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.
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Call me crazy, but I enjoy public transportation, especially since I’ve moved West where I work at various ski town…
MoreGuess who has outsized clout on public lands?
This may be a surprising story. It begins with a working group trying to save the last native bighorn sheep…
Image by Pete Nuij, courtesy of Unsplash
MoreOh, Utah! When will you learn?
A new video released by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox argues the big, semi-annual trade show called Outdoor Retailer should come…
Delicate Arch Utah, image credit Solo Travel Goals, via Unsplash
MoreA new predator stalks the West
The grizzly bear. The wolf. The cougar. These magnificent creatures, apex predators, how can we not admire them? People cross…
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Wind-driven fire ran until gusts died
The Marshall Fire that demolished more than 1,000 homes along the front range of Colorado two weeks ago was not…
Nasa recorded image of MM117 fire via Wildfire Today
MoreAlternatives to bigger jails aren’t a partisan issue
If you know someone is a Republican or Democrat, then you might assume you know exactly where they stand on…
MoreResponsible gun owners need to be heard
I own a closet full of guns. But nowhere in that closet is ammunition. That is locked up elsewhere, reflecting…
Young men selling guns, Getty Images
MoreIs the American Dream fading in the West?
I recently spent two days with a Mexican national named Alfredo because his experience and many of his surprising opinions…
MoreA backroad journey through time
Moab on a mid-fall weeknight was full. All the motels, RV parks and tents sites had “no vacancy” notices. Every…
Car Forest is 30 miles outside of Tonopah, NV, photo credit, Dennis Hinkamp
MoreA grassroots effort can defy the odds
This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most spectacular conservation victories in recent history: the defeat of…
MoreTelling the truth about the way we live now
Evonne lives in a fire lookout in Oregon, and since I meet with these graduate students on Zoom, we’ve all…
Lookout tower
MoreA community of river guides copes with loss
The Grand Canyon boating community — devoted to each other and to the Colorado River — was shocked to learn…
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