In These Cheatgrass-Infested Hills

How do we approach degraded lands? What role do they play in our conservation conversations? How do we value them? And does it matter them?

Matthew L. Miller

A Rancher’s Owls

We crouched down, watching the little owls from a couple feet away. They seemed slightly perturbed but made no move […]

Matthew L. Miller

Wildlife Sightings: Share or Stay Quiet?

There are times when sharing a photo of a wild animal can lead to its death.

Matthew L. Miller

Witches’ Broom and the Conservation of “Ugly”

Should we kill trees because they’re ugly? At one point, conservationists did.

Matthew L. Miller

For the Love of Cutthroat Trout

Why go to the trouble to catch 8-inch trout in remote streams?

Matthew L. Miller

Condor Spotting: Wildlife Watching and Optimism

Searching for California condors is a lesson in hope.

Matthew L. Miller

8 Conservation Writing Awards for Cool Green Science

The Outdoor Writers Association of America, now in its 95th year, is one of the oldest professional communications organizations in North […]

The Editors

Did You Know There Are Four Hyena Species?

Meet the hyenas you don’t know: cool creatures often unfairly persecuted.

Matthew L. Miller

Edward O. Wilson, Science Communicator

Remembering Edward O. Wilson, one of our best science communicators.

Matthew L. Miller

What Are the 4 Calling Birds? Probably Not What You Think.

Those four birds in the holiday song may not actually be “calling.”

Matthew L. Miller

Why Do We Hate Trash Birds?

Gulls. House sparrows. Starlings. Rock pigeons. Canada geese. These species are often derided as trash birds. But why do birders dismiss them so easily?

Justine E. Hausheer

10 Writing Awards for Cool Green Science

Cool Green Science staff writers and contributors won 10 awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America.

The Editors