Research assistants Chelsea Merriman, standing, and Adrian Rus place markers that can be seen from the air in a research plot of sagebrush. Three subspecies of sagebrush, grown from seeds from a ...

Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...

CARSON CITY — The future of the sage grouse — a vulnerable game bird facing numerous threats to its existence — soon will benefit from an unlikely source: Nevada prison inmates. Nevada Corrections ...

BOISE, Idaho — A new plan to save sagebrush habitats in Western states that support cattle ranching, recreation and 350 wildlife species — including imperiled sage grouse — is a paradigm shift in ...

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Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from ecologist Holly Copeland, a staff scientist with The Nature Conservancy. Copeland’s work focuses on mapping out wildlife migration corridors and other ...