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cottoncandylola/FlickrThe toll of climate change is all around us and while the scale of it can be difficult to grasp at an individual scale, some folks in Idaho are choosing to change their diets to reduce their impact on the planet. -
Louisa EversSince Christmas Day, in 1900, regular folks have been taking part in a Christmas Bird Census. A holiday tradition where people sign up to count the birds they see in the place that they live. The Christmas Bird Count is part of how the Audubon Society takes a wildlife census of birds to find out how they are doing and what conservation action might be needed to help them.
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Changing climate patterns and growing populations are having an impact on all of our lives, but it is also affecting birds and their migration patterns. -
The Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board recently approved agreements with ranchers to kill wolves for the protection of livestock. Some of the agreements say efforts will include shooting wolves from helicopters or planes on Forest Service land.
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The Bureau of Land Management recently announced that it will no longer allow the use of “cyanide bombs” on its lands. The M-44 devices are often used to protect livestock from animals like foxes or coyotes.
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Gray wolves are one of the most controversial animals in the west. And how you manage the species depends on where you're standing.
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The U.S. Department of Interior is spending another $51 million on water projects across the West. A majority of those funds – about $30 million – will flow to the Mountain West region.
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The alarming signs of climate change are all around us: devastating fires destroying whole communities, new temperature records set only to fall the next year, glaciers disappearing in real time. It's an overwhelming problem, but some have turned to e-bikes as one way to do their part to stave off the worst effects of our still-changing climate.
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As it gets colder wild birds can struggle to find the food they need, especially the backyard birds that stick around all year.
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Committees in the U.S. House and Senate recently discussed abandoned mine policies, with some lawmakers calling for faster rollouts of federal money for cleanups.
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A new study shows that grassland fires burn more land and destroy more homes than forest fires. Yet more homes are being built in these fire-prone areas across the nation, including the Mountain West.
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A new paper analyzing the effectiveness of prescribed fire finds that they can substantially reduce the probability of high-intensity fires for as long as six years after the burn.
