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  • Nature fierce and not so pretty

    Nature fierce and not so pretty

    Spend enough time around a bird feeder, and you’ll realize that nature is less like a poetic cartoon and more like a gritty crime novel by someone like Elmore Leonard.

  • ORV riding needs on-the-ground enforcement

    ORV riding needs on-the-ground enforcement

    Reckless, illegal off-road vehicle riding is a serious problem, but better law enforcement -- rather than road closures -- is the way to solve it.

  • The revolution will be motorized

    The revolution will be motorized

    The road rage over federal attempts to manage motorized access to public land is disproportionate and completely distracting.

  • Western court scraps intervention restrictions for enviro lawsuits

    Western court scraps intervention restrictions for enviro lawsuits

    The 9th Circuit Court tosses its "federal defendant" rule, giving interested parties a clearer path for intervening in environmental lawsuits.

  • Slobs at Lake Powell foment a revolt

    Slobs at Lake Powell foment a revolt

    Rather than rail against Lake Powell's mere existence, conservationists should try to restore and protect the landscape that is still there.

  • Road ripping

    In his book, No Place Distant: Roads and Motorized Recreation on America’s Public Land, David Havlick looks at the environmental impacts caused by the roads that crisscross our national forests, parks, wildlife refuges and BLM lands

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