Cutthroats and Cottonwoods: Protecting the South Fork of the Snake

On a family boat trip down Idaho's South Fork River, writer Kris Millgate explores TNC's role protecting this river ecosystem.

Kris Millgate

Pronghorn Place: Preserve Protects Wildlife Migration Route

On Idaho's Flat Ranch Preserve, pronghorn have room to roam.

Kris Millgate

Six Spectacular Places to Experience the Sagebrush Sea

Six places to visit the stunning sagebrush sea, as recommended by TNC staff working to protect this biologically rich landscape.

Matthew L. Miller

Extreme Birding: Shorebirds at the Sewage Lagoon

Shorebird identification can be a challenge. The best place to practice might just be your local sewage lagoon.

Matthew L. Miller

Quality Time with Pocket Gophers

Most North Americans have heard of gophers. But what about the elusive pocket gopher?

Matthew L. Miller

Can Regenerative Agriculture Benefit Potato Farming?

A project in Idaho demonstrates how nature-based farming practices can benefit soil and the environment. And potatoes.

Matthew L. Miller

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?

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

In the Field with Wolverines

A biologist’s memorable experiences tracking wolverines in central Idaho.

Mary Terra-Berns

Moose in the Morning: 20 Years of Silver Creek

Twenty years of conservation writing, and a creek runs through it.

Matthew L. Miller

Giving Wildlife Room to Roam in the Face of Climate Change

Why Idaho’s Pioneer Mountains give wildlife room to roam in the face of climate change.

Matthew L. Miller

50 Fish, 50 States: Silver Creek Preserve

The legendarily difficult trout stream is not always so difficult.

Matthew L. Miller