The report finds that about one-third of species, including many in the Mountain West, are at high or moderate concern from a ...

More than half a million acres in southwest Montana have been impacted by conifer expansion. It used to be that fires would ...

Round Reality of Fires Wildfires are no longer a seasonal phenomenon; they've become a year-round reality across much of the United States. This shift isn't about wondering if more fires will occur ...

The imperiled bird species even slightly avoided manipulated swaths of the sagebrush-steppe landscape, the data showed. “In our study design, we purposely tested the Wyoming Game and Fish ...

The rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) depend on the sagebrush steppe ecosystems of the Sagebrush Sea for their survival and are at risk of extinction because of habitat loss and disease. They’ve lost ...

Shrub-steppe in Washington is characterized by generally dry areas of sagebrush and bunchgrass inhabited by coyotes, rattlesnakes, deer, hawks, falcons, small birds, and in the spring, an array of ...

but increasing colony acreage impacts livestock production and in some localities can negatively affect shrub-steppe birds. To quantify these tradeoffs, we are focusing on the following research ...

Brigid Mander With 310,000 acres spanning sagebrush steppe in the valley, snow-capped peaks, verdant forests and crystal-clear alpine lakes, Grand Teton National Park is the highlight of any trip ...