Washington state’s Puget Sound is the focus of a large-scale estuarine restoration project, spearheaded by conversation organizations hoping to amass a multi-billion dollar warchest.
Yellowstone volcanic crater changes tied to molten rock movement
It is believed that about 640,000 years ago (during the Pleistocene epoch), a massive volcano erupted, creating a caldera in the center of what is now Yellowstone National Park.
River sediment buildup may be a factor in certain subduction zone earthquakes
Over millions of years, sediment typically accumulates to great depths, from one-half mile to nearly 2 miles, and in rare cases, 3 miles deep.
UNM study: El Niño-mediated winter storms produced wet climate in Chihuahuan Desert
The findings dramatically alter the climatic framework used by geologists reconstructing past climate change; archaeologists describing human responses to environmental change; and water managers tasked with balancing environmental, agricultural and urban water needs in drought-stressed southwestern North America.
UW biologist: Spawning salmon behavior triggers stream ecosystem changes
The “rototilling” effect most happens wherever salmon are found in high densities, such as British Columbia, Alaska and some individual streams in the Pacific Northwest.
Copper Mountain Ski Resort — Deep snow, accessibility and black eyes
At an elevation of over 12,000 feet, this alpine terrain is exceptional, especially the glades of Lower Enchanted Forest, rated a double-black diamond.
Mexican gray wolf population declines for third successive year
The number of endangered Mexican gray wolves confirmed in the wild declined for the third successive year as a result of trapping and shooting by the U.S. government.