Parks Protect the Climate Too One more reason to protect natural spaces and public lands By Ben Jealous September 11, 2023 In this story: wilderness, saving wild places, public lands
Why Did Public-Land Agencies Get Snarky on Social Media? "Who’s running this account?” Environmental agencies tap into new audiences by speaking their language. By Emily Driehaus September 3, 2023 In this story: public lands
What Yellowstone’s Reopening Can Teach Us About Dealing With Climate Change at National Parks Catastrophic flooding shut down America’s first national park last summer. Since then, a lot has gone right. By Nicole Pollack August 18, 2023 In this story: national parks, climate change
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 climate 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
The Tale of the Coyote-Proof Chihuahua Suit TikTok told us to buy studded armor for our tiny dog By Kim Hew-Low June 24, 2023 In this story: dogs, wildlife, wilderness
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