public lands

One of the most biodiverse regions in the US is also its least protected

The South’s biodiversity can be saved — if we can learn to value its natural resources the way we value those of the American West.

The key to a more equitable outdoors? Democracy.

"A park is more than just a physical place to build relationships. It’s a community tool to amplify people’s voices."

The U.S. is leading the global charge to scale back protected lands

Protected areas are supposed to safeguard the biodiversity of that area forever. This study says when an area is protected, the fight has just begun.

Oil and gas leasing rejected in Wyoming because, well, climate change

A federal judge ruled that ignoring climate impacts in policymaking is no longer an option.

Protecting public lands was a winning platform in elections out West

Conservation groups are hailing the victories as a rebuke of the Trump administration’s policies.

Trump’s attacks on public lands could help Democrats out West

Races in New Mexico, Montana, and Utah all of a sudden look competitive.

Trump doesn’t really give a crap what you think about national monuments

A curious decision by the new administration could open protected wilderness to energy exploration.

With public lands at stake, outdoors enthusiasts head to D.C.

“I think public lands may be the best thing about America, and I don’t want that going away.”

In just 100 days, Trump has done long-term damage

He's already cemented his anti-environmental legacy.