$2.4 Million Federal Grant for Cloud Seeding in the Upper Colorado River Basin Last week, The Southern Nevada Water Authority voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in Western states whose rivers feed the Upper Colorado River Basin. The weather modification method utilizes planes and cannons to launch silver iodide crystals into clouds. This process attracts moisture to the particles that fall as snow […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 20, 2023 1 Comment
Could Reviving the Woolly Mammoth Protect the Arctic Permafrost? Colossal Biosciences plans to heal the Earth in a nonconventional way. Their mission is to utilize bioscience to jumpstart nature’s ancestral heartbeat and create a healthier planet and human populace. Colossal is working on several projects, but one stands out the most: the Woolly Mammoth’s de-extinction. Related: Worms Frozen in Permafrost 42,000-Years Ago when Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Planet have been […] Brains Luke Guilford | February 1, 2023 0 Comments
Vail Corp. Files Court Complaint Against Town of Vail, CO, as Battle Over Workforce Housing Project Drags On On Tuesday, August 30, Vail Corp. filed a complaint at the Eagle County District Court against the town of Vail for improper use of the emergency ordinance process. The town of Vail passed an emergency ordinance, Ordinance 16, on August 2, to stop Vail Corp. from doing any work on its 23.2-acre parcel of land in East Vail. Vail Corp. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 8, 2022 1 Comment
Tahoe Conservationists Win Lawsuit Against Squaw Valley, CA Resort Development Conservationists with the Sierra Watch, a conservation advocacy group, won a legal battle yesterday against Alterra Mountain Company, which had plans to extensively develop the area surrounding Squaw Valley, California. Three judges ruled that Alterra will not be able to continue its expansion plans for Squaw Valley because of the impacts the project would have on the area’s fire danger, […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 25, 2021 4 Comments
Tasmanian Devils Return to Australian Wild After 3,000 years 3,000 years later, Tasmanian devils are back in the wild on Australia’s mainland after going extinct there. Tasmanian Devils have continued to live on the island of Tasmania right up to the modern day. “The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It was once native to mainland Australia and was only found in the wild on the island state of Tasmania. It has […] SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 2 Comments
Hike, Ski, Kayak, and More in the Name of Science Scientists and dirtbags unite! While this may seem to be an unlikely duo, Adventure Scientists founder, Gregg Treinish believes otherwise. For the past nine years, Treinish has been enlisting the help of ski bums, river rats, and dirtbags of all creeds to go adventure in the name of science. Related: Where Did the Term “Dirtbag” Come From? In 2011, Treinish […] Industry News Spencer Cox | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
World’s Fifth Largest Tree in the Sierra Nevada, CA Protected [arve url="https://youtu.be/AKHTKkhsOeQ"] Connor Phillips | February 14, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
NZSki to Donate 250K to Help Save New Zealand’s Endangered Kea Bird This Conservation Week, NZSki kicks off a new five-year commitment to spend more than a quarter of a million dollars helping protect birds native to the alpine areas it works across, spearheaded by $50,000 worth of funds and donation support in partnership with the Kea Conservation Trust (KCT). NZSki currently operates environmental programmes at The Remarkables and Coronet Peak ski […] Kiwi Brains | September 17, 2018 0 Comments
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