Ranchers here have worked to keep their animals in check, but other areas aren’t so fortunate. In recent years, environmentalists have documented hundreds of miles or waterways within the 5.2 million ...

Development along the banks of the Roaring Fork River has damaged riparian areas so significantly that it’s led to water quality problems and the river is listed by the state as an impaired waterway ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Recently the Chronicle had two articles related to use and/or protection of wetlands, streams and ...

MADISON, WI, March 22nd, 2010-Riparian areas, ecosystems caught between the land and the stream, are subject to spatial and temporal variability. Effectively managing and protecting riparian areas as ...

Have you ever heard of an area described as being “riparian?” What does this term mean and what do these areas have to do with water quality and ecosystem health? Made up of streambanks, wetlands and ...

Two federal agencies have decided to maintain a grazing program that some of their own scientists say is flawed and not suitable in the critical habitat areas for certain endangered species. The ...