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Wesley Sarmento/Montana Fish, Wildlife and ParksAs predators like grizzly bears and gray wolves expand their ranges or are being recovered to more habitats, wildlife managers in the Mountain West are increasingly tasked with preventing conflicts between the animals and people. Some are turning to new strategies and technologies, including drones. -
Swikar Patel for NPRHomeowners in Idaho are facing rising insurance costs and harder-to-maintain coverage. Now newly released data is shedding light on the scope of the problem.
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The Trump Administration is using revenue from recreation fees to keep bathrooms clean and trash tidy at national parks during the shutdown. But parks are not charging fees at this time. -
The American West has seen the number of structures lost in wildfires more than triple in recent decades. But new research shows that home hardening measures can significantly increase a home’s chances of survivability during a wildfire. -
Meet the urban farmers in the heart of Idaho's cities that are turning small plots into hubs for food and community. -
Last week, we reported on a nickel refinery in Oklahoma that is built on the historic reservation of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache tribal nations. But the refinery is operating without consent, which brings up questions of tribal sovereignty. -
Idaho Fish and Game is warning hunters not to fall for inaccurate artificialintelligence information that may get them in trouble. -
Idaho farmers face mounting challenges as farmland disappears and development pressures make it harder to sustain their way of life. -
Across the country, critical minerals are in increasingly high demand for green technology and national defense. In the first of a three part series, KOSU’s Sarah Liese reports on a nickel refinery in Oklahoma facing pushback from three tribal nations. -
Over the past five years, Idaho has lost thousands of farms, prompting urgent conversations about the preservation of agricultural communities and the future of farming in our state. -
The Idaho Department of Agriculture says it wants to rid the river of invasive mussels for good, which hasn't been done before in a river system. -
Deb Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, was the first Indigenous US Secretary of the Interior. Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding spoke with her about the challenges and opportunities facing tribes, including climate change and political headwinds.
