The eight national park areas studied were Glacier, Mount Rainier, Olympic, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Denali, Gates of the Arctic and Noatak.
Oregon’s Marmot Dam cited as case study for dam removal, river restoration
The removal of dams in northwestern Oregon provides insight into river water flow, sedimentation fluctuations and ecological changes.
Insects, wildfire suppression, development challenge Colorado’s forests
The mountain pine beetle epidemic wildfire suppression, climate change and rural property development will impact the Colorado’s forests over the next several decades.
OSU: Northwest marine ecosystem ‘dead zones’ unprecedented, may be linked to climate change
During the summer of 2006, anoxia, a complete lack of oxygen in the water, was recorded off the central Oregon coast for the first time.
Study supports Bering Strait migration, Siberian origin to Native Americans
The study’s findings hint at supporting evidence for scholars who believe early inhabitants followed the coasts to spread south into South America, rather than moving in waves across the interior.
Scripps: Climate change, water use threaten Lake Mead, Lake Powell
An unusually dry year or sustained drought would mean unstable and variable water deliveries for a system that relies on the huge reservoirs Lake Mead in Arizona/Nevada and Lake Powell in Arizona/Utah.
UA: Terrain dictates deadly wolf, elk interactions in Yellowstone
While it was feared the elk population would be at risk upon reintroduction, wolf numbers on Yellowstone’s northern range has grown to 84 and elk numbers have not declined appreciably.