The Ask

Conservationists are working to preserve eastern Montana’s intact prairie and return its assemblage of native wildlife.

Scientists “tromp out there into far-away places” to learn how to help recover three elusive, high-mountain predators: wolverines, Canada lynx and Cascade red foxes. 

A new book from water expert Peter Gleick urges a rethinking of how we use, manage and value one of our most important resources.

As Antarctica faces a host of human-caused threats, a marine biologist calls for action.

As new technologies supercharge the field of bioacoustics, researchers can better listen to environmental changes — and use the information to guide conservation efforts.

A new book looks at efforts to recover dwindling populations and what more is needed.

California’s recent floods show that we aren’t ready for the bigger storms that climate change will bring, an expert warns.

Indigenous-led prescribed fire is helping to restore depleted lands and long-suppressed cultural practices.

Disability is too often left out of the conversation about equity and inclusion in the outdoors. We can change that.

A new book investigates the toxic legacy of Hanford, the Washington state facility that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons.