Some hikers leave plenty of traces
Part of my job as a Grand Canyon educator is picking up stuff a hiker drops or leaves behind next…
MoreThe push is on to strip big trees from our national forests
It didn’t get much notice, but President Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to…
MoreThe wolf-killing case that could change Wyoming
The Wyoming man who deliberately ran down a wolf with his snowmobile in 2024 didn’t face any consequences, unless you…
MoreThe West is on fire as Washington fans the flames
This summer, millions of Americans are hiking, camping, fishing and making lifelong memories in our national parks, forests and other…
MoreBeer and clothing in second-place Aspen
In December, Teton County, Wyoming, residents learned they were the wealthiest people in the country, making an average of $471,751…
MoreCoal gets a boost as renewables are gutted
A few years back, my friend Norm told me that when he was growing up in northern New Mexico in…
MoreThe slippery slope of e-bike access
When I visited Bryce Canyon National Park recently, the shared paths were crowded with electric motorcycles. They say they are…
MorePublic land goes back on the chopping block
The radical notion of selling off public lands is back. And this time it seems that only the Congress can…
T. A. Barron
MoreAmericans face a test of community and citizenship
Each of us Americans conducts our daily life in bubbles, all shockingly siloed from each other. These days, we don’t…
MoreErasing history, one park at a time
As the philosopher George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It’s true that…
MoreMust we kill one species to save another?
Barred owls, with their vivid brown stripes, are acting like bullies of the forest in the Northwest, driving their smaller…
MoreProtect the firefighters who protect our homes and forests
You probably don’t see wildland firefighters on the job because they usually work in remote areas. But with wildfires moving…
Federal firefighters digging a fire line, photo courtesy National Interagency Fire Center
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