Stories
Grizzly recovery in northern Montana and Idaho depends on more than isolated patches of public wilderness. Bears move across farms, timberland, river valleys…
Wildfire can reshape a forest in an afternoon, but stand behaviour depends on more than the presence of trees. The connection between forest thinning and fire…
A BioBlitz is a timed, team-based survey that records as many plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms as possible within a defined place. Unlike a guided…
The Pend Oreille Valley across Sanders County, Montana, and Bonner County, Idaho, contains rivers, forested ridges, wetlands and working lands shaped by farms,…
Lake water quality is shaped by everything happening in the lake catchment. Rain carries sediment, nutrients and chemicals from farms, roads and urban blocks…
Western Montana’s dry forests extend from the Missoula hills toward Thompson Falls and into northern Idaho. Ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine and…
A wildlife habitat management plan does not need to be a technical report or an expensive consultant’s document. For many Australian landowners, a few clear…
The importance of snag retention for woodpecker populations is easy to overlook because a dead tree can look unproductive. Yet standing dead trees are valuable…
Spring wildflower hikes reveal far more than bright petals. On protected land, flowers can indicate the health of a forest, the condition of a creek edge, the…
The 57-acre Bull River Valley parcel is a practical example of how private land protection can secure habitat, waterway values and rural character for the long…