How to Improve Visitor Services in Our National Parks | PERC
A public comment exploring creative solutions to improve the national park experience| PERC
Montana’s junior Sen. Tim Sheehy is the co-chair of a new bipartisan caucus launched this week focused on protecting the nation’s public lands. The Senate Stewardship Caucus has six inaugural members and is co-chaired by New Mexico Democrat Sen. Martin Heinrich. The caucus’ mission is to drive efforts to expand and protect access to public […]| Daily Montanan
A report on the critical concerns affecting our tourism related economy's ability to operate successfully and sustainably into the future The post Wild Livelihoods: Sustaining Paradise appeared first on PERC.| PERC
A public comment exploring creative solutions to improve the national park experience| PERC
Never has the adage that A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words been more appropriate. Donald Trump has destroyed much of the federal government and much of the Constitution, so now he is destroying the White House – in this case, to build a horrific 90,000 square foot ballroom paid for by “private contributors,” who … Continue reading "How “Passive Virtues” Destroy the Constitution"| Legal Planet
“I’m still here working.” That’s what a park ranger at Yosemite National Park told me last Friday, as he made his rounds. Anyone who thinks they can flagrantly break the park rules during the government shutdown is in for “a rude awakening,” he said. Literally. He and other rangers have been using noise to wake … Continue reading "Our National Parks are Open — and Openly Threatened"| Legal Planet
The Roadless Rule protects over 45 million acres of multiple-use National Forest land from logging and development. But now, these protections are in jeopardy. The post We Really Don’t Need More Roads (we can’t even afford the ones we already have) appeared first on Winter Wildlands Alliance.| Winter Wildlands Alliance
Currents is a weekly show produced by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) that recaps the latest news from the…| IER
Joseph Goldstein found healing and purpose in the Boundary Waters. Now, the Trump administration says it wants to open the wilderness area's watershed up to mining. The post The Fight to Save a Beloved Midwest Wilderness appeared first on Earthjustice.| Earthjustice
Conservation groups submitted comments today on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed changes to the greater sage-grouse management plans, lamenting the potential roll-backs from protections the 2024 plans would have afforded the imperiled bird. The new management schemes would significantly weaken the existing plans, which have already proven inadequate to slow the decline of the...| Advocates for the West
“Mr. Durrand! Mr. Durrand! Did you see me in a CANOE!?” Scream the many excited 6th graders as they exit their boats. Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile has been making a stop in Galt, CA for the last 4 years on their west coast tour.| Wilderness Inquiry
Here are some things you might not know are possible in Roadless Areas...| Trout Unlimited
Now through September 19, the U.S. Forest Service is taking comments on the proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule…| Wild Steelheaders United
Creativity can overcome long-standing challenges of stewarding national parks| PERC
How creativity and innovation can help save our most venerable national park from being loved to death| PERC
Private efforts to save our heritage are also saving our ecosystems| PERC
America's most iconic wildlife need more than our national parks can provide| PERC
August 28, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui The Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands’ Special Events office is updating its event permitting application process to better evaluate the resources needed to support public safety, minimize impacts on surrounding neighborhoods, and further protect all individuals’ First Amendment rights. “Our City is […]| SLC.gov
August 28, 2025 Salt Lake City’s beloved Rotary Play Park at Liberty Park will close on Tuesday, Sept. 2, as crews begin work to completely transform the two-decade-old playground into a more dynamic, inclusive regional play destination. Initially built in 2003 to honor the legacy of the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games, the Rotary Play Park has served children […]| SLC.gov
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
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
As fire season ramps up, thousands of Forest Service firefighting positions are vacant.| High Country News
Asking international visitors to contribute a fair share is a reasonable and long-overdue step.| PERC
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
PERC filed a suite of public comments to reduce regulatory burdens and advance environmental stewardship.| PERC
Exploring entrance fee options at the world's oldest national park| PERC
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
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 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
