In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center for ...

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic landscapes and climate change.

Planting native perennials can improve a local ecosystem, strengthening any garden. This list of New York-native perennials ...

from coastal areas to mountains and the Arctic tundra. Among these are Arctic wildflowers like Arctic Willow, Moss Campion, Sedum, draba, Svalbard poppy, Arctic Chickweed, Snow Buttercup, and Tufted ...

Most of these grasslands contain fragile tundra-like environments which are seriously ... distribution mapping on the Tibetan Plateau. 2. Response of alpine vegetation, as a single species or plant ...

Habitat of grizzly bears: Grizzly bears are found in alpine meadows, forests ... Grizzly bear in typical landscape of tundra in Denali NP, Alaska, US. Image by roussien on depositphotos. Polar bears: ...

Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change.