In Montana’s Centennial Valley, a sagebrush die-off triggered an investigation into what was killing this anchor species of ...

California does have fairly good fire-prevention measures and requirements in its building codes. One of the most important ...

Later, as there was more traffic in the valley, passing wagons and later cars would be stopped along the roadside. Male drivers and passengers would be “volunteered” to fight the fires and handed a ...

Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park in Ely is a peaceful, off-the-beaten-path destination where history and nature ...

Nestled in the high desert of eastern Nevada, just a stone’s throw from Ely, lies a state park that’s about as off-the-beaten-path as you can get without needing a satellite phone and a team of ...

But I really love that juniper outside of my window. Well, if that juniper catches on fire, it is going to produce 15-foot-tall flames. It does not matter how strong your windows are; that’s ...

I GOT INTO the environmental restoration business by accident. After military tours at sea and in Iraq as a Marine grunt and sniper, I demobilized back to Salt Lake City, where my family had relocated ...

The developer’s proposal included 222 turbines about 500 feet tall or 147 turbines about 670 ... A ferruginous hawk flies low over sagebrush. Wallace Keck National Park Service via Washington ...