Aquatic Invertebrates as Indicators
The Western glacier stonefly generates more attention than you might expect for a tiny bug that only lives in a few streams in Glacier National Park. Joe Giersch, an aquatic entomologist
Author: Ken Rand
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The Loss of Whitebark Pine
Whitebark pine and other five-needle pines are in decline because of four main factors that interact to cause stress, leading to widespread disappearance from high altitude mountain forests in Canada
The Crown of the Continent is at once a unique place full of wonder, culture, wildlife, landscapes and history, but also a place where parts of the whole are slipping
Underwater invaders: Many invasive species pose threats to lake
ON A DOCK that leads from the pine-bordered shoreline of Flathead Lake, I lean over and look into the clear green water as hundreds of native Northern pike minnow swim carefree
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Finding The Invisible: A new way to look for invasive species using eDNA
In 2012, the National Park Service found a few quagga mussels growing in Lake Powell, a vast reservoir on the Colorado River in Arizona and Utah. They had been there
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Conservation Genetics on the Front Line
My journey into science journalism first started on a dock on Flathead Lake, where I spent many summers looking out at the immense lake, one of the largest in the West.
The True Home of Alaskan Salmon
DNA reveals surprising insight into the birthplace of America’s most consumed fish The silver skin and pink flesh of a salmon may be labeled “Alaskan Wild” but researchers have found
New Invaders, New Solutions
Tracking invasive species movements with environmental DNA How did invasive species spread in the U.S.? DNA can be used to track the wide variety of aquatic invaders including plants, fish,
Trout Rescue
A new hope for westslope cutthroat in Montana In the Mission Mountain Range of Western Montana, Herrick Run flows in the shadow of Lindy Peak. The small, snow-bound stream tumbles
Conservation Genetics on the Frontline
My journey into science journalism first started on a dock on Flathead Lake, where I spent many summers looking out at the immense lake, one of the largest in the