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Alex Hager/KJZZA federal plan for the Colorado River means big water cuts for Arizona. The Phoenix and Tucson areas will be hit hard. City leaders say they can keep taps flowing, but solutions will be expensive. -
ARHIT/Adobe StockFrom Spokane, Wash. to Pueblo County, Colo., fast-moving fires have again wreaked havoc in neighborhoods this summer. Now, a network of scientists, fire professionals and other experts have joined forces to seek research-based solutions to the problem.
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So-called process based restoration (PBR) has a number of ecological benefits. But it can make ecosystems more resilient to wildfires when they come, and better able to recover in their wake. -
Widespread drought, hot temperatures, low humidity and wildfires across the state are hurting the ability of ranchers to produce hay this summer and reducing the quality of forage in pastures. -
The volunteer fire department is looking for community support to purchase a side-by-side to help get them quicker to rural fires. -
Residents in Lander have reported numerous birds showing signs of illness, likely avian conjunctivitis -
Giant sequoias only grow naturally in California today. But they once ranged as far east as Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada, before the climate turned drier and pushed them into their current, narrower range. -
Fish take the heat while kayakers walk more. -
When the rule was first enacted in 2001, the government held hundreds of public hearings that took nearly two years. -
A handful of Wyoming towns are mandating or requesting residents to limit outdoor watering to preserve aquifers. -
State Forester Kelly Norris provided an update on wildfire responses and expenses during the most recent Joint Appropriations Committee meeting. -
The proposal received nearly 16,000 comments from the public. Analysis reveals that 99% of comments oppose the BLM’s proposed changes.
