Betsy Marston

Position: High Country News

Betsy Marston

Betsy Marston

Position: Guest Column

Betsy Marston

Position: Writers on the Range

Betsy Marston

Position: Heard Around the West

Betsy Marsten

Invasion of the 100-lb. rodents

THE WESTWhat with obnoxious feral pigs and voracious non-native bullfrogs, we probably do not need another new animal on the wildlife scene. Well, say hello to the largest rodent in the world: A...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2011 | COLUMN: Heard Around the West

Weirdness among the wild

THE WESTSize mattered not a whit during a backyard encounter in the town of Kirkland, in northwest Washington, that pitted a “yapping teacup poodle” against a 200-pound black bear, reports The Week...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2011 | COLUMN: Heard Around the West

Federal lands = jobs and money

UTAHLegislators representing the Beehive State are quick to lambaste the federal government, but here’s the upside to having lots of federal lands: Jobs and money. According to a new report from...

DATE: Aug. 13, 2011 | COLUMN: Heard Around the West

‘Watchgator’ fails to scare off cops

CALIFORNIAIf pot growers in the Southern California town of Hemet thought their “watchgator” would foil a police raid, they were sadly mistaken. The 4-foot alligator stayed quietly in his...

DATE: May 31, 2011 | COLUMN: Heard Around the West

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