ELKO — Sagebrush is a ubiquitous kind of plant. It grows in most Nevadans' backyards, appears on the Nevada state flag and serves as a source of coals for grilling. It is also a habitat for sage ...

After the Hansen Road fire burned along the hills just outside Benton City in southeastern Washington this past summer, signs of life are slowly springing back up from the blackened ground — now with ...

The Elk Mountains displayed bright colors on a frosty morning in early October. The sky was blue, the air was clear, and aspen displayed their full range of fall foliage colors. The rising sun’s light ...

BEND, Ore. {KTVZ} -- Happening Monday, the Natural History Pub presents – The Sagebrush in Prisons Project. Hosted by the High Desert Museum, the sagebrush plant is a keystone species that grows ...

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — Laura Jones spoke from the grassy flats at the base of Blacktail Butte, a place where Mormon settlers made a go at homesteading the 6,600-foot-high heart of Jackson Hole ...

This is a follow-up to a couple of articles on sage grouse (HCN, 2/4/02: Last dance for the sage grouse?). Sagebrush is an important species and vital to rangeland ecosystems, but there is a limit to ...

"That sagebrush is 54 years old," he says finally to an awed group of onlookers touring the Bench Corral country. "This plant has had it, and it's soon to be out of the picture." Unfortunately, the ...