Category: Recreation

What is the compelling science that allegedly supports the Trump Administration's decision to revoke the Forest Service Roadless Rule? Here, in this response, 45 real scientists in Montana say the evidence doesn't exist
What the conservation movement misses about the sanctity of places, still unspoiled by modernity, when it deepens its alignment with the outdoor recreation industry
The $1.3 trillion outdoor recreation colossus is racing down the tracks like a runaway train. Are there any leaders in the conservation movement courageous enough to say it needs to slow down? Part 4 in a series
Study highlights the problems with off-leash dogs joining people in bear country. It's fertile terrain for latest edition of Yellowstonian's popular column, "Conversations from the Green Thicket"
Scientist says actions would reverse generations of progress made in protecting the West's wildlife, watersheds and sanctity of wild places. Servheen and Wilkinson discuss it in their weekly column
Scientists say most conservation groups continue to give this industry a pass or look the other way on its impacts. Why is that? Another installment in our series, "Are Funhogs Loving America's Wild Country to Death?"
Are social media influencers helping to educate the masses or bringing more pressure on wildlife and wild places? A new column, "Conversations from the Green Thicket," enlists Chris Servheen to talk about impacts on The Great Bear
George Wuerthner says proposed legislation by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Wilderness Society and Wild Montana isn't visionary. It sacrifices safe wildlife habitat to appease outdoor recreation. Part 2 in an ongoing series titled, "Are Funhogs Loving America's Wild Country to Death?"
Part one in an ongoing series titled, "Are Funhogs Loving America's Wild Country to Death?" Instead of defending the last best finite habitat for wildlife that remains, why are some conservationists instead pushing to have it become playgrounds?
Why are conservationists so unwilling to address the undeniable impacts of industrial-strength outdoor recreation on wildlife?