Trail work, though underappreciated, made for a life well-lived in the woods.

Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web.

Despite the torture and killing of a wolf in Daniel one year ago, the state has found a way to manage its wolves.

During a Feb. 14 speech before the Wyoming Legislature, U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R, heaped praise on the Trump ...

Farmers, tribes and environmental advocates in rural Oregon raise alarms about the empty promises of biofuels.

The scientists analyzed 23 years of bird migration data to determine the variability in the birds’ arrival times each spring. And they identified two distinct regions — East and West. In the East, ...

In the months before the Navajo Generating Station closed, many observers prognosticated economic doom for nearby Page, Arizona, population 7,500 or so. The plant employed 463 full-time, high-wage ...

Brent Davis thinks he grows the tastiest tomatoes. For four generations, his family has farmed and ranched near the eastern shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, 45 minutes north of Salt Lake City. He ...

This article appeared in the March 2025 print edition of the magazine with the headline “‘Rights of nature’ laws take root in the West.” ...

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Workers describe projects on wildfire prevention, environmental restoration and trail repair halted by Trump administration terminations.

Male roadrunners’ colors become accentuated during mating season. In fact, in many bird species, males are the showiest, sporting iridescent, delectable colors, blooming tail feathers, and, in the ...