Eryn Gable

Aug. 5, 2010 - nytimes.com

Despite recent high-profile attacks by grizzly bears in the Yellowstone area that have killed two people and left two others seriously injured, wildlife officials say human-bear encounters are not on the upswing, and that such events remain "very, very rare."

June 24, 2010 - nytimes.com

It's an idea that's been in the making for three-quarters of a century, but the creation of an international park along the U.S.-Mexico border is still nothing more than a notion.

The latest obstacle: security concerns stemming from the recent surge in violence in Mexico and the border region.

Oct. 15, 2009 - nytimes.com

Nothing signifies fall in the Rocky Mountains like the golden leaves of its aspen trees. And each spring, the return of the aspens’ green leaves shimmering in the wind is a welcome sight, particularly after a long winter.

But for the last decade, these majestic, white-barked trees have been fading away, victims of what scientists have dubbed “sudden aspen decline,” or SAD.

Aug. 27, 2009 - Land Letter

ESTES PARK, Colo. — Climate change threatens the very existence of some of America's most treasured national parks and could dramatically alter the landscapes and ecosystems for which others are famous, unless steps are taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the consequences of global warming.

July 23, 2009 - Land Letter

A Bureau of Land Management proposal to open 1.1 million acres of prime wolf, bear and salmon habitat in southwest Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed could become federal policy with the stroke of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's pen.

As Colorado heeds forecasts that its communities and industries are outgrowing water supplies, both water providers and users have come to the table to lay down their cards. In order to play their collective hands wisely, they are hard at work putting everything down on paper. Painstaking evaluations and number-crunching may prove integral to future decision-making.

April 30, 2009 - nytimes.com

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) has some big ideas for the role the Big Sky State could play in helping to create cleaner skies in a carbon-limited future.