Conservation

What can bones tell us about life millions of years ago? A paleobiologist decodes chemical clues to uncover how animals lived, ate, and adapted in a changing world.

Utah is targeting invasive phragmites to help restore Great Salt Lake. Experts say removal could save water, but recovery will take years and sustained effort.

Chronic wasting disease is on the rise in Utah. Scientists explain how it spreads, what symptoms to watch for, and how the public can help track it.

On a snowy morning in Utah’s Book Cliffs, biologists traverse rugged terrain to study hibernating black bears — part of a decades-long effort to understand the quiet resilience of bears in the wild.

At annual banquet, hunters, researchers, and conservationists came together to support wildlife across Utah’s high deserts. Their work is helping hundreds of species beyond the iconic chukar.

In the 16th annual Conservation in the West poll by Colorado College, the vast majority of respondents expressed support for public lands, water, and wildlife.

So, my friends, we might take courage from the Wood Duck, ruffle our feathers, and leap! Not expecting to fly right away, but realizing that the fall can be every bit as majestic.

We talk with Amy Bowers Cordalis about her new book "The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life."

As western states deal with shrinking reservoirs and worsening drought, a new report shows U.S. water systems need more than a trillion dollars in upgrades.

Idaho's two Republican senators are signing on to a bipartisan bill that would triple the budget of a program to clean up water sources in national forests.