Sagebrush, that iconic low bush you see in growing wild throughout the West, may look unremarkable. But it’s an environmental powerhouse. Sagebrush, which makes up the largest interconnected habitat ...

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from ecologist Holly Copeland, a staff scientist with The Nature Conservancy. Copeland’s work focuses on mapping out wildlife migration corridors and other ...

For centuries, the Great Basin has been synonymous with sagebrush. In Nevada, its rolling sea of silvery green leaves spreads out as far as the eye can see, disappearing over the horizon. Sagebrush is ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The long drive between Salt Lake City and Reno on Interstate 80 feels endless, the landscape timeless. But these basins and ranges of the Great Basin Desert ...

Extensive research shows that native conifer trees, such as juniper and pinyon pine, have been increasing their footprint on the landscape at an unprecedented rate for the past 150 years, especially ...

Driving from Summit County west you see miles and miles of high desert terrain of mainly pale grey to silver-colored sagebrush. It seems a bit monotonous to see so much sagebrush, but its yellow ...

ELKO — Sagebrush is a ubiquitous kind of plant. It grows in most Nevadans' backyards, appears on the Nevada state flag and serves as a source of coals for grilling. It is also a habitat for sage ...