Author – The Durango Herald

Plan unveiled to protect vast swath of Western U.S. sagebrush

BOISE, Idaho – Federal officials on Monday released an ambitious wildfire-fighting and restoration plan to protect a wide swath of sagebrush country in much of the West that supports cattle ...

DATE: Oct 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wildfire seasons growing worse

Study confirms global warming creating more fire hazards

DATE: Oct 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hemingway home gets back swiped antlers

Wife of Hunter S. Thompson says gonzo journalist ‘regretted’ taking them

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest fires make many morels

Mushroom hunters flock to burn areas

DATE: May 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food

Court ruling may decrease sheep grazing

Decision on bighorns could have ramifications on grazing in the West

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Studies aim to restore habitat of imperiled Northwest fish

BOISE, Idaho – Scientists in the Pacific Northwest are studying more than a dozen watersheds to develop templates on habitat restoration that could be used in similar streams to bolster stru...

DATE: Feb 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Half of Columbia River sockeye salmon dying due to hot water

BOISE, Idaho – More than a quarter million sockeye salmon returning from the ocean to spawn are either dead or dying in the Columbia River and its tributaries because of warming water temper...

DATE: Jul 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Taking new fight to fire

Sage grouse, rangeland protection focus of federal plan

DATE: Mar 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Habitat-conscious firefighting plan ordered

Sage-grouse would be protected

DATE: Jan 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Big riders mean big horses on trails

Western ranches trying to accommodate larger tourists

DATE: Apr 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Neighborhood comes to rescue when avalanche hits Montana

Rescue officials say about 100 neighbors converged to help find three people buried Friday when an avalanche swept down a mountain in a residential area of Missoula in western Montana and cr...

DATE: Mar 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Brother describes finding sibling’s plane wreckage

BOISE, Idaho – When Dellon Smith spotted the wreckage of his older brother’s airplane on the side of a central Idaho mountain, he started running. “It’s hard to sprint in snowshoe...

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News