Category: Public Lands

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
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?
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
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
Letter written by four descendants of Theodore Roosevelt sends strong message to members of Congress and Trump Administration who are promoting actions deemed hostile to protection of wild places
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
In this op-ed, Dr. James Hansen, one of the first and foremost scientific experts on climate change, and respected environmental attorney Dan Galpern say the "Fix Our Forests Act" will achieve the opposite effect of leaving wild forests better off
Would the legendary "Old Lion" be flattered by Zinke's claims to be his doppelgänger, or be roaring from the grave with gruff disapproval?