A Colorado town waits for a water crisis

By Writers on the Range

Right now, Durango has 10 to 30 days of water stored in its Terminal Reservoir, which holds 267 acre-feet. That’s annual water consumption for about 600 households; Durango has over 9,000 households

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When mountain lion management turns to quackery

By Ted Williams

This year, in what it calls a “study,” Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources is killing off mountain lions in an effort…

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A Utah monument comes under attack—again

By Stephen Trimble

Utah Republican Congresswoman Celeste Maloy is irritated. Her most recent attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument spurred wide and deep…

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Lawmakers need to protect public access for corner crossers

By Karlee Provenza Joshua A. Seckinger

Last summer, hunters and anglers stepped up in a huge way to help defeat a proposal by Utah Senator Mike…

A landscape of the Birhorn Mountains in Wyoming.

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