Salmon Stewards: Seasons of Growth
“Fish are like trees! ” exclaimed Melody, a 3rd grader who is now also an enthusiastic Salmon Steward at Carus Elementary. She’s referring to the unexpected discovery she made when peering …
Changing the Tide for America’s Public Lands and Wildlife
America’s public lands are places where people from all walks of life come together to escape into the natural world. But that experience is becoming harder to capture as our …
Buffalo Unites Us
The American bison or buffalo is essential to the traditions, culture, beliefs and religious practices of Native American tribes across the western United States and Canada. Many Americans are familiar …
Talking Snake River Salmon as Spring Approaches
There could be extra water spilling through the dams on the lower Snake and lower Columbia Rivers this spring to help juvenile salmon get downstream – unless last ditch efforts …
Growing WILD
Five years ago, a team of community volunteers broke ground on a new native plant garden at a wildlife education center in Helena, Montana. The former Stedman Foundry site required …
One flag at a time
In the sagebrush prairies of eastern Montana, livestock fence can create a formidable obstacle for wildlife. For sage-grouse, livestock fences near breeding areas blend into the landscape and create a …
Getting to know our wild neighbors
Beavers munch on invasive Japanese knotweed beside a restaurant patio on Lake Union. A river otter takes an evening trot down a sidewalk on West Seattle’s Beach Drive. Bald eagles …
