When we look at what has happened to our nation, we are not spending enough time on how so much of this has originated in the rural West. I’m looking at this to some extent in my current book pr
For the latest LGM podcast, I spoke with Adam Sowards of the University of Idaho about his new book, Making America’s Public Lands: The Contested History of Conservation on Federal Lands. We had a g
This should have happened on January 21, but I am glad it is happening anyway. Biden is restoring the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah, as well as restoring
Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the use of our public lands, to the point that the most popular, especially the national parks, are totally overwhelmed. It’s becoming a significant pr
I was so excited yesterday. I always wanted a post that so few LGM readers cared about that it would get 0 comments and the podcast on the public lands was the winner. It’s striking to me how fe
I was very happy to speak to Adam Sowards, historian of the public lands at the University of Idaho, about the state of public lands in 2021. We talked about Bears Ears, the importance of Deb Haaland&
Good story here on what the Biden administration means for the tribes attempts to protect sacred lands. In the first weeks, if not days, of his administration, President Joe Biden is expected to resto
One of the critical issues the Biden administration faces is rolling back Trump’s horror show on the public lands. What can we expect? Betsy Robblee, conservation and advocacy director for The M