Outdoorism
An endangered species success story has begun to reverse, and no one is sure why.
Read: What threatens the black-footed ferret? — High Country News – Know the West
If we all lived like Bill “One Gallon” Nedderman, we’d all be rich, at least in outdoor experience. How does he do it?
Read: Underground Legend Finishes Hiking’s Triple Crown—For His Fourth Time | Adventure Journal
How porta-potties embody the tragedy of the commons, and other insightful appreciations of hard-won legislative victories.
Read: 4 U.S. Environmental Laws That Athletes Should Know And Fight For | Trail Runner Magazine
Nevada has a history of horse-trading land to balance conservation and development. How will the prized desert around Las Vegas be divided?
Source: Conservation groups prioritize permanent protections, environmental law in Clark County lands bill
If courts are the last line of defense for the climate, how long will it be before the Trump administration’s efforts to stack them take effect?
Has William Perry Pendley tried to sell your favorite public lands?
Read: Proponent of Public Land Sell Offs Will Continue to Lead BLM
Too often we take for granted what Roosevelt and generations of conservation-minded leaders have left us: a system of public lands that is unparalleled in all the world; the best-managed fish and wildlife populations of any nation; and the ability for all Americans to hunt and fish, regardless of class or economic status.
Read: The North American Model, Explained | Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Why would a community experiencing many wildlife collisions reject wildlife crossing projects? The voters of Island Sky, Idaho will tell you.
Like a Bering sea-bird, this article is packed full of strange, informative, and portentous information.
Did oil lobbyists succeed in crippling the Migratory Bird Treaty Act so they could no longer be prosecuted for killing birds?
Read: Egged on by industry lobbyists, Interior Dept. weakens bird protections | Reveal