This landscape isn’t always beautiful — but that’s what makes it loveable.
Recreation
Posted inMarch 6, 2017: Uncomfortable Corners
Backpacking the blast zone
At Mount St. Helens, they never say ‘recovery.’
Posted inMarch 6, 2017: Uncomfortable Corners
Go North, young woman
In a place no one can see you, you can see yourself more clearly.
Posted inMarch 6, 2017: Uncomfortable Corners
OR show in CO?; runaway drone; an unexpected backcountry plunge
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inMarch 6, 2017: Uncomfortable Corners
Wait — this land is my land?
A Southerner revels in the access of Western federal lands.
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West Obsessed: Nature on the brain
Journalist and author Florence Williams discusses her new book, The Nature Fix.
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The many questions of Gold Butte
Familiar questions around roads, heritage and water rights resurface as Nevadans make sense of their new monument.
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Sportsmen take aim at law enforcement bill
They see HR 622 as a complex and serious threat to public lands.
Posted inFebruary 20, 2017: Overdosed
Wind swept; Pet lives matter; Moose, over produce
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inFebruary 20, 2017: Overdosed
Outdoor rec industry defends public lands
Utah’s delegation tries to roll back protections, riling a conservation-minded outdoors cohort.
Posted inFebruary 6, 2017: River of Healing
River of healing
How a group of veterans found solace on the River of No Return.
Posted inFebruary 6, 2017: River of Healing
Will Big Rec leave Utah?; a heroic rescue; an ambling lynx
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJanuary 23, 2017: For Which it Stands
The Forest Service relaxes restrictions on recreation
The permitting change could give guided groups more access.
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Go ahead, wander your way
Glamping, Pokémon Go and selfies. There’s no wrong way to do wilderness.
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Ski areas add warm-weather options
Forest Service has made it easier for resorts to include summer activities.
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For tribes, new designations are culturally monumental
Obama created national monuments at Bears Ears and Gold Butte, sites with huge significance to Native Americans.
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A tribal coalition wins a monument for Bears Ears
While consensus supporting a designation grew, many Utah politicians argued that the president’s action is an abuse of power.
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The Park Service centennial celebration’s damage to the lands
The numbers behind the 100th year celebration of our overflowing parks.
Posted inDecember 26, 2016: Obama and the West
Latest: Invasive zebra mussels have reached Montana
Their arrival could have drastic economic effects.
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An argument against fish hatcheries
‘Planting fish’ doesn’t solve the problems that led to the need to plant them in the first place.