As the West continues to get warmer and even drier, the climate is having an adverse effect on woodlands. According to research from the University of Nevada, Reno, four of five species of juniper-pinyon are in decline because of the climate change.

The gate on the ten-foot-tall fence opened easily, and inside the wire exclosure the willows were even taller. Beyond the wall of leaves and branches were the sounds of rushing water, backed up by a complex of beaver dams, cascading down, hidden beneath the brush. The beavers were back.

Nearly four decades of Landsat imagery have allowed researchers to closely monitor the retreat, and advance, of some of Kenai Fjords National Park's glaciers. The study didn't pinpoint the exact cause of the glaciers' movements, but rather documented for the National Park Service the behavior of 19 glaciers in the park located about two hours southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.

Engineers will account for climate change as they design replacement highways along the rivers in and to Yellowstone National Park, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said Friday after touring the flood-damaged reserve.