October 19, 2026

Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say

The Ramsays’ ranch in southwest Wyoming is one of many areas embracing the semiaquatic rodents as nature’s engineers. Conservation groups and government agencies are increasing their use of “starter homes” made of wood and brush to encourage the creatures...

October 16, 2026

Standing Room Only: New Platform Uses Machine Learning to Tackle Recreation Crowding

It can be discouraging lacing up boots, packing trail mix, and driving hours to a favorite trailhead only to find that a hundred other people had the same idea. Overcrowding is an ongoing issue at recreation sites across the West, with packed parking lots...