Alisha McDarris

The Future of Conservation: Indigenous Ways Meet Western Science

Collaboration and co-stewardship are bringing positive change across the country

By Alisha McDarris October 13, 2025

In this story: indigenous communities, science, conservation

How the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is breathing new life into their ancestral Idaho lands

By Alisha McDarris August 15, 2025

In this story: indigenous communities, saving wild places, conservation, invasive species

Plant genetics can help solve cases of poaching and illegal logging

By Alisha McDarris April 8, 2025

In this story: forests, science, conservation, Gee Whiz

Pro tips and wintry inspo from climber Sophia Danenberg

By Alisha McDarris February 15, 2023

In this story: profiles

A bison colony abandoned by the 1920s movie industry is thriving off the coast of Los Angeles

By Alisha McDarris July 26, 2022

In this story: travel, animals, hiking, adventure

How “road ecology” is providing new avenues for animals to roam

By Alisha McDarris August 14, 2021

In this story: wildlife