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

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

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 agency’s leadership distanced itself from the controversial proposal even though staff helped research public-land sales.

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 ...

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 ...

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Old snow crunched underfoot in mid-January as a dozen people snowshoed near Molas Pas San Juan Mountains. The interpretive ...

Changes to NEPA and other rules and policies by the Trump administration could sideline tribal nations’ efforts to take part in land management projects and decisions on federal lands.

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 ...

Cows grazing at Point Reyes National Seashore at sunset. Karen Budd-Falen has worked on a longstanding dispute over cows at Point Reyes. MARCH 20, 2026 UPDATE: Ethics officials at President Donald ...