The Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative is hosting a one-day public symposium in Jackson Hole on April 30 that is blend of pep rally, reports about exciting science, celebration of good work and serious discussion about challenges facing one of the most iconic wildlife-rich ecosystems on Earth. You are invited
Ground Shift? Adam Bronstein says in this age of extinction and accelerating habitat loss, we need a new model for landscapes in the West and the communities that rely on them—not the status quo repackaged in new rhetoric
51 years, 7 months; Oct 1, 1973 to May 1, 2025; 18,840 days, 2,691 weeks. Unnoticed. Time flies, Steven Fuller says. Here he reflects on a time when winters were long and summer tourist seasons short
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
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
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
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
