A world-renowned athlete stopped skiing in sensitive areas. Can she convince others to do the same?
Wilderness
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
The Park Service is selling out to telecom giants
With Trump’s blessing, cell towers are infiltrating protected public lands across the West.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
The mystery of mountain lions
Despite decades of research, myth and fear still surround the animals.
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Do wilderness therapy programs really work?
The expensive treatments for troubled teens have been around for years — but researchers still aren’t sure whether wilderness makes a difference.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Party Favors
The penetrable wall; baffling thievery; unretiring outdoors
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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30 million acres of public land in Alaska at risk of being developed or transferred
‘The size and scope is simply staggering.’
Posted inJune 24, 2019: Losing Lake Coeur d'Alene
The history of hiking The Continental Divide Trail
Meandering across 3,100 miles, the trail connects Mexico to Canada.
Posted inMay 27, 2019: Public Pushback
Plumbing the Gila for solace and hope
A new book contemplates nature, solitude, grief and grace.
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5 reasons to keep geotagging
Public lands face far greater threats than recreational overuse.
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Wildness is an attitude, not a place
Henry David Thoreau’s insights can help us accept the drastic changes of the Anthropocene.
Posted inApril 29, 2019: A History of Violence
Critics of the Green New Deal rail against socialism. We’ve seen this before.
In the 1930s, nationalizing forests was labeled ‘socialist.’
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Even if Bigfoot isn’t real, we still need him
I just spent two years chasing a myth. Why?
Posted inMarch 18, 2019: Arizona's Wild Horse Paradox
An outsider endures violence and redemption in the Wild West
A familiar trope of storytelling puts women and people of color on center stage.
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Utah asks for exemption from Forest Service roadless rule
For two decades, the rule has protected nearly four million acres in Utah.
Posted inMarch 4, 2019: El Nuevo Movimiento
New bill leaves lands protected, lawmaking neglected
A bipartisan public lands bill punts on overhauling environmental policies.
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Why bulldoze one of the wildest places on Earth?
The Trump administration wants a road built through an Alaska wildlife refuge for medical needs – but commerce may be the real reason.
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A critical solution to climate change is right here in the West
In pursuit of a ‘Green New Deal,’ don’t forget public lands.
Posted inJanuary 21, 2019: What Killed Washington's Carbon Tax?
Hunters and anglers flex their political muscles
In the midterms, public land access issues helped several candidates nab governorships.
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Alone on the Green River
Writer Craig Childs goes boating in Utah and ponders the costs and payoff of solitude.
Posted inNovember 12, 2018: Old Wests, and new
Reconciling wildness and the American dream
A writer finds a home in the wild landscapes of the West.