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Rants from the Hill: Hedgehog comes to the High Desert
By Michael Branch / On February 3rd, 2015
"Rants from the Hill” is cross-posted from High Country News
Welcoming a fifteen-million-year-old animal to the Ranting Hill
“Rants from the Hill” are Michael Branch’s monthly musings on life in the high country of western Nevada’s Great Basin Desert.
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Rant from the Hill: An Assay on Old Lang Syne Peak
By Michael Branch / On January 5th, 2015
“Rants from the Hill” is cross-posted from High Country News
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Meet the Author: Q & A with ... Kennedy Warne!
By Meghan Bartels / On December 4th, 2014
In this installment of this occasional series, we hear from Kennedy Warne, author of Let Them Eat Shrimp.
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The Memory of a Place
By John Rieger / On November 19th, 2014
Ecological restoration is inspirational in the sense that you connect with the earth in a new or different way. I find that I reflect on the history—or what I believe to be the history—of the place I am working. My mind wanders to how this place has gone through changes. Did a stream flow through here, were populations of deer, elk, or bison ever present? Did Native Americans alter the site, use it for supplies, harvest food?
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The Value of a Good Checklist
By John Rieger / On November 5th, 2014
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Protecting Sage Grouse Habitat: Does It Benefit Mule Deer Populations?
By Meghan Bartels / On October 29th, 2014
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#ForewordFriday: What is Conservation Biology?
By Meghan Bartels / On October 24th, 2014
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#ForewordFriday: Why Restore?
By Meghan Bartels / On October 10th, 2014