Predators can change how large animals like elk use the landscape and can also preclude excessive browsing of critical areas like riparian zones
Colorado’s Forgotten Valley
By Tom Ribe Busy cities, gleaming ski areas, young families hiking and biking in the latest gear; this is the Colorado outsiders may think they know. But the state …
Australia’s Federalist System Catches on Fire
Australia and the US have vastly different wildland management a fire management approaches. Australia’s comes up short.
The Vanishing Colorado River
The Colorado River is in the midst of an 18 year long drought that may well be the norm going into the future with huge ramifications for millions of people.
Flushing Out Trump’s Appliance Views
By Tom Ribe While many readers find Trump reprehensible, his place as the leader of the conservative movement in America and abroad makes even his most laughable views cause …
Why Trump Hates Wind Energy
By Tom Ribe The headline caught my eye: “Trump Goes on Bizarre Tirade Against Wind Turbines.” I read the article because I care about wind energy as a key solution …
Where the Trout Hide
We needed to go out toward Iron Gate, the far end of the road that follows the Pecos River from the town of the same name up into the …
Burning Down the House
I recently went to Tucson for to join wild land fire specialists gathered to talk about the particular science of fire moving across the land, through the trees, through …
Owls, White Cows, Susan’s Beer Taps
Fire and Owls Land managers at the Valles Caldera National Preserve went forward with a prescribed burn in the Banco Bonito area on the southwest corner of the Preserve …
Fall Fun in the New Mexico High Country
Fantastic fall in New Mexico, the cool air flows in under the fading heat of summer. Where better to be alive than right here with all the great possibilities …