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Results for keyword: public lands

  • Save the land by saving the rancher

    Save the land by saving the rancher

    The best way to preserve the West's public lands is by preserving the West's ranchers.

  • The healthiest landscapes are hidden

    The healthiest landscapes are hidden

    Ranchers help give refuge to wildlife, despite being an endangered species themselves.

  • Vermillion surprise

    Vermillion surprise

    BLM's no-drilling decision in Colorado startles locals.

  • We need a solution to too many wild horses

    We need a solution to too many wild horses

    Wild horses are beautiful and romantic, but there isn't room for them on the West's overgrazed public lands.

  • We're still throwing horses overboard

    We're still throwing horses overboard

    America’s wild horses deserve our protection, and our respect.

  • Socialism and the West

    Socialism and the West

    Despite our reflexive fear of the word "socialism," the West was built on subsidized government efforts.

  • Timothy Egan's Western odyssey

    Timothy Egan's Western odyssey

    New York Times correspondent and National Book Award winner Timothy Egan talks about his enduring love for the West.

  • Green gearheads? Rev it up!

    Green gearheads? Rev it up!

    The Wilderness Society should sponsor off-road driving teams to reach out to that culture.

  • Ranchers now have a way out

    Ranchers now have a way out

    The Omnibus Public Land Management Act will make it easier for ranchers to voluntarily retire grazing permits on certain public lands.

  • The debate that won’t happen

    Even though the West is supposed to be a key battleground in this year’s election, so far the presidential candidates have managed to avoid addressing Western issues.

 

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  1. Fearful of Agenda 21, an alleged U.N. plot, activists derail land-use planning | A two-year planning process in La Plata County, Co...
  2. Billboard corporations use money and influence to override your vote | In Salt Lake City and other Western communities, b...
  3. The logging town of Darrington, Wash., fights to save a fire lookout | A lawsuit raises questions about how far environme...
  4. Residents of Montana's High Plains are angry - but not at the real threats | Though climate change and the economy are the issu...
  5. Picking ranchers' brains, from Colorado to Mongolia | Colorado State University professor Maria Fernande...
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