Vermont Sets Ambitious Goal to Save Half of the State for Nature New biodiversity measure aims to conserve 50 percent by 2050 By Lindsey Botts August 10, 2023 In this story: saving wild places, 30x30, land use and planning, public lands, animals
President Biden Designates New National Monument Near Grand Canyon Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument will honor tribal heritage and protect the area from uranium mining By Lindsey Botts August 8, 2023 In this story: saving wild places, public lands, mining
Conservation Could Get a Huge Boost on Millions of Acres A new analysis shows most Americans support the proposal to make that happen By Ethan Freedman July 29, 2023 In this story: public lands, saving wild places, federal policy, wilderness, Policy
Biden Designates National Monument Sites Honoring Emmett Till Till’s murder helped to spark the modern American civil rights movement By Lindsey Botts July 26, 2023 In this story: racial justice, national parks
The “Bear Aware” Movement Takes Hold in Montana A small Montana town and popular tourist stop is on its way to becoming the state’s first “bear-smart community” By Sierra Cistone July 8, 2023 In this story: animals, national parks
Here Comes the National Monument Cleanup Crew At Grand Staircase–Escalante, locals help others "leave no trace" By Jeremy Miller June 23, 2023 In this story: activism, national parks
What's to Be Done About the Wild Horse Herds of the American West? They're tearing up rangeland and riparian areas—and also our ideas about wildness By Heather Hansman June 12, 2023 In this story: animals, animal rights, public lands, climate change
A DIY Guide to Micro-Adventures The joys of thinking small in the outdoors Text and photographs by Conor Mihell May 28, 2023 In this story: camping, adventure, wilderness
Wildlife Recovery Bill Redux Why the bipartisan law failed and how leaders are trying to revive it By Juliet Grable May 8, 2023 In this story: wildlife, saving wild places, wilderness, animals, animal rights
At Yosemite National Park, the Crush of Visitors Sparks a Construction Boom As more concrete is poured in the national park, other ways of managing visitation are being explored By Carmen Kohlruss April 26, 2023 In this story: national parks