Winter Coat and Restoration Suit Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove
A major restoration has transformed the park's famous grove back into a place of wonder.
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Can an Opponent of Public Lands Safeguard Them for Us?
If Bureau of Land Management Director Nominee Steve Pearce gets the job, it would be like a fox guarding the hen house
Why Trump’s purge of ‘negative’ national park signs includes climate change
National parks are melting, burning, and drying out. Rangers are being forced to take down signs explaining why.
Lee’s Land Sale Provision Dies in a Saturday Night Special
Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee released a statement yesterday saying that he would no longer pursue a provision that would allow for public land sales in the GOP tax bill that’s moving through Congress.
The Future of the Ruby Mountains
The lack of oil and gas in Nevada's Ruby Mountains hasn't stopped developer interest, and a 90-day public comment period considering its withdrawal is about to close
Try Tuolumne for crowd-beating Yosemite day hikes
Yosemite Valley visitors know that the park has a popularity problem, especially in summer when traffic and crowding hit their peak. But informed aficionados know that the park has abundant rewarding outings outside the valley that most visitors never see.
Could the BLM’s new oil and gas rule lead to higher energy costs for Nevadans?
Exploring the potential downstream effect from California producers to Nevada consumers
Will We Still Have National Monuments?
More than 100 of the West’s most special places are protected by designation as “national monuments,” but that could change in the near future if giant outside corporations and their political allies have their way.
Culture Wars and an Embattled Utah Monument
Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument rarely leaves the news. The political tussle over this stunning expanse of red rock canyons exemplifies all the cultural dissonance in the rural West.
The Sierra Nevada Ally once again receives national recognition for its reporting
Collaboration supports and fuels reporting on challenges marginalized people face in rural America.
Can an Opponent of Public Lands Safeguard Them for Us?
If Bureau of Land Management Director Nominee Steve Pearce gets the job, it would be like a fox guarding the hen house
Why Trump’s purge of ‘negative’ national park signs includes climate change
National parks are melting, burning, and drying out. Rangers are being forced to take down signs explaining why.
Lee’s Land Sale Provision Dies in a Saturday Night Special
Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee released a statement yesterday saying that he would no longer pursue a provision that would allow for public land sales in the GOP tax bill that’s moving through Congress.
The Future of the Ruby Mountains
The lack of oil and gas in Nevada's Ruby Mountains hasn't stopped developer interest, and a 90-day public comment period considering its withdrawal is about to close
Try Tuolumne for crowd-beating Yosemite day hikes
Yosemite Valley visitors know that the park has a popularity problem, especially in summer when traffic and crowding hit their peak. But informed aficionados know that the park has abundant rewarding outings outside the valley that most visitors never see.
Could the BLM’s new oil and gas rule lead to higher energy costs for Nevadans?
Exploring the potential downstream effect from California producers to Nevada consumers
Will We Still Have National Monuments?
More than 100 of the West’s most special places are protected by designation as “national monuments,” but that could change in the near future if giant outside corporations and their political allies have their way.
Culture Wars and an Embattled Utah Monument
Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument rarely leaves the news. The political tussle over this stunning expanse of red rock canyons exemplifies all the cultural dissonance in the rural West.
The Sierra Nevada Ally once again receives national recognition for its reporting
Collaboration supports and fuels reporting on challenges marginalized people face in rural America.