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Summer/Autumn 2007 CBD: New Mexico gray wolf kill highlights recovery obstacles Alaskan Pleistocene gray wolves faced Ice Age extinction OSU: Yellowstone wolves influence elk; benefit trees, streams Birds found to help Colorado ponderosa pine trees grow, maintain health TWS: Northern spotted owl recovery plan flawed OSU: Managed Northwest conifer forests threaten many species

Spring 2006 Study concludes killing wolves to protect livestock not effective Glaciologist: Central Alaska Range glacier advances Bering Sea ecosystem responding to changes in Arctic climate Washington state's Puget Sound shoreline targeted for restoration, protection Scientists: Salvage logging following a forest fire hinders recovery, restoration

Winter 2006 River sediment buildup may be a factor in certain subduction zone earthquakes Changes in Yellowstone volcanic crater tied to molten rock movement UNM study: El Niño-mediated winter storms produced wet climate in Chihuahuan Desert UW biologist: Spawning salmon behavior triggers stream ecosystem changes California climate research signals water shortages, flooding risk Colorado study: Declining Rocky Mountain snowpack slows CO2 emissions from winter forest soils CBD: Mexican wolf population declines for third successive year Effects of climate change on Waterton-Glacier Int'l Park highlighted

Climate Change Wyoming Bighorn Basin research links warming, vegetation changes UCSC: Climate change threatens California's oak woodlands 'Living with the Changing California Coast' chronicles changes to famed coastline Yukon snow study suggests climate change in Western Canada Climate change may temper El Niño events, NCAR scientists find Wildlife, tundra, economy will feel the effects of climate change at Rocky Mountain National Park Global sea levels likely to rise higher in 21st century than previously believed Polar warming continues with ice mass losses Link between Southwest climate and cultural changes established Alaska's fast-moving Columbia Glacier expected to melt into a fjord La Niña conditions likely to prevail in '99-'00 Hot on the heels of El Niño, La Nina arrives Blockbuster El Niño could bring excellent snow conditions Piercing the fog: NCAR scientists shed light on a silent California threat NCAR scientist models Earth's climate and vegetation patterns at last glacial peak CU researchers probe Arctic tree line for clues to global climate warming NCAR scientist's computer model links fire and the atmosphere Researchers identify key process in stratospheric ozone decline Snow forecasting: Watchers of the skies The record-setting 1990-95 El Niño: Harbinger of a changing climate?

Wildfire & Forest Ecology Wildfire flash points focus of interactive map effort High-tech modeling tools under development to fight wildfires White River Forest Plan revision released, appealed Colorado Hayman fire burn area restoration continues Scientists study Colorado Hayman fire burn area Forest health debate rages long after 2002 fires extinguished Researchers link Colorado forest fires, atmospheric carbon increases USFS acts on devastating northern Colorado spruce, pine beetle epidemics After the fires: Mesa Verde National Park Western wildfire season heat ups late; strategies questioned Mercury emissions found in wildfire smoke Wildfire ecology in the western U.S. NCAR scientist's computer model links fire and the atmosphere

Water & Drought Drought grips Colorado despite wet April Research links drought to ocean temperature variations 'Colorado by the Numbers' — Water Threat of serious multi-year Colorado drought looms Targeted wells along South Platte generate big bucks Ocean temperature shifts may precede Western droughts

Archaeology & Paleontology Tracks of 'swimming dinosaur' found in Wyoming Native American petroglyphs found in Colorado World's oldest known fossil reptile nests discovered in Arizona's Petrified Forest Researchers excavate mammoth remains in New Mexico Ancient Native American mining areas found in Montana New study confirms Bering land bridge flooded later than previously believed

Geology Eastern California shear zone puzzles seismologists Alaska quake altered Yellowstone hydrothermal system Ancient seismic stresses at work in Puget Sound region Alaska quake world's largest in 2002 Mojave Desert areas sinking due to aquifer depletion San Andreas Fault on the move at Parkfield, Calif. Earthquake could cause flooding of Yucca Mountain repository West's landscape may be flowing like molasses

Wildlife Issues Wolves drive trophic cascade in Banff National Park CSU: Views toward wildlife changing in West American Rivers flunks Northwest salmon managers State of Washington reports mixed salmon news Idaho Fish and Game reports record salmon runs Protection for California spotted owl sought Logging in British Columbia owl habitat challenged Judge rules wolf-reintroduction unlawful

Astronomy Alien life forms said to be more likely found outside solar system Supernova 1987A expected to light up the sky once again Hydrogen escaping from Ganymede hints oxygen lurking at surface Evidence for existence of black holes overwhelming

Powells Books Nature Studies Top 10 Top Selling Books for Wednesday, May 14th 2008 1 Western Garden Book (07 Edition) by Kathleen Norris (ed.) Brenzel 2 National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest (Audubon Society Regional Field Guides) by National Audubon Soc 3 The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan 4 Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, BC and Alaska by Andy Mackinnon 5 Birds of Oregon by Roger Burrows 6 An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It by Al Gore 7 Birds of Oregon: Field Guide by Stan Tekiela 8 Birds of the Willamette Valley Region by Harry Nehls 9 Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Perennial Classics) by Annie Dillard 10 The Northwest Green Home Primer: Hundreds of Ideas for Building, Remodeling and Buying Green by Kathleen O'Brien and Kathleen Smith

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