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
Prescribed burns are on hold during shutdown while logging continues. The post Shutdown causes ‘confusion’ across the Forest Service appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Public land advocates say the shutdown threatens resources but offer advice on how to help. The post Visiting public lands during the shutdown? Be polite and prepared appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
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
On this Public Lands Day and National Hunting and Fishing Day, join Trout Unlimited in celebrating our shared public lands and sporting heritage while standing up for the places you fish and hunt.| Trout Unlimited
This special issue of PERC Reports explores the state of our national parks and offers creative ideas to help them thrive. The post PERC Reports, Summer 2025 appeared first on PERC.| 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
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
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
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
