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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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Trump administration resurrects dangerous cyanide bombs

By Ted Williams

M-44s are spring-loaded devices stuck in the ground and scented with decomposed animal tissue. They blast cyanide into the mouth…

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Dismantling the U.S. Forest Service harms public lands and communities

By Tracy Stone-Manning

When I led the Bureau of Land Management under President Biden, the hardest part of my job was reassembling the…

San Isabel National Forest, Nathrop, Colorado, Dave Marston photo

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What Western writers cared about during a tumultuous year

By Betsy Marston

Once the Trump administration took over the reins of government last year, attacks on public land came fast and furious….

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