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  • Writers on the Range If you want to support wildlife, support ranching

    If you want to support wildlife, support ranching

    Ranchers, hunters and wildlife advocates should work together to save Wyoming's open landscapes from development.

  • Writers on the Range Too much bling

    Too much bling

    A nighttime flight over Wyoming reveals that the once-dark open spaces are now covered with lights that glitter like cheap costume jewelry.

  • Book Reviews Old trees, new ideas, and humility

    Old trees, new ideas, and humility

    In Old Growth in the New World, 28 writers and experts debate whether and how the Pacific Northwest’s old-growth forests should be managed.

  • Focus California prepares for the next burn

    California prepares for the next burn

    Public officials – and even homeowners – are beginning to accept the inevitability of wildfires in the Golden State.

  • Writers on the Range For the love of wastelands

    For the love of wastelands

    Is it possible to develop large-scale solar projects and transmission lines without sacrificing the West’s wide-open landscapes and deserts?

  • Writers on the Range Flagstaff harnesses the forces of darkness

    Flagstaff harnesses the forces of darkness

    Fifty years ago, Flagstaff, Ariz., prodded by local astronomers, realized what an asset its dark night skies were and took steps to preserve them.

  • Writers on the Range To fight fire, fight forest development

    To fight fire, fight forest development

    The only way to bring firefighting costs under control is to discourage the stupid practice of building houses right next to fire-prone Western forests.

  • Feature The Growth Machine is Broken

    The Growth Machine is Broken

    Phoenix land-use planners want to use a chunk of state trust land as a laboratory for future, more sustainable real estate development.

  • Feature Surprise!

    Surprise!

    Surprise, Ariz., exemplifies the Arizona real estate collapse along with what many see as the rise and fall of the car-dependent Western exurb.

  • Feature Go Sell It On The Mountain

    Go Sell It On The Mountain

    For 30 years, local environmentalists have been fighting with Crested Butte’s owners over a proposed controversial expansion of the ski resort.

  • Current Closing in

    Closing in

    One of the greatest challenges facing Western military bases comes from the growth of urban sprawl.

  • Writers on the Range The very worst thing about hard times

    The very worst thing about hard times

    Too often, Americans feel personally guilty when they’re poor and out of work, even when outside forces are responsible.

  • Writers on the Range

    A macabre measure of the human footprint

    Susan Tweit says the huge numbers of road-killed wildlife point to a simple fact: There are too many of us.

  • Editor's Note

    Is America ready for the rails?

    More business travelers would choose Amtrak if the trains were faster – or if people could get work done during long journeys.

  • Feature All Aboard

    All Aboard

    American railroads -- especially passenger trains -- seem to be at last on the brink of a revival.

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