What a long strange trip to kill four dams
Finally, after a 50-year effort, four massive dams on the Klamath River in northern California and Oregon will start coming…
Copco No. 1 dam Photo Credit Michael Wier
MoreThe “energy gap” nobody wants to tussle with
Many Western states have declared they will achieve all-renewable electrical goals in just two decades. Call me naïve, but haven’t…
Clouds over a windmill farm near Oakley, Kansas
MoreWildlife watching has been getting a free ride
There’s a new initiative in Wyoming that’s changing the face of wildlife conservation funding, and it’s already seen huge success…
Elk in pine forests on South Rim of Grand Canyon/courtesy NPS
MoreRed Flag laws work, but they have to be used
When Colorado passed its Red Flag law, called “Extreme Risk Protection Orders,” in 2019, El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder…
Arnav Singhal via Unsplash
MoreLiving with grizzlies as neighbors
When I was working with a Kenyan outdoor instructor in Wyoming’s Wind River Range a couple of decades ago, he…
Grizzly bear seen near B Bar Ranch outside Gardiner, Montana, photo credit: Hank Perry www.naturalrealmpictures.com
MorePublic land — a true blessing
At every Thanksgiving dinner, my family asks everyone around the table to say what they’re grateful for. It puts new…
Green River from White-Rim in Canyonlands National Park near Moab UT Oct.-2022 credit Dave-Marston
MoreIt’s never too late to save a river
An old river-running motto says, “Old boaters never die, they just get a little dinghy.” And some never lose their…
Zachary CollierFollow New Melones Lake This section of the Stanislaus River is normally impounded by New Melones Lake. The California drought in 2014 allowed us the opportunity to kayak this famous section of river.
MoreThe fading miracle of migration
For the past few weeks, dozens of turkey vultures have been circling on thermals over my house in Oregon, preparing…
Snow Geese take flight in Oregon, photo by Pepper Trail
MoreHats off to a determined woman
Elouise Cobell Day will be celebrated on November 5 in Montana, but many people in the West may not recognize…
MoreNew Mexico court upholds public access
Every state in the West has some type of law declaring that its waters belong to the public. But what this…
The Los Alamos and Rio Grande in NM, courtesy of Jonah Saleh via Unsplash
MoreWhen no home is affordable, where do you live?
It’s a common story: Candace McNatt of Durango, in southern Colorado, kept losing bidding wars to buy a house. She…
Candace McNatt with her dog at Oasis Park in Durango Co. The tiny home part of the park is called, “tiny town”
MoreShe mistook a dog for a wolf—and fired
The story of a Montana woman who recently killed and skinned a domestic dog, then proudly posted photos on her…
Wolf watching at Slough Creek, Yellowstone National Park, courtesy of NPS
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