Plus, a roundup of federal-to-state land transfer battles across the West.
Public lands
Posted inFebruary 16, 2015: Chainsaw Diplomacy
Chainsaw diplomacy
In southern Utah’s Escalante watershed, a river restoration group tries to cut through old cultural barriers.
Posted inFebruary 16, 2015: Chainsaw Diplomacy
A recent history of land management in the Escalante region
A monumental tug of war.
Posted inFebruary 16, 2015: Chainsaw Diplomacy
Wilderness as therapist
A growing number of veterans and researchers are racing to understand nature’s power to heal.
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A wilderness bill for both sides of the aisle
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson tries another Boulder-White Clouds bill in Idaho.
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National forests to decide where snowmobiles are welcome
A new rule requires the government to specify areas for winter motorized users.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Private property blocks access to public lands
Public lands belong to everyone. But private landowners can make it hard to get to them.
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Hunters and anglers organize against land transfers
Sixty-nine percent of hunters in the 11 Western states rely on public lands for the sport.
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Bison, cows and rabbits square off on Utah range
Study says jackrabbits, not bison, are cattle’s main competitors in the Henry Mountains.
Posted inJanuary 12, 2015: What Are We Thinking?
Where can we say ‘Yes’ to oil and gas?
What we give up in so-called sacrifice zones.
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Perseverance pays off for the Rocky Mountain Front
A 37-year crusade ends in new protections
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The Forest Service bets on second-growth logging in Alaska
But can timber still keep island communities in the Tongass afloat?
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The state of the ‘radical center’
Courtney White talks about innovative ranching and his new book.
Posted inDecember 22, 2014: The Dust Detectives
Aerial photos of drilling at Pawnee grassland
Oil and gas development has been ongoing for decades in northeastern Colorado.
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Enough is enough at the Glen Canyon Recreation Area
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a mess. Amazingly, it’s not so much from the reservoir that drowned it 50 years ago; it’s because of what the park’s visitors are doing to it today. I say this because I’ve spent most of my career photographing wilderness areas in Grand Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and […]
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For public lands, massive protections in defense bill
But not all conservation groups think the gains are worth the losses.
Posted inDecember 8, 2014: The Great Salmon Compromise
Range report
What the BLM can (and can’t) tell us about the state of rangeland health.
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The most important wildlife management plans you’ve never heard of
Western states scramble to prepare Wildlife Action Plans, due in 2015.
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Compromise on Colorado’s Roan Plateau
Industry and conservationists reach a deal to protect tens of thousands of acres.
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Landscape-scale conservation gains ground
The Nature Conservancy just announced its largest Washington land purchase to date.