posted inNovember 9, 2015: The Campaign Against Coal
What does super El Niño mean for the American West?
The weather event follows Earth’s two hottest years on record.
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BLM mulls energy development in sage grouse habitat
Feds may restrict hardrock mining and put oil and gas leases on auction block.
Posted inOctober 26, 2015: Clean Energy's Dirty Secret
Will the Migratory Bird Treaty Act survive in the modern era?
One of the nation’s oldest wildlife laws is fighting for its life in the courts.
Posted inOctober 26, 2015: Clean Energy's Dirty Secret
Photographing Wyoming Prairies
A review of ‘Wyoming Grasslands.’
Posted inOctober 26, 2015: Clean Energy's Dirty Secret
The Latest: Park Service takes the reins at Valles Caldera
The failed experiment in privatized land management has come to an end.
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Researchers find an answer to invasive cheatgrass
Will this native bacteria finally thwart one of the most invasive weeds in North America?
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In Colorado, a ‘rental crisis’ forces workers into the woods
Tent cities, waste and overcrowding have created something foul in Crested Butte.
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Feds find Santa Barbara pipeline operator violated safety requirements
A look at the Refugio spill and what goes into to preventing and cleaning up oil pipeline spills.