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Climate change threatens Central Rockies trout

November 28, 2011 By Jason Leppi

Anglers face an uncertain future in the Central Rockies, where declining stream flows could threaten native fish species.

Credit: Courtesy of Jason Leppi

As I wade into the east fork of Montana’s Bitterroot River with my fly rod on an August afternoon, I count myself lucky to feel a swift current. The water is at a normal level for late summer, and that is becoming a rare treat in the Central Rocky Mountains, a region that extends from the Canadian border through Wyoming.  Since 1951, average late-summer stream flows have been dropping. And while that’s troubling news for trout fishermen, it could be disastrous news for native trout. Region:  Central Rockies Read more

Goodbye to glaciers in Washington's North Cascades?

June 22, 2009 By Andrea Imler

Glacier Peak Wilderness Area, Washington. Photo by Marshmallow, Courtesy Flickr.

A few years ago I did a multi-day backpacking trip that took me through some  spectacular terrain in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Washington state’s North Cascades. On the second day of this 8-day trip, my small team of three left the beaten trail and hiked up Spider Glacier to Spider Gap and then down into an enchanting lake basin. The lakes, Lyman Lakes, are fed by nearby Lyman Glacier. Read more

California may lead the nation’s global warming efforts, but report shows we can’t rest yet

June 19, 2009 By Stan Van Velsor

Sierra Nevada Mountains. Photo by Clinton Steeds, Courtesy Flickr Creative Commons.

This week’s White House release of a climate change impacts report reinforces a familiar message for Californians: Our state is undergoing rapid changes to our cities and farms, our mountains and deserts. The Golden State must continue to respond to global warming because the consequences are so severe. Read more

Government raises alarm on global warming: New report warns of dire consequences

June 16, 2009 By Kathy Westra

Dawes Glacier in Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

A long-awaited government science report — the first comprehensive national assessment in a decade of the current and predicted impacts of global climate change — was released by the Obama administration June 16 at a packed White House news briefing. Release of the report follows years of foot-dragging by the Bush administration, which preferred quibbling about the reality of global warming to doing anything about it, and which sat on the report’s scientific findings for years. Read more