natural resources
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Five million acres. One plan. Go!
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Despite the beautiful vistas and mountain air, revising national forest plans is no walk in the park. And the forest plan revision process for the Blue Mountains National Forests was no exception & … more
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So you think you can dance?
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Greater Sage-Grouse are a unique species - generally elusive for most of the year, these birds save it all up for breeding time. The males strut their stuff in flashy, booming courtship rituals that … more
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Seeing the forest for the trees
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“Planned wilderness” seems like an oxymoron, but keeping wild spaces wild isn’t as easy as it might seem. That was the case with the Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville National Forests … more
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Collaboration on a “Great” scale
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In recent years, the US Department of the Interior began forming new collaborative organizations which look at environmental conservation with a much broader perspective. There are now 22 Landscape … more
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Connecting people is...well, in our nature
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The need to connect to nature is so strong that even our clichés about urban life reflect it: concrete jungle, skyscraper forest. The Portland-Vancouver area has many green spaces for … more