Tree of Life

To save the greatest number of species, conservationists might do best to save the most common ones. A feature on … More

Cumulative impacts of drilling

New research finds that drilling has stripped bare three Yellowstone National Parks worth of land in recent years. A web … More

A mysterious algae known as “rock snot” is smothering wild rivers — and may hold clues to their future. High Country … More

My feature in Science Magazine, on the connection — or lack thereof — between beetle-killed forests and wildfire in the … More

News analysis and musings on the rescue of the Oregon chub, a diminutive minnow that recently became the first fish … More

In order to save the West’s forests, scientists must first learn how trees die. A High Country News cover story … More