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The Battles of Song Sparrows: How a Scientific Outsider Changed How We Study Birds
Margaret Morse Nice lacked a formal academic position but her work on the territoriality of song sparrows changed ornithology.
Technology to the Rescue for Foresters in the Thick of It
Managing forests to remain resilient through wildfire, drought, and forest pests in a changing climate is complicated. New technology is helping forest managers to restore forests to a healthy mix of spatial diversity.
Maintaining Healthy Forests Takes More than Planting Trees
Conservationists should plant more trees, but that’s not the whole story. America’s forests must be resilient to survive wildfires and invading forest pests in a changing climate.
Feathers vs. Fins: Protecting Pelicans and the Trout They Eat
A protected bird that eats five pounds of fish a day. A declining and imperiled native fish population. How to balance pelicans and cutthroat trout?
New Research on the Remarkable Binge-Eating Bull Trout
Think you eat a lot on Thanksgiving? Meet a real champion binge eater: the bull trout.
Where to See 10 Impossibly Elusive Mammals
What mammal do you most want to see in the wild? You can see many cryptic creatures, if you know where to travel and look.
A Brief History of People Behaving Badly in Yellowstone
Attempted baby bison rescues. Tourists falling into geysers. Do people no longer know how to behave in national parks?
Searching for a Rare Nautilus, Round 2
Conservancy scientists (and one intrepid field reporter) take on a second search for the rare Allonautilus in the Solomon Islands. Success is contextual.
Ginseng Digging: Local Traditions and Global Markets for Appalachia’s Medicinal Plants
Ginseng: a medicinal root with a long tradition of harvesting in Appalachia. But can the plant withstand the demands of a global market? Hal Herring takes a personal look at the plants, the place and the people that make up the history of ginseng digging.
Sagebrush Science Makes a Breakthrough with Soil Pasta
When scientists were looking for a better way to restore sagebrush they thought way outside of the box. The solution — a pasta maker.
Species On the Move: Mapping Barriers for Wildlife in a Warming World
As the planet warms, some species will need to relocate to areas with suitable climate conditions for survival. New research reveals that only 41 percent of the natural land area in the United States retains enough connectivity to facilitate this migration.
A Murder of Crows: When Roosting Crows Come to Town
Crows don’t always make the easiest of neighbors. But sometimes dealing with crows is as simple as an attitude adjustment.
