Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2785 )

• Climate Change Faster Than Expected

  

  ARE WE HEADED TOWARD THE WORST-CASE CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO? It’s starting to look like it. CO2 emissions this year (2019) are expected to be the highest yet. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2019 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 15 Reasons Why You Should Study Environmental Science

  Motivation, the Environment We live in an age that has a lot environmental challenges threatening the existence of living and non-living things. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Trump’s Wall Treats Symptoms and Causes Problems

  

  Not to Wall View of the border fence between the US states of Texas and New Mexico, left, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, right, on Jan. 25, 2017. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Desert Weeds – Draft – Comments Welcome

  

  Draft Desert-Weeds Introduction Abstract Weeds are the first stage of recovery following disturbances that reduce the cover of perennial plants and biological... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Birds of Coldwater Farm | Photo Gallery

  

  Photographs of the Birds of Coldwater Farm Here are pictures of the 137 birds observed at Coldwater Farm through 2017. Click photographs to see photographer... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Habitat Loss Threatens All Our Futures, World Leaders Warned

  

  GR: I suppose that we all know what’s causing habitat loss. The human population has grown without limits and like bacteria in a petri dish, we are using up... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Prioritizing Weed Species and Sites in Deserts

  

  Prioritizing Weed Species and Sites Along with budgeting and seeking public support, determining priorities is an essential element of weed-control strategy. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Humanity’s Mass Extinction of Wildlife Continues

  

  Wildlife Decline Continuing The new Living Planet Index from the World Wildlife Fund is out. It’s analysis of thousands of reports of wildlife numbers shows... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• CO2 Emissions Must Be Cut Now

  

  It’s Time to Cut CO2 Emissions Yesterday at my house we received 2.25″ of rain (with hail) in less than an hour. In arid regions, that’s a lot. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Controlling Invasive Weeds in Deserts: Strategic Concepts

  

  Strategic Concepts for Invasive Weed Control in Deserts This is the first in a series of articles on methods for preventing the devastation caused by weeds... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Methane Releases May Be Accelerating

  

  Methane Release (Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton Greenhouse Gas, Methane, Release May be Accelerating Methane (CH4) released from warming permafrost... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Can We Pull It Out? The Greatest Conspiracy in Human History

  

  Story Idea for Climate Change Conspiracy Inside a secluded retreat with a long driveway filled with limousines and luxury sedans a speaker standing beside a... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Losing Earth & Hothouse Earth

  

  Flash Droughts Are Becoming More Common. I wanted to bookmark two well-written articles on climate change that contain useful information. Nothing better than... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Helping Wildlife Survive the Sixth Mass Extinction

  

  Preserving Critical Habitats Will Help More Wildlife Survive This morning, an article by Andrew Suggitt (How wildlife will keep cool. . . .) made me think... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• World Scientists Warning to Humanity

  

  Scientists Warn of Global Dangers Tomorrow is World Population Day. A good day to take note of the warnings coming from the world’s scientists. “Humanity is on ... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Some Weed Problems

  

  Introduction Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) by Walter J. Pilsak We know and love (or, more commonly, hate) weeds for their ability to spread to and... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Conservation Easement for Coldwater Farm

  

  Introduction–Coldwater Farm Coldwater Farm includes a small riparian forest in the river floodplain. In 1997, my wife and I purchased a small farm beside the... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Livestock and Humans Have Replaced Most Wild Animals

  

  GR: In this study, the investigators analyzed global biomass, a common measure of animal and plant abundance, to estimate changes in the abundance of organisms. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Toxic Pesticide Use in National Wildlife Refuges

  

  GR: Most of us take for granted that national land management agencies work to protect wildlife refuges and other public lands. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Weeds, Nature’s First Responders

  

  My weed book is in print. It focuses on the weeds in Dewey-Humboldt, a small town in central Arizona. There are 40 families, 163 genera, and 214 species of weed... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT