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The Big Bend Region Is Losing Irreplaceable Pieces of US History

Beyond its environmental harms, border wall construction in West Texas is destroying archaeological sites

By Margret Grebowicz August 14, 2026

In this story: indigenous communities, America's National Parks, national parks, state parks

A view of the Rio Grande and Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park

Chinook Salmon Are Returning to This River After Nearly 50 Years

Cowlitz Tribe helps reintroduce the largest Pacific salmon species to watershed inside Mount St. Helens monument

By Emma Smith August 11, 2026

In this story: wildlife, salmon, conservation, indigenous communities, animals

WDFW fish scientists and project leads Toby Harbison, left, and Thomas Buehrens, right, release a hatchery-origin spring Chinook into South Coldwater Creek during an event celebrating the reintroduction of Chinook salmon to the upper North Fork Toutle River watershed within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument on June 10, 2026.

A New Fight Over National Monuments Emerges in Utah

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monuments are once again threatened by a major downsizing

By Molly McCluskey July 22, 2026

In this story: monuments, public lands, indigenous communities, saving wild places, federal policy

A sweeping aerial photo of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

New York County Agency Tries to Force Data Center on Locals

The Tonawanda Seneca Nation tries to protect its land and cultural traditions from a massive, polluting complex

By Lindsey Botts June 24, 2026

In this story: data centers, indigenous communities, fossil fuels, light pollution, toxics

Bird Logan, a citizen of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, standing in the middle of the Big Woods.

As America Turns 250, Tribal and Japanese American Families Gather to Reclaim Their History

Remembering the Sand Creek Massacre and Amache internment camp, despite the Trump administration’s attempts to scrub history

Text and photographs by Jennifer Oldham June 28, 2026

In this story: indigenous communities, national parks, local parks, Trump

The Fight Against the Ambler Road in Alaska Is Far From Over

Despite a wave of recent victories for project proponents, numerous obstacles remain

Story and Illustrations by Sarah Gilman April 12, 2026

In this story: indigenous communities, mining, politics

Illustration shows an aerial view of a meandering river through dark forest.

When Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Science Meet, Good Things Happen

Tribal leaders and climate coordinators are working together to protect lands and waterways

By Katie O'Reilly March 17, 2026

In this story: indigenous communities, ecosystems, climate change, climate adaptation

Profiles of three bison grazing next to a road with snowy mountains in the background.

Calls for Indigenous Sovereignty Grow in the Arctic as Region Warms

Inuit in Greenland and Canada rally around ecological hot spot as climate change and geopolitics threaten the region

By Jennifer Cole February 25, 2026

In this story: arctic, indigenous communities

A large iceberg floats just off shore in Baffin Bay, Greenland. A bank of fog lies between the iceberg and the mountains in the background.

Could Reclassifying Bison as Wildlife Reshape Conservation in the West?

A tribal leader considers what it will take to restore the “functionally extinct” species

By Katie O'Reilly February 17, 2026

In this story: indigenous communities, bison, animals, conservation, endangered species

Bringing Caribou Home

This Indigenous-led effort hopes to restore America's caribou population to the Northern Rockies

By Matt Morris January 21, 2026

In this story: conservation, wildlife, endangered species, indigenous communities, saving wild places

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