You never know what you’ll find with a ‘detective of the land.’
Writers on the Range
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Trump is dangerously beyond climate denial
He and his administration are dismantling the tools for studying climate change.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
I am the High Priestess of Leave No Trace
A miscreant is littering. What’s the Priestess to do then?
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Trump’s loyalty to coal is bad for taxpayers
A Colorado mine is an example of industry benefiting at the public’s expense.
Posted inJune 12, 2017: The Big Swing
‘This Glock belongs to a friend’
What’s the protocol for holding onto a depressed person’s gun?
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Good management starts with science
Should decisions on wildlife be made at the ballot box — or by experts?
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Despite what the Trump administration says, coal is out
The energy transition is happening now and will only continue.
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On climate change: ‘Do something, do anything, just don’t do nothing’
How a lucky encounter changed the course of a young mother’s life.
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Why we should fight against Utah’s war on public lands
And where to submit your comments to protect Bears Ears National Monument.
Posted inMay 29, 2017: The Cost of a Comeback
Death on the river
As summer rafting season begins, safe passage to all river runners.
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Homesick for nowhere
An Oregon man finds his sense of place in the Zumwalt Prairie.
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In a prairie dog colony, the power dynamics of modern America
How do we care for the vulnerable?
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A New Mexico electricity co-op declares its independence
A co-op leaves its power provider, whose reliance on coal kept prices too high.
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Oregon’s monuments need protection from logging
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument shouldn’t be managed for timber interests.
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Last ride for the West’s iconic trains?
Trump’s budget would make it harder for Westerners to ride the rail.
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My front seat view of climate change in California
Wildfire, heavy rains and flooding seem to be increasing in ferocity.
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Why the West can learn from East Africa
Reflecting on wildlife conservation in Kenya and at home.
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How to make the People’s Climate March matter
Political protest works best with prolonged effort.
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People are grizzly food — and that’s OK
Our species can still get schooled on the food chain.
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Why we need methane rules
I worked in the oil and gas industry. Volunteer emission controls don’t work.