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Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
The Use and Management of Federal Coal
An in-depth look at the past and future of U.S. federal coal policy.
How to Deal With National Parks’ $12 Billion Maintenance Backlog?
As the centennial celebration for our national parks comes to an end, not all is right within our parks.
Property Rights, Access, and Neighborliness
Land managers should pursue negotiation instead of litigation when settling access disputes.
Walk into Wildfire, The Video
WATCH: In “Walk Into Wildfire,” artists Ethan Turpin and Jonathan PJ Smith arranged life-sized recordings from U.S. Forest Service research cameras to give an otherwise unsurvivable point-of-view.
Why We Fight over Western Lands
Federal land policies encourage conflict instead of negotiation.
Sailing the Sagebrush Sea
A cattle rancher surveys his land, gazing across a vast expanse of the western range. The land surges and rolls, lifting sharply in waves of stone, and receding softly onto the open plains. Before him is a living sea—a Sagebrush Sea, as vast and as variable as any ocean.
TBT: National Public Lands Day
As we celebrate National Public Lands Day, we can’t ignore the fact that the parks we love so dearly need help.
Wrangling the Wild Horse Crisis
In order to preserve rangeland and ensure wild horses are protected, some form of population management is necessary.
Jay Cooke, Yellowstone & Profits
AUDIO: Terry Anderson shares the story of entrepreneur Jay Cooke, who saw the opportunity to set Yellowstone aside as a tourist attraction.