Research assistants Chelsea Merriman, standing, and Adrian Rus place markers that can be seen from the air in a research plot of sagebrush. Three subspecies of sagebrush, grown from seeds from a ...

Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — A new plan to save sagebrush habitats in Western states that support cattle ranching, recreation and 350 wildlife species — including imperiled sage grouse — is a paradigm shift in ...

It may seem, to anyone who has driven long stretches of highway across the West, that there is plenty — maybe even more than enough — sagebrush. Sagebrush once covered 250 million acres of western ...

CARSON CITY — The future of the sage grouse — a vulnerable game bird facing numerous threats to its existence — soon will benefit from an unlikely source: Nevada prison inmates. Nevada Corrections ...

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 ...