In 1885, white rioters murdered dozens of their Asian neighbors in Rock Springs, Wyoming. A hundred and forty years later, ...

The sagebrush grasshopper is distributed widely in western grasslands. It inhabits the mixedgrass, shortgrass, desert, and bunchgrass prairies, and certain desert shrub communities. In all of these ...

The greater sage-grouse is an iconic sagebrush species spanning 11 Western states, including Nevada. This unique native landscape supports a delicate balance of wildlife, ranching, recreation and ...

In an effort to restore the natural beauty of Mount Maurice after the Robertson Draw wildfire in 2021, a coordinated seeding ...

That agenda is unwelcome news for a small lizard in West Texas. The dunes sagebrush lizard—a tan, scaly reptile measuring just a few inches long—lives in the Permian Basin, the largest oil ...

The region's shinnery oaks are only four or five feet high, but they provide food, shade and a breeding ground for the small, brown dunes sagebrush lizard — otherwise known as the sand dune lizard.

Instead of lush grasses and wildflowers, the meadow was converting into drier species of plants, like sagebrush. Now, after a yearslong restoration project, the meadow is coming back to life.

Seventy-five years ago, the sweeping landscape of the Idaho desert over the Snake River Aquifer was a land of sagebrush, ...