Burrowing Owls Are Increasingly in Conflict With Humans Over Housing
They're the only North American raptors living underground
By
Riley Black
July 3, 2024
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animals
One Last Day in Utah's Slickrock
A job offer out of state called for a melancholy farewell to Arches National Park
By
Riley Black
June 16, 2024
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national parks
Meet the Mysterious Ringtail
This desert dumpster diver is hard to spot
By
Riley Black
July 13, 2023
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animals
5 Books on Queer Nature
A reading list for exploring the queer side of nature fiction and nonfiction
By
Riley Black
December 5, 2022
Inside the Legacy of Old Ephraim and “Outlaw Animals"
Carnivores aren’t welcome in the West, but their ghosts are
By
Riley Black
January 12, 2022
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wildlife
Don't Let Them See You Cry
A paleontology writer’s experience of gendering—and misgendering—in the backcountry
By
Riley Black
November 30, 2021
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gender
Public Lands Preserve More Than What's on the Surface
Inside a paleontology quest through Grand Staircase–Escalante and Deep Time
By
Riley Black
June 21, 2021
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public lands
You Need This Crust
A guide to properly adoring microbiotic soils
By
Riley Black
January 9, 2021
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science
The Utah Monolith Is Just the Latest Tale of Desert Trash
One Utahn’s take on the unsettling patterns behind the monoliths
By
Riley Black
December 19, 2020
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public lands