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"
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
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
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
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?
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
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
Grand Staircase-Escalante, a beacon of Utah's Canyon Country, could have its protected status weakened, thanks to a Congresswoman employing a tactical maneuver to subvert its management plan. Stephen Trimble explains how in this essay penned for Writers on the Range
