Mountain bikes raise concerns in grizzly country
Mountain biking is a popular activity on public lands, and a recent decision to allow electric bikes in National Parks and other Interior Department lands may bring ...
recreation
Do trails harm wildlife?
For many of us, hiking trails are an important way for us to get into nature and interact with wildlife. But are those trails negatively affecting the wildlife we ...
Administration’s orders back recreation, national parks
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a secretarial order to expand public recreation opportunities on federal lands and waters on April 18. The order requires ...
USFWS releases report on national wildlife related recreation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released the preliminary report of the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The ...
Hunting and fishing opportunities in New Mexico
September is a great time for outdoor recreation in New Mexico. There are a variety of fishing and small game hunting opportunities close to Albuquerque for ...
With climate change, fun in the sun may mean fun in the scum
As climate change warms the planet, algal blooms may leave lakes throughout the United States covered with scum, harming aquatic ecosystems and interfering with ...
JWM study: Off-highway vehicles encroaching on kit fox habitat
Come wintertime in the Southwest, a flurry of recreationists hit the desert trails on dirt bikes, in four-wheel-drive vehicles and on all-terrain vehicles. But ...
Recreational activities may displace brown bears
Armed with cans of bear spray they hope to never use, recreationists in the Alaskan wilderness dread crossing paths with brown bears (Ursus arctos). But these large ...
Federal Lands Transfer Efforts Would Impact Access
Recent efforts across the western U.S. have focused on the potential sale and transfer of federal lands to state governments and private entities. In 2012, the Utah ...
Hunters and Birdwatchers More Likely to Conserve
The more time you spend outside hunting or birdwatching, the more likely you are to help wildlife conservation efforts, a recent study shows. Researchers conducted ...