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Even amid the battle cry of keeping American "public lands in public hands," free market influencers are at work pushing to privatize the assets of those lands only to let future generations deal with the unwanted consequences
Unbelievably, we are not making this up. Read the press release issued by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on how unprecedented natural resource extraction will "Make America Beautiful Again" in a new "Golden Age"
Teton County, Wyoming is the richest per capita county in the US, set within Jackson Hole's natural priceless landscape. As wealth drives wedges deeper, Luther Propst wonders what, if anything, can be done?
Our interview with Minnesota conservationist Becky Rom frames the debate over a controversial copper and nickel mine proposed for the BWCAW.  She mentions rejection of science, potential conflicts of interests and parallels with efforts to save Yellowstone from a similar threat

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Wallace Stegner Center Symposium, scheduled for March 19-20, arrives at crucial moment when so much is up for grabs. If you care about the West, we suggest you make the time to attend live or tune in via live-stream
It was long assumed that these amazing corvids could thrive just by following wolves to carcasses. But research shows raven intelligence leads them to a much bigger bounty
Chris Madson, retired award-winning editor of Wyoming Wildlife magazine, aims the question at Angi Bruce who heads the agency. It's an inquiry fit for every state in America but in few is there more at stake for iconic animals
It's official: Donald J. Trump is already the most anti-conservation President in US history, unprotecting more land, water and air than any predecessor
The Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota is a beloved American crown jewel—as treasured as Yellowstone, Glacier and the Grand Canyon. So why, millions wonder, is it being put at risk?
In his latest column, Brad Orsted reflects on how the fur is flying in the wolf watching community of America's oldest national park. What's behind it?
Science under siege: If Steve Daines, Tim Sheehy and others prevail in the quest to de-regulate industry on public lands, what will the West look like in another 20 years, on top of the looming impacts of climate and AI? They're afraid to discuss it
One of Montana's foremost climate scientists, Dr. Cathy Whitlock, provides a data-driven perspective on what recent EPA action, backed by key decision makers, means for the Northern Rockies and arid West
"A Life in Wonderland," a regular column written by the longtime and now retired Yellowstone winterkeeper, returns. It's a poignant reminder of what winters were, compared to this winter that isn't
Utah joins Wyoming and other states in making up reasons to eliminate big cats which, ironically, can aid in the fight against CWD. So says Ted Williams in this piece for Writers on the Range
Has the outdoor recreation economy, accompanied by real estate speculation and development, really been a benign alternative to pulling raw materials out of the ground? Jerry Johnson explores the truth in a new book and an interview with Yellowstonian

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