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Oregon forests are a test case for stripping protections

By Keats Conley

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

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Public comments count — keep them coming

By Will Pattiz

Trump’s answer to the 20 or so executives in the room was that they raise him a billion dollars. He was specific about the return — more oil and gas leases auctioned on federal land. He called it a deal.

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States must not determine the fate of grizzly bears

By Wendy Keefover

It’s no secret that grizzly bears in the Lower 48 live close to the edge of extinction. Now, with little…

Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, photo by Wendy Keefover

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Celebrate the nation’s anniversary by speaking up for public land

By Tracy Stone-Manning

As we mark our nation’s 250th anniversary, it’s worth celebrating what we the people have in common. What we literally…

Idaho, hiking in the Selkirk Mountains photo by David Gluns

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