The float is in such high demand that a lottery system has been in place since 1990, and roughly 10 percent of applicants receive a permit.

Central Montana’s Smith River is one of few you need a permit to float, and they're notoriously hard to get. Recent changes ...

Perched high above the central Oregon desert, Smith Rock towers over the Crooked River canyon. State of play: The 650-acre ...

"Ecology and Management of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon" is the topic of a presentation at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, by noted ecologist Larry Stevens. The talk, which is free and open to ...