Chronicle of an abandoned oil and gas well — one of millions
Even from a distance it’s clear that an oil and gas well called “State Senate #2” in New Mexico has…
Abandoned well, Jonathan Thompson image
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
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
MoreHiking public lands shouldn’t require a ladder
Imagine you were part owner of a nice piece of rural land, maybe with a trout stream running through it….
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MoreTips for a new code of the West
It’s not always easy living in the rural West, with customs so entrenched that everybody takes them for granted. What…
Image credit: Pat Hunter
MoreFreedom in the West, but not for women
I moved to Wyoming a few years ago for its outdoor recreation, but I also liked the state’s history of…
MoreA dangerous game of chicken on the colorado river
Central Arizona Project, Arizona, with homes. Image credit US Bureau of Reclamation
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
MoreWyoming may be too much like America used to be
May 31 By Bruce Palmer If you’re hankering for a true Western vacation, come to the Cowboy State, where we…
Grand Tetons at the end of a Wyoming Road, photograph by Leslie Cross, courtesy of Unsplash
MoreOne State Still Craves Coal
“It seems a shame that the state isn’t onboard with its Western neighbors to help decarbonize the grid.”
Photo by AJ Nash
MoreWyoming Needs to Bite the Bullet
“Sundance, Wyoming, is considering axing its entire police force because they can’t pay for it.”
Photograph by Aubrey Odom, courtesy of Unsplash
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