The Organized Village of Kasaan is fighting alongside other Southeast Alaska tribes and forest advocates to defend the Tongass National Forest. The post What the Tongass Needs is Time to Heal, Not More Logging appeared first on Earthjustice.| Earthjustice
A federal judge in Oregon confirmed the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) legal duty to consider preventative measures—rather than a “spray first, ask questions later” approach—in its program allowing insecticide spraying to kill native grasshoppers and crickets on millions of acres in 17 western states. The Court’s rulings also require APHIS to be...| Advocates for the West
In a prior blog post, I criticized a recent NEPA study from the Breakthrough Institute for some key methodological limitations. Two more studies of NEPA have since come out from Resources for the Future that I want to highlight because I think they have stronger methodological foundations. There are still important limits on what these … Continue reading "Two more recent NEPA studies"| Legal Planet
Scholar argues that policymakers should consider the needs of those living around protected wilderness areas. The post Close to Where the Wild Things Are first appeared on The Regulatory Review.| The Regulatory Review
The Trump administration is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them. The post How Interior is using environmental laws to suppress renewable energy appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for the management of more than 245 million acres of our nation’s public lands. Much of this land is managed through detailed … Read more The post The Latest Congressional Threat to Public Lands appeared first on The National Wildlife Federation Blog.| The National Wildlife Federation Blog
By Ben Neary NMWF Conservation Director Those who cherish public lands need to build on the diverse coalition that came together this summer to defeat federation legislation that would have... Read more » The post New Mexico Congressional Delegation, Conservationists, Savor Victory over Federal Land-Sale Proposal appeared first on New Mexico Wildlife Federation.| - New Mexico Wildlife Federation
Long before she moved west to join a wildfire fighting crew, Amanda Monthei grew up fishing, hiking, hunting and camping in Northern Michigan’s Pigeon River Country, a vast network of state public lands surrounding her rural hometown.| Trout Unlimited
A piece inspired by a recent article in the Florida Phoenix about a private corporation now controlling access to public lands. Read More ... Continue reading Pay to Play on Public Lands at PMags.com.| PMags.com
In the face of federal cuts, volunteers, businesses and others help keep programs afloat. The post Public lands and wildlife turn to stopgap solutions appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Senate critics blast USDA's 'half-baked' plan to close Forest Service regional offices and consolidate wildland firefighting as agency faces another identity crisis.| The Pulp
This academic paper explores how recreation fits within the fiduciary framework of state trust lands. The post Public Playgrounds or Private Trusts? The Future of Recreation on State Trust Lands appeared first on PERC.| PERC
On the street, one sign read “Defend Public Lands,” with an image of an assault rifle. Others bore creative and bilingual profanities directed at Trump, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, who oversees most of the country’s public acreage and Sen. Mike Lee, the Republican from Utah, who on June 11 had proposed a large-scale […]| Barn Raiser
The Senate is drafting a budget reconciliation bill and recent versions have included provisions mandating the sale of federal public lands, ostensibly to address America's affordable housing crisis. These provisions includes a mandatory minimum, a rushed process with no public input, and fails to consider the loss of federal income generated by those lands, so the full economic impacts to communities throughout the West is not being considered. The mandatory selling of federal land, at the s...| westernlandowners.org
The Roadless Rule protects over 50 million acres of multiple-use National Forest land from logging and development. But now, these protections are in jeopardy.| Winter Wildlands Alliance
PERC estimates a new fee structure could generate up to $1.2 billion for the National Park System, address costly maintenance backlogs The post President Trump Issues Executive Order Codifying PERC’s Proposal to Increase International Visitor Fees for National Parks appeared first on PERC.| PERC
PERC filed a suite of public comments to reduce regulatory burdens and advance environmental stewardship. The post Promoting Smarter Conservation at the Interior Department appeared first on PERC.| PERC
New economic analysis from Property and Environment Research Center finds potential fee hikes could fund major park improvements with minimal impact on attendance The post New Report: Yellowstone National Park Could Raise Millions Without Losing Visitors appeared first on PERC.| PERC
Elizabeth Thilges, MJLST Staffer The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) recently announced that it plans to amend its fishing regulations to lower the...| LawSci Forum
Advocates for the West and our partners filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service for its approval of a mine exploration project on public lands in the headwaters of the Boise River. The CuMo Mine Exploration Project threatens critical clean water, fish and wildlife habitat, and the rare plant Sacajawea’s bitterroot. Despite overwhelming public opposition,...| Advocates for the West
The New Mexico Wildlife Federation calls on everyone to speak out against a proposal pending in Congress to dispose of federal lands in the West. A critical vote on the... Read more » The post NM Wildlife Federation Calls for Action to Protect Public Lands Ahead of Congressional Vote appeared first on New Mexico Wildlife Federation.| - New Mexico Wildlife Federation
The amendment mandates that public lands be sold, exchanged, or transferred on an expedited timeline—cutting corners on the planning, environmental review, and public participation that would normally happen under FLPMA.| The National Wildlife Federation Blog
I’m sure that I’ve said it before, but I think that Badlands National Park gets The post An autumn night in the Badlands backcountry appeared first on Intrepid Daily.| Intrepid Daily
March 3, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has named Kim Shelley as her recommendation to lead the City’s Department of Public Lands. “Our public lands shape the way Salt Lakers experience our communities, from the parks where we gather to the trails that […]| www.slc.gov
This is the second of three posts on proposed legislation to address the fire crisis on federal lands (the first post is here). Last post, I talked about why this legislation is essential, and the strengths of the bill that the House passed last Congress. In this post, I’ll talk about the parts of the … Continue reading "Fire and Permitting Reform"| Legal Planet
The Manchin-Barrasso energy permitting bill that I’ve posted about is not the only permitting reform bill that died with the last Congress. The House had passed the “Fix Our Forests Act,” legislation sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman, a Republican from Arkansas, with a focus on trying to reduce fire risks on federal (and other) lands. … Continue reading "The Urgent Need to Address Fire Risk"| Legal Planet
The Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee celebrates six decades of cooperative conservation By Kristen Pope Chip Jenkins, Superintendent of Grand Teton National Park, knows he has to pay attention to what| Western Confluence
A new tool to suppress an invasive fish shows promise By Isabella Sadler In October 2019 and 2020, helicopters hovered above the pristine waters of Yellowstone Lake, surrounded by an| Western Confluence
“The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs defenders.” Ed Abbey Abbey was right. There have been a number of books and articles over the last twenty or thirty years that have critica…| The Wildlife News
Sagebrush and storm over Trout Creek Mountains, Oregon. Photo George Wuerthner The sagebrush steppe dominates the drier parts of the West, including parts of Southeast Oregon, much of Nevada, south…| The Wildlife News
Several organizations just committed to buying one of the most iconic lands in Chilean Patagonia, the Cochamó Valley, known as the Chilean Yosemite.| Legal Planet
The Bureau of Land Management has always prioritized extraction activities. Now the agency has announced a rule that could elevate conservation.| Legal Planet
How place and technology meanings shape conflict around outdoor recreation development By Wes Eaton and Curt Davidson In the fall of my first semester as a visiting professor at the| Western Confluence
Finding solutions for human waste in the backcountry By Kristen Pope Among stunning red arches, balancing rocks, canyons, pinyon-juniper, and cacti, a hiker in southern Utah sees something white in| Western Confluence
