What do we owe wildland firefighters?
Vacancies, of course, limit how much federal firefighters can do. If Western communities want to be protected, they need to ensure that their firefighters receive better pay and benefits.
MoreCall it Bindweed or thistle – Writers on the Range just won’t die
It sprouted again during a fall hike in 2019. Betsy, Steve Mandell, his wife, Terri, and I, agreed that Writers on the Range deserved to live again.
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Wyoming may be too much like America used to be
May 31 By Bruce Palmer If you’re hankering for a true Western vacation, come to the Cowboy State, where we…
Grand Tetons at the end of a Wyoming Road, photograph by Leslie Cross, courtesy of Unsplash
MoreYou can explore the West and escape the crowds
Here’s the dilemma: You want to explore the West’s huge treasure of public land, but you don’t want to be…
Lake Serene Washington, Photo by Jamie Coupaud, courtesy of Unsplash
MoreKilling wildlife to see who wins
Predators do kill game and livestock, but no game species in the United States is suppressed by predation, and overpopulated species like elk and deer lack the predators needed to maintain their health and that of native ecosystems.
MoreDON’T HURT FARMERS TO SAVE THE COLORADO
No one denies it: Over-consumption of water and extreme drought caused by climate change are realities driving the Colorado River…
MoreHere’s how to save the Colorado River
“By retiring less than 10 per cent of this irrigated acreage from production, we could eliminate the existing million acre-foot overdraft on the Colorado River..”
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