The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, ...

Every landscaper wants native plants now. But there aren’t enough native plants, and it’s causing project delays and budget overruns. As the Western U.S. faces more damaging droughts, local ...

Burn morel mushrooms are coveted for their tastiness. They're enigmatic and finicky. And they love a good wildfire.

Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, ...

Recently, common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) seems to be ubiquitous: on roadsides, abandoned lots and even popping up in ...

Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food production, are vanishing at alarming rates.

Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in ...

These misunderstood, wandering arachnids are often simply young males in search of love. Here's where you might see them in ...

The wildfires burning around western Colorado and other states for the past few weeks cause a number of impacts to the ...