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Filmmakers Jessica Plumb and Jeremy Monroe join KS Wild's Allee Gustafson to talk with JPR's Vanessa Finney about inspiring environmental activism and a love for nature.
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Author Neil Shubin joins the exchange to discuss his decades of research at both poles.
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The organization is called Rainforest Trust, and that neatly encapsulates its work: get land set aside in the part of the world that is often referred to…
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Maybe you were visiting a big city and thought you'd go to a park. But when you got there, you discovered the "park" was really an open area covered by…
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FEMA is the federal agency we hear about in disasters, but it has a role in preventing disasters, too. FEMA sets out rules for development in and near…
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David Rains Wallace is highly regarded for his writing about the natural world, pretty much anywhere IN the world. His book about the Klamath Mountains,…
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Arguments in favor of protecting this stream or that forest tend to come down to ecological significance or some other scientific reason. Robert Leonard…
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It takes more than one wet year to recover from a severe drought. What if the next drought arrives soon after?A new study published August 10 in Nature…
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Ask anybody from the OTHER end of the country about Oregon, and they'll probably tell you about misty mountains and rainy evergreen forests. True, that's…
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If you are at all into eating mushrooms, can you tell the yummy from the deadly?Identifying mushrooms can be a very tricky process, with very high stakes…
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It's not uncommon for a piece of land to be used for a business, then the business closes and the site is left vacant. But not empty. Hazardous substances…
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Almost 50 years later, we're still celebrating Earth Day on April 22nd. Good thing, too... it means the Earth is still here to celebrate. How will you…
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If you are concerned about environmental degradation and your government is not, can you sue it? Count on a firm YES from Mary Christina Wood. She is a…
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Blast from the Past: enjoying the night sky is one of the features of living in the State of Jefferson. The lack of gigantic cities and the corresponding…