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  • Counties cross the yellow line

    A judge rules that three Utah counties misused the 19th century statute RS 2477 when they illegally graded jeep tracks in BLM wilderness study areas and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

    by Rachel Jackson, Jul 30, 2001

  • Fish and wildlife have rights, too

    Montana’s Supreme Court rules that citizens and government agencies can maintain water rights without "using" the water, while the Wyoming Legislature stalls over a bill that would allow irrigators to leave water instream temporarily.

    by Joshua Zaffos, Dec 09, 2002

  • Road warriors back on the offensive

    The Bush administration rolls back a Clinton-era moratorium on RS 2477, a controversial old statute that some Western counties have used to claim designated roads in wilderness areas, parks and monuments

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Feb 03, 2003

  • A leaking public lands fund

    Groups urge better use of Land and Water Conservation Fund.

    by Katharine Bill, Apr 18, 1994

  • No new roads

    Interior Department proposes new rules for highway-building on public lands.

    by Staff, Aug 22, 1994

  • Delay again for R.S. 2477

    Department of Interior extends its comment period on R.S. 2477.

    by Staff, Dec 26, 1994

  • Bidding war shakes up Idaho grazing leases

    Ranchers bid against each other and the Idaho Watersheds Project for grazing leases on Idaho state land.

    by Steve Stuebner, Jan 23, 1995

  • Will bulldozers roll into Arizona's Eden?

    Anti-grazing activist Joe Feller is leading the fight against BLM-approved projects in Arizona's Arrastra Mountain Wilderness that include an improved access road to a rancher's inholding.

    by Tony Davis, Feb 18, 2002

  • Fashion faux-pas in the forest

    Designer Ralph Lauren's proposal to swap land with the U.S. Forest Service near Ridgway, Colo., has caused a stir among neighbors, who claim the new public road would disrupt wildlife, create forest fires and bring vehicles closer to wilderness.

    by Julie Elliott, Apr 15, 2002

  • Locals learn the value of a good view

    Developers' desire to build two subdivisions on private land within Idaho's Sawtooth National Recreation Area stirs up trouble between landowners and the Forest Service.

    by Steve Stuebner, Dec 09, 1996
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