Idaho Batholith, Part C The concluding entry on the Idaho Batholith includes wild rivers, wilderness areas, state parks, and other natural lands. The complete entry will be posted as one article at sites.google.com/site/enviroramble. The Wild and Scenic River system in the South Central Rockies forests, Idaho Batholith section, includes three rivers. The wild and scenic … More Idaho Batholith, Part C
The entry includes the national forests, national parks, federal reservoirs, and national trail system in the Idaho Batholith section of the South-Central Rockies forests. These areas are noted for alpine scenery, glacial features, salmon spawning areas, larch and fir forests, meadows, and hot springs. The Deerlodge National Forest (NF), Montana, is 1.2 million acres and … More Idaho Batholith, Part B
Idaho Batholith Section of the South Central Rockies Forests, Idaho and Montana North America’s former western edge, conservation biology versus restoration ecology Beaverhead, Boise, Challis, and Lemhi The ranges to the west of the Greater Yellowstone portion of the South Central Rockies forest have more maritime influence and have a few maritime species such as … More Idaho Batholith, Part A
Snake River Headwaters, Wilderness, and Axolotl The Wild and Scenic River system in the Greater Yellowstone subsection of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion consists of the 13 rivers and streams in the Snake River Headwaters of Wyoming. This includes 400 miles of designated waterways. Bailey Creek, Bridger National Forest (NF), Wyoming (N43˚12’ W110˚45’) is … More Greater Yellowstone Section of South Central Rockies Forest, Part C
Along the Island Park Caldera Wall; Petrified Forests; Hot Springs This part describes the federal parks, forests, reservoirs, and trails in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Included are the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, Absaroka, Madison, and Little Belt Mountains. National wilderness areas, which dominate some of the forests, are described in Part C. Some of the more spectacular … More South-Central Rockies Forests, Subsection I, Greater Yellowstone, Part B
Path of the pronghorn, the 1988 fires, and ancient microbes in thermal pools The Greater Yellowstone article is divided into three parts. Part A includes the overview, world heritage sites, national historic landmarks, and national natural landmarks. Part B includes national forests, national parks, reservoirs, and national trail system. Part C includes wilderness areas, wildlife … More South-Central Rockies Forests, Part IA: Greater Yellowstone World Heritage Site
Snake-Columbia Shrub-Steppe, Part IV, Columbia Basin Floods of lava, floods of the Ice Age, and dry waterfalls There are several distinct areas of this shrub-steppe ecoregion of the Columbia Plateau (NA 1309). For the purposes of this discussion, the ecoregion is subdivided into four sections, based on biological or geographic criteria. The fourth area, the … More Columbia Basin
Human coprolites, a notch in a glacier-carved gorge, and a refuge for two-thirds of Pacific waterfowl There are several distinct areas of the Snake-Columbia shrub-steppe ecoregion. For the purposes of this discussion, the ecoregion is subdivided into four sections, based on biological or geographic criteria. The first and second areas were discussed in Parts I … More Harney Basin and High Desert Lakes
The highest density of nesting raptors, thousand-foot-deep canyons, and a tall sand dune States and Coordinates: Idaho-Nevada-Oregon, 41˚ to 45˚ North, 114˚ to 118˚ West There are several distinct areas of the shrub-steppe ecoregion of the Columbia Plateau. For the purposes of this discussion, the ecoregion is subdivided into four sections, based on biological or … More Snake-Columbia Shrub-Steppe, Part II: Treasure Valley and Owyhee Plateau
Great Rift of Idaho, Megafloods Natural and Manmade and on Mars, Niagara of the West, Thousands of Springs States: Idaho and Wyoming Coordinates: 42 to 45 degrees North, 111 to 115 degrees West There are several distinct areas of this shrub-steppe ecoregion of the Columbia Plateau. For the purposes of this discussion, the ecoregion is subdivided … More Snake-Columbia Shrub-Steppe, Part I: Upper Snake River Plain
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