Security at the Wild Horse Gather, 7/30/2010
    Gathering of wild horses from the Little Humboldt Horse Management Area near Midas
Details on the Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary, 11/5/2010
    Madeline Pickens' Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary in Elko County
Pikas Beneath the Snow, 12/3/2010
    Declining populations of pikas across the West
Are Wild Horses Native to North America?, 12/10/2010
    Useless arguments that waste time and ignore the important problems
Protecting Both Bats and People, 12/17/2010
    Closing off mine adits and shafts while protecting bat populations
Wild Horses by the Numbers, 12/24/2010
     Wild horse population numbers- national, Nevada and Elko County
Elko Rabbits and Dumb Dogs, 12/31/2010
    Rabbit species around Elko and the dumb dogs that hope to catch one
$15 Million is a Lot of Money, 1/7/2011
    The Sagebrush Habitat Conservation Fund created by the Ruby Pipeline and the Western Watersheds Project
Wyoming’s approach to Sage Grouse conservation, 1/14/2011
    Sage Grouse core area approach used by Wyoming
Nevada's Land Snails, 1/21/2011, by Mark Ports
     Land snails survive in the mountains of Nevada and western Utah
My Battle against House Sparrows, 1/28,2011
    Success at last when my device kept House Sparrows from dominating the feeder
Predicting our next fire season, 2/4/2011
    Methods used by the BLM to predict next summer's fire season
Wild Times Ahead Regarding Wild Lands, 2/11/2011
    The BLM's new Wild Lands Initiative will be the source of many new arguments
Cattoor Livestock Co. and Wild Horse Gathers, 2/18/2011
    Dave and Sue Cattoor have gathered wild horses and burros for 35 years
The Legacy of Mine De-watering, 2/25/2011
     Newmont's de-watering practices and what happens when the pumps are turned off
Comparing Cattle and Bison, 3/5/2011
      Bison grazing Antelope Island offers a chance to compare the rangeland health
Returning Salmon to Elko County Streams, 3/18/2011
      Several groups and polititians are working on restoring salmon spawning runs
Today's Sheep Industry, 3/25/2011
      The sheep industry is doing fine around the world, just not in Nevada
Tumbling Tumbleweeds, 4/1/2011
      Tumbleweed is the “romantic” name for the very un-romantic Russian thistle
The Annoying Bur Buttercup, 4/8/2011
      Battling the annoying bur buttercup in my back yard
Apply Now for your Wild Horse Eco-sanctuary, 4/15/2011
      The BLM is calling for eco-sanctuary proposals using private and public land
Mother Nature's help for mule deer, 4/29/2011
      A good precipitation year can do wonders toward increasing mule deer numbers
Spring's First Barn Swallow, 5/6/2011
      Four types of swallows common around Elko and where they nest
Two Trees, a Bird, and a Beetle, 5/13/2011, HTML, PDF
      An endangered species stops eradication of an invasive plant
Nevada's Elk are Doing Great, 5/21/2011, HTML, PDF
      Nevada's elk populations are on the rise due to good cow-calf ratios
Wild Horses: Native Wildlife or Introduced Feral Animals?, 6/10/2010, HTML, PDF
      Groups attempt to have wild horses seen as native wildlife
Mysterious Dirt Coils in High Mountain Meadows, 6/17/2011, HTML, PDF
      The northern pocket gopher leaves dirt piles in high mountain meadows of the Ruby Mtns.
Time to give Up?, 6/24/2011, HTML, PDF
      The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit is highly endangered. Is it time to give up?
A Landscape Purple with Cheatgrass, 7/1/2011, HTML, PDF
      Maturing, purple, cheatgrass signals the start of another dangerour summer.
An Important Bird Area on a Watery Ranch, 7/8/2011, HTML, PDF
      A ranch designater as an Important Bird Area is near flood stage.
Recreation Plan for Spruce Mountain, 7/15/2011, HTML, PDF
      The Spruce Mountain OHV Trail requires a change in the Wells Resource Management Plan.
Hard working beetles, 7/22/2011, HTML, PDF
      Leafy spurge flea beetles are eating leafy spurge for a group of local ranchers
A remarkable duck on the refuge, 7/29/2011, HTML, PDF
      The Ruddy Duck puts on quite a show at the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge
The bird that represents summer, 8/4/2011, HTML, PDF
      Common nighthawks change from brown clumps on fence posts to graceful hunters in the sky
Trouble in the Ruby Mountains, 8/11/2011, HTML, PDF
      Recent research shows small mammal populations have dropped by half
The Wildlife Overpass is a Success, 8/26/2011, HTML, PDF 
     A study shows approximately 3,500 mule deer crossed U.S. 93 using the wildlife overpass and underpasses
A Garden of Whitebark Pines, 9/1/2011, HTML, PDF
     Whitebark pines are deliberately planted by Clark's Nutcrackers
Livestock and Predator Control, 9/8/2011, HTML, PDF
     Wildlife Services kills predators to protect Nevada's livestock
Our Endangered Whitebark Pines, 9/15/2011, HTML, PDF
     Whitebark Pines are Precluded from Being Listed as an Endangered Species
Looking Back at this Summer’s Wild Horse Gather, 9/22/2011, HTML, PDF
     An overview of the Maverick-Medicine Wild Horse Gather
An Update on the Mustang Monument, 9/29/2011, HTML, PDF
     Madeline Pickens' Mustang Monument is preparing for their BLM approval
Nevada’s State Flower is Blooming, 10/6/2011, HTML, PDF
     Sagebrush flowers bloom in early fall
Fall’s Berry Crop, 10/13/2011, HTML, PDF
     This year's crop of chokecherries, serviceberries, elderberries and currants
Reclaiming the Ruby Pipeline Right-of-Way, 10/20/2011, HTML, PDF
     Locals take a look at reclamation work being done on the Ruby Pipeline
Showcasing the Glacial Sculpting of the Ruby Mountains, 10/27/2011, HTML, PDF
     Seitz Canyon shows moraines from the last two glacial events
Trying to Understand the Travel Management Plan, 11/3/2011, HTML, PDF
     The US Forest Service's Travel Management Plan for the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Opposition to the Travel Management Plan, 11/10/2011, HTML, PDF
     Elko County is opposed to closing roads in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Unwanted Horses, 10/17/2011, HTML, PDF
     The national problem of unwanted horses is created by a poor economy and no horse processing plants
Elko's Unwanted Horses, 11/24/2011, HTML, PDF
     The national problem of unwanted horses shows itself in Elko, Nevada
Future Climate in the Great Basin, 12/1/2011, HTML, PDF
     Climate change in the Great Basin will make some current problems worse
Idaho's 2011 Wolf Hunt, 12/8/2011, HTML, PDF
     The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is finding hunting will not control wolf populations
Birding That Counts, Elko's Christmas Bird Count, 12/15/2011, HTML, PDF
     Elko's Christmas Bird Count provides scientists valuable data on bird numbers
Chukars are a welcome addition to our Nevada landscape, 12/22/2011, HTML, PDF
     The Chukar population is healthy and offers sport to Nevada's hunters and wildlife viewers

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