Voters don’t want what the Senate is considering
The country just held an election centered on the high costs of living. The electorate spoke loudly and clearly. …
Upper Green River Valley, near Pinedale, Wyoming, Dave Marston credit
MoreWithout prairie dogs, endangered black-footed ferrets disappear
The black-footed ferret is among the planet’s most endangered species. A native of central North America, it was considered extinct…
Black-tailed prairie dogs engaged in a common greeting mistaken as a kiss, credit NPS
MoreAn immigrant tries to hang on to the life he’s built in America
When Carlos was 14, he became a marked man. He’d witnessed a gang execution in his Latin American hometown, and…
MoreLead doesn’t suit us anymore
There are about 15 million hunters in the United States (I’m one of them), and an estimated 13 million of…
MoreSpreading fear about wolves never goes out of style
In early September, President Trump signed an executive order that continued to rely on big-bad-wolf myths. He claimed that living…
Wolf in Yellowstone, photo by Jacob W. Frank NPS
MoreLand trades are supposed to serve a public purpose
In late August, national headlines exposed the National Park Service’s efforts to swap land from one of America’s natural crown…
One access to the Blue River that was privatized by last year’s federal land swap. Photo by A. Ezman
MoreWhat makes Yellowstone unique is at risk
There’s a major reason that Yellowstone National Park attracts close to 5 million visitors every year. Yes, there are spectacular…
Yellowstone grizzlies, photo by Tom Murphy
MoreContain a wildfire? Call in the cows
When fire commanders try to figure out how to contain a major wildfire, the last thing you might expect them…
haltered cows working the fire line Big Cimarron, Tyler Westhoff photo
MoreOregon forests are a test case for stripping protections
Picture a clear stream where spawning salmon undulate over clean gravels, pressing upstream through waters the iconic fish once vanished…
Joseph Canyon Roadless Area Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, David Mildrexler photo
MoreLet’s celebrate the trailblazers who can inspire us today
When I was 18 and first worked as a river guide, I assumed I had to be as tough —…
Georgie White running the Grand Canyon in the 1950s
MoreWendell Berry, champion of rural life
When Wendell Berry, 92, died this Monday, August 31, the West lost a writer who focused on the importance of…
MoreTrump administration legalizes extinction of the Gunnison sage-grouse
Had Donald Trump been president in 1973, when Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into federal law, the Gunnison…
Gunnison Sage Grouse. Courtesy Bureau of Land Management Bob Wickjpg
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