A hunter reflects on the gut-level connection she has to the public land she traverses.
Public lands
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A military legacy loosens its grip on a landscape
Plans for Colorado’s Camp Hale balance restoration and commemoration.
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Latest: Park Service to cull part of Grand Canyon’s bison herd
The burgeoning North Rim population threatens vegetation, water and cultural sites.
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These six Western monuments face reductions
See photos of the landscapes singled out in the Interior Department’s recommendations.
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Key stories for understanding the monuments debate
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has advised Trump to modify 10 national monuments.
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Forest Service leadership lands in Southern hands
A new chief steps in as Western forests blaze.
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Why is Roger Stone so interested in Cliven Bundy?
The Trump operative says he is heading to Nevada this week to call for a presidential pardon.
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Send us a tip: How are your state lands managed?
We’d like to know how your state is managing — or mismanaging — its trust lands or parks.
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Sally Jewell defends Interior Department legacy
As Obama’s policies are rolled back, his last Interior secretary reviews what’s at stake.
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Trump administration erodes environmental protections
The courts have slowed some rollbacks but many have moved ahead.
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As sportsmen watch Zinke, disillusionment replaces hope
Concerns are rising that the Interior Secretary’s actions won’t match his rhetoric.
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Slow progress on Park Service harassment
The agency begins to deliver on promises to confront sexual harassment.
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How we risked losing the West
A look back at how range science misled land managers.
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National monuments protect meaning, not just landscapes
If Bears Ears shrinks, it will be to our national cultural detriment.
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Why the Bundy crew keeps winning in court
The feds just lost another case against public lands occupiers.
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Details emerge on proposed monument cutbacks
Interior Secretary Zinke says he will recommend reductions to some monuments, but not eliminations.
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Interior overhauls sage grouse conservation
How big a role do industry concerns play in potential rewrite of management plans?
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Hey hunters, don’t vote against protecting public lands
Hunting and angling groups said Trump would represent their interests — but they were wrong.
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Latest: New Mexico’s landlocked wilderness may become reachable
Feds move to accept land that would open access to the Sabinoso Wilderness
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The national monuments ‘review’ is a sham
The Trump administration is using cynical politics, not sound policy.