Plants

Plants

You’re right, there aren’t as many huckleberries as there used to be

But Tribes and academics are undertaking programs to preserve traditional stands of the nutrient-rich summer staple

Aug 8, 2024
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4 minutes

Pac NW lichens are going missing. Scientists want to know why

As the state of Washington updates its list of rare lichens, experts suspect a variety of factors are to blame for missing species

Aug 1, 2024
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10 minutes

Should the golden paintbrush have been delisted as an endangered species?

Key scientists who worked on the plant's assessment say no, and they could have the numbers to prove it

Jun 13, 2024
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17 minutes

Species recovery in Willamette Valley called ‘huge success’

With recent downlisting of the Fender’s blue butterfly, the Oregon valley is earning cheers from conservationists

Apr 6, 2023
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10 minutes

One of ‘the world’s worst weeds’ is spreading in Boise foothills

Cogongrass is the latest of a fast-growing number of invasive plants threatening Idaho’s fire-prone rangelands.

Aug 30, 2022
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6 minutes

Pac NW’s ‘trees of life’ are dying. Now we know why

Drought and climate change are wreaking havoc on an icon of Pacific Northwest forests. How long do the western redcedars have?

Aug 18, 2022
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15 minutes

BLM needs you! Federal agencies stumped over definition of ‘old growth’

The U.S. Forest Service and BLM are seeking public input to help determine which trees to protect on federally managed lands

Jul 18, 2022
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3 minutes

Inmates raise 42,000 sagebrush seedlings

The effort will go toward rehabilitating site of 2020 Indian Creek Fire that destroyed more than 48,000 acres

Jan 4, 2022
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2 minutes
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