Don't let names fool you. From the prairie spiderwort to the hairy false golden aster, lands recovering from grazing are host to some head-turning blooms.
This past summer, 18 scientists descended on Johnson Lakes Canyon to learn whatever they could about the species that call the canyon home. Here's what they found.
You may have seen “Don’t bust the crust!” signs in national parks in the Southwest. Physical disturbances like these are as deadly to biocrusts as the clear-cutter’s saw is to an old-growth forest.
We can use Blind Canyon as a lesson in recognizing the signs of overgrazing, so that when you come across devastation like this when you’re out hiking, biking, or birdwatching, you can report the damage and do your part to defend the land instead of turning a blind eye.
For the past 6 years, the 47-acre Price Spring Exclosure has offered a rare glimpse of what public lands can look like when cattle aren't chomping down and trampling fragile vegetation. But now, six years of slow steady growth has been erased.
