Where is Brigid on Paiute Land?

Where is Brigid on Paiute Land?

By Will Falk January 31, 2021 I went searching for Brigid in Thacker Pass on Imbolc. I almost saw her pale face on the lingering morning moon. There was a brogue – I could have sworn – in the ravens’ song before they hushed at my approach. Then, I...
Species of the Week: Greater Sage-grouse

Species of the Week: Greater Sage-grouse

Thacker Pass is sagebrush steppe habitat, which is where sage-grouse nest. They prefer dense cover from big sagebrush, although they also use areas with rabbitbrush, and locate their leks on broad ridgetops, grassy swales and dry lakebeds. This perfectly describes the...
Rare Metals War

Rare Metals War

This video is an interview with Guillaume Pitron, the author of a recent book, Rare Metals War. His book is about the cost to people and the environment of mining for metals and minerals for “clean energy” technologies, like solar and wind and batteries,...
Species of the week: Crosby’s Buckwheat

Species of the week: Crosby’s Buckwheat

Crosby’s Buckwheat Eriogonum crosbyae is native to southcentral Oregon and northwestern Nevada. Crosby’s Buckwheat is named after botanist Virginia Crosby. The species is slow to spread, and grows only in tuff, soil composed of volcanic ash at elevations of...