In science news this week: Trucking is Mucking Up Chinook Salmon Diversity:  “We’ve all heard that “variety is the spice of life,” but a conservation biologist might suggest “variety is essential for life.” It’s understood that the more genetic diversity a population has, the more likely it will be to be able to adapt to future changes. A loss of diversity may occur as a result of a bottleneck, in which a species is reduced to very few individuals, but … Continue reading SCIENCE NEWS: Trucking is mucking up chinook salmon diversity; USFWS joins partnership to restore native habitat after Thomas fire; Natural landscapes? Scientists call for a paradigm shift in restoration projects; The secret sauce of environmental problem solving; and more …