6 takeaways from our public-lands grazing investigation
For decades, the practice of allowing private livestock on public lands has been a cornerstone of the Western economy, yet its evolution from a resource management tool to a significant…
For decades, the practice of allowing private livestock on public lands has been a cornerstone of the Western economy, yet its evolution from a resource management tool to a significant…
In 2002, filmmaker Beth Harrington’s chance encounter with an exhibition of Edward S. Curtis’s photographs at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma proved transformative. Among the works by Curtis’s…
A century ago, in the arid landscape of the American West, a pivotal agreement was forged to govern the lifeblood of the region: the Colorado River. The Colorado River Compact…
Elusive and often unseen, badgers command attention when they emerge from their subterranean realms, their lives a living embodiment of the ancient Hermetic principle: "As above, so below." These powerful…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put forward a proposal to significantly alter a crucial section of the Clean Water Act, a move that legal experts and tribal advocates warn…
President Donald Trump’s contentious choice to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Steve Pearce, navigated a challenging confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday,…
The stark image, frozen in time, precedes the hunt, a poignant tableau of youthful anticipation and the primal connection to the land. A ballcap sits askew, a casual defiance against…
This widespread issue, despite its significant implications, remains largely under-examined, even within Native circles, due to its politically and socially fraught nature. While online crusaders sometimes take up the mantle…
America’s expansive public lands and vital waters are far from abstract concepts; they are the tangible landscapes where citizens forge deep connections with nature, pursue livelihoods, and preserve cultural heritage.…
Floyd Dominy, the commissioner of the federal Bureau of Reclamation during the 1960s, spearheaded the construction of Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. While the dam’s completion in 1963…