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Living with Wildlife

The West's Broken Wildfires Are Killing Its Wildlife
The West's Broken Wildfires Are Killing Its Wildlife
The Atlantic. September 30, 2020
How Beavers Became North America's Best Firefighter
How Beavers Became North America's Best Firefighter
National Geographic. September 22, 2020
Lockdowns Could Be the 'Biggest Conservation Action in a Century'
Lockdowns Could Be the 'Biggest Conservation Action in a Century'
The Atlantic. July 6, 2020
Monique the Space Elk and the Wild History of Tracking Wildlife
Monique the Space Elk and the Wild History of Tracking Wildlife
High Country News. April 21, 2020
When Wildlife Safety Turns Into Fierce Political Debate
When Wildlife Safety Turns Into Fierce Political Debate
High Country News. January 1, 2020
How Roadkill Became an Environmental Disaster
How Roadkill Became an Environmental Disaster
The Atlantic. November 26, 2019
The Secret Lives of Fish-Eating, Beaver-Ambushing Wolves of Minnesota
The Secret Lives of Fish-Eating, Beaver-Ambushing Wolves of Minnesota
National Geographic. June 21, 2019
California's Tricolored Blackbird Is Running Out of Room
California's Tricolored Blackbird Is Running Out of Room
The Living Bird. March 31, 2019
They Will Build It: The Tulalip Tribes Bet Big on Beavers
They Will Build It: The Tulalip Tribes Bet Big on Beavers
bioGraphic. November 22, 2018
Why Hunting a Single Grizzly Bear Is Such a Big Deal
Why Hunting a Single Grizzly Bear Is Such a Big Deal
Outside Magazine. September 17, 2018
Why Two Countries Want to Kill 100,000 Beavers
Why Two Countries Want to Kill 100,000 Beavers
Washington Post. August 9, 2018
Beavers, Rebooted: Artificial Beaver Dams Are the West's Hottest New Restoration Strategy
Beavers, Rebooted: Artificial Beaver Dams Are the West's Hottest New Restoration Strategy
Science Magazine. June 7, 2018
Can the Beaver State Learn to Love Its Beavers?
Can the Beaver State Learn to Love Its Beavers?
High Country News. February 20, 2018
The 50-Year Legacy of Glacier's Night of the Grizzlies
The 50-Year Legacy of Glacier's Night of the Grizzlies
Outside Magazine. August 11, 2017
The Birds and the Bombs
The Birds and the Bombs
bioGraphic. June 28, 2016
Researchers Around the World Are Learning From Indigenous Communities. That's a Good Thing.
Researchers Around the World Are Learning From Indigenous Communities. That's a Good Thing.
Ensia Magazine. May 31, 2016
Birth Control for Bambi
Birth Control for Bambi
Undark Magazine. April 15, 2016
Wildlife Services and its Eternal War on Predators
Wildlife Services and its Eternal War on Predators
High Country News. January 25, 2016
Safe Passage
Safe Passage
Orion Magazine. December 8, 2015
The Beaver Whisperer
The Beaver Whisperer
High Country News. November 9, 2015
For sea lions, a feast of salmon on the Columbia
For sea lions, a feast of salmon on the Columbia
High Country News. July 6, 2015
Searching for the Best Dog to Save Livestock — and Wildlife
Searching for the Best Dog to Save Livestock — and Wildlife
Ensia Magazine. April 23, 2015
How Did the Meadow Vole Cross the Road?
How Did the Meadow Vole Cross the Road?
Medium. October 8, 2014
The Roads Scholar
The Roads Scholar
High Country News. August 13, 2014
A Bear Named Irene
A Bear Named Irene
High Country News. May 8, 2014
Home on the Range
Home on the Range
Earth Island Journal. March 3, 2014
In Grizzly Country, What Do You Do With A Dead Cow?
In Grizzly Country, What Do You Do With A Dead Cow?
Modern Farmer. February 16, 2014

Fish Stories

Jellyfish, Anyone? How Warming Oceans Will Change What We Eat
Jellyfish, Anyone? How Warming Oceans Will Change What We Eat
EatingWell. May 7, 2019
Free-Flowing, For Now
Free-Flowing, For Now
bioGraphic. March 27, 2019
The Gnawing Mystery of Saltwater Beavers
The Gnawing Mystery of Saltwater Beavers
Hakai Magazine. January 29, 2019
The Endling: Watching the Vaquita Vanish in Real Time
The Endling: Watching the Vaquita Vanish in Real Time
Pacific Standard. June 8, 2018
A Fish Called Rockweed
A Fish Called Rockweed
Hakai Magazine. May 29, 2018
The Deliciously Fishy Case of the Codfather
The Deliciously Fishy Case of the Codfather
Mother Jones. March 15, 2017
In Search of Suckers
In Search of Suckers
bioGraphic. January 3, 2017
Cod is Dead — Is Dogfish the Answer?
Cod is Dead — Is Dogfish the Answer?
Boston Magazine. August, 2016
Scientists Mull a Risky Strategy To Save World's Most Endangered Porpoise
Scientists Mull a Risky Strategy To Save World's Most Endangered Porpoise
Science Magazine. July 29, 2016
The Government's Mission to Save a Fish — With Fake Floods and Helicopter Rides
The Government's Mission to Save a Fish — With Fake Floods and Helicopter Rides
OnEarth Magazine. April 11, 2016
Cracking Open the Tuna Code
Cracking Open the Tuna Code
Hakai Magazine. February 9, 2016
Bristol Bay In-Depth
Bristol Bay In-Depth
World Wildlife Magazine. November 1, 2015
Defenders of the Forgotten Fish
Defenders of the Forgotten Fish
Hakai Magazine. July 13, 2015
The Great Salmon Compromise
The Great Salmon Compromise
High Country News. December 9, 2014
The Accidental Lobster Farmers
The Accidental Lobster Farmers
Modern Farmer. December 22, 2014
Can biomimicry tackle our toughest water problems?
Can biomimicry tackle our toughest water problems?
High Country News. November 24, 2014.
This Tool-Using Sniper Changed What We Think About Fish
This Tool-Using Sniper Changed What We Think About Fish
Nautilus. October 15, 2014
The Battle to Save Yellowstone From Invasive Fish
The Battle to Save Yellowstone From Invasive Fish
Scientific American. August 19, 2014
What's Killing the Yukon's Salmon?
What's Killing the Yukon's Salmon?
High Country News. July 7, 2014
Catch, Fillet, and Sell the Eggs of a Dinosaur: How to Save the Paddlefish
Catch, Fillet, and Sell the Eggs of a Dinosaur: How to Save the Paddlefish
Pacific Standard. May 15, 2014
The Catch-22 of New England's Catch Share Scheme
The Catch-22 of New England's Catch Share Scheme
Earth Island Journal. April 1, 2013

Climate, Land, People

Rent a Fire Lookout Tower for $40 a Night
Rent a Fire Lookout Tower for $40 a Night
CNN Travel. September 4, 2020
Brittany and the Beavers
Brittany and the Beavers
Last Word on Nothing. June 8, 2020
The Dictionary Hasn't Caught Up With the Climate Crisis
The Dictionary Hasn't Caught Up With the Climate Crisis
The Nation. March 19, 2020
Reforestation and Remeandering in Leopold's Bootsteps
Reforestation and Remeandering in Leopold's Bootsteps
High Country News. November 11, 2018
The Tree Ring
The Tree Ring
High Country News. March 20, 2017
Conservationist Terry Tempest Williams Puts Herself on Frontline of Climate Fight
Conservationist Terry Tempest Williams Puts Herself on Frontline of Climate Fight
The Guardian. December 31, 2016.
The Grand Plan to Save the Yellowstone River
The Grand Plan to Save the Yellowstone River
High Country News. June 27, 2016
In Washington, the Nooksack 306 Fight to Stay in Their Tribe
In Washington, the Nooksack 306 Fight to Stay in Their Tribe
High Country News. April 17, 2016
Walking With Oliver
Walking With Oliver
The Last Word on Nothing. September 2, 2015
We Went There: Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and Alaska’s 110-Year-Old Twilight Baseball Game
We Went There: Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and Alaska’s 110-Year-Old Twilight Baseball Game
Grantland. June 25, 2015
Young Leaders Changing the West
Young Leaders Changing the West
High Country News. January 13, 2014
It Takes a Village: Crowdfunding Neighborhood Improvement
It Takes a Village: Crowdfunding Neighborhood Improvement
NationSwell. May 29, 2014
Are coal companies paying fair market value for leases on public lands?
Are coal companies paying fair market value for leases on public lands?
High Country News. March 7, 2014
How to Crowdfund Solar Power
How to Crowdfund Solar Power
NationSwell. January 28, 2014
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