Public Lands

What Western writers cared about during a tumultuous year

By Betsy Marston

Once the Trump administration took over the reins of government last year, attacks on public land came fast and furious….

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indigenous · Public Lands · Western Culture

Former Senator Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell knew how to horse trade

By Dave Marston

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former Colorado U.S. senator and congressman who served first as a Democrat and then as a…

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Public Lands · Recreation

This Trump nominee wants to liquidate public lands

By Aaron Weiss

Do Western senators really care about keeping public lands in public hands? Steve Pearce, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run…

Canyon of the Ancients, BLM land, near Cortez Colorado, Dave Marston photo

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climate change · Fire

Every kind of Thanksgiving

By Pepper Trail

On a recent walk through the woods of southern Oregon, I found myself thinking about my feelings of gratitude as…

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