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The Trump Administration plans to delist the gray wolf across the Lower 48. Here’s why that's happening and what it means for the future of the species.
The public comment period that will impact a redefinition of what's protected under the Clean Water Act is open through April 15
Since 1999, aging park ranger Bill Wolverton has hacked and chainsawed his way through more than 40 miles of Russian olive trees.
As the country's second most popular park turns 100, Grand Canyon faces an unprecedented number of existential threats. Eight experts weigh in on the major changes it will undergo during the next century.
Inside a repurposed Twin Cities brewery, a massive aquaponics operation is ready to provide a locavore's dream: fresh produce and fish, raised indoors every month of the year
A compromise over Utah public land reveals how one of the biggest conservation acts in years got through the Senate this week
This week saw heated public outcry over the organization's false claim of being the first to get outdoor brands to commit to inclusivity. Let's use this opportunity to enact real change.
The brand's spring catalog includes a shot of the famous climber scaling a delicate underground formation in Spain. The National Speleological Society is displeased.
New Mexico wants to create a first-of-its-kind Outdoor Equity Fund for underserved youth. Other states that care about preserving the natural world and raising a new generation of activists should take note.
A new documentary, 'Sea of Shadows,' highlights the work of Andrea Crosta, whose team infiltrates cartels and gangs to fight illegal wildlife trafficking around the world
It's healthier for you and the environment than beef, and it's delicious. So why aren't more Americans eating it?
A former National Park Service ranger on why now, more than ever, national parks need protection from Washington's budget fights
Researchers are calling the majestic forest the Shangri-la of conservation acquisitions
It’s good for the planet and might even lessen your hangover. That’s something we’ll drink to.
Just days before Secretary Zinke left his post, the agency quietly proposed rules that would have it ignoring many Freedom of Information Act requests
I've watched Zinke’s downward spiral with trepidation. Yet his departure does not imply a pro-environment reorientation at Interior, and I doubt we've seen the last of him.
Advocates of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are trying to make an end run around the law and the American people. If they succeed, your backyard conservation area could be next.
EPA proposes stripping protections from 50 percent of streams and 110 million acres of wetlands
The ‘Ghost of Steelhead Future’ extrapolates what could happen to a prized Oregon river
Attorney Xochitl Torres Small just won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in a rural district. One of her prominent talking points? Protecting the region's national monument.
The results from Tuesday's elections prove that the majority of people in this country revere our public lands. Politicians, listen up.
If she wins tomorrow, the 38-year-old Democrat would become the country's first Native American governor. Can a moderate still win in Trump's America? Idaho is about to find out.
Now that the House Natural Resources Committee has fallen under Democrat control, it could mean real oversight for the Department of Interior, says Arizona Representative Raul Grijalva
In what might be a first for any American company, the clothing brand has endorsed two Senate candidates
How we exploit big trees, big game, and even extinct creatures
Unless the Forest Service can pony up the cash to save it
If the outdoor industry doesn't embrace hunters and anglers as political allies in conservation battles, we all lose
Non-partisan midterm elections guidance from key environmental organizations
We sent a writer to check out the alleged uptick in damage to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument post President Trump's decision to shrink it
Line 5 is the name of a 65-year-old oil pipeline running across the floor of Lake Michigan and it's ready to burst.
They don't vote. Why are the people most concerned about climate change some of the least likely to show up in November?
It's up to Republicans to bring it back to life and make it better than ever
Paige Williams's new book and 'Poached' by Rachel Love Nuwer are compelling works of nonfiction about the underworld of obsessive and morally ambiguous collectors
This week's ruling to stop a trophy hunt was a big win for conservation groups and may impact grizzlies across the country
Idaho issued only a single bear tag, but conservationists are still concerned about the consequences of picking off just one bear in a state that has played an outsize role in grizzly management
The conservative Utah Congressman wants to fully fund our national parks and our public lands. Huh?
Irreparable Harm, from Wild Confluence films, investigates the impact of a local mine on a community's natural food sources.
The Pacific Northwest’s Southern Resident killer whales are dying. And it's our fault.
Pioneers, the government, even John Muir helped kick out Native Americans from their homes on national parks. But in Yosemite, the Miwuk Tribe is getting its village back.
As the U.S. battles over the fate of public lands, the Chilean government and Kristine Tompkins are doing something extraordinary down in Patagonia—setting aside millions of acres for stunning new national parks. And they aren't done yet.
‘120 Seconds to Change the World’ features Director of the Okapi Conservation Project, Rosmarie Ruf.
Despite promises from the president and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the BLM wants to open up hundreds of thousands of acres in Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments for companies to drill and mine
As Wyoming prepares for the first grizzly hunt in the lower 48 in decades, at least two protesters won tags they say they won't use. Will their strategy work?
Green beer isn’t just for Saint Patrick’s day. The craft-beer industry is growing with the planet in mind.
Newly created state offices are promoting outdoor recreation as a major contributor to local economies and the public good, but they need a lot more support to be successful
The organization posted two videos in response to an article I wrote last week. Let's review what its representatives said about me and the story.
On the 30th anniversary of Shark Week, we called up some shark scientists for a no-holds-barred conversation about the impact of the pop culture phenomenon
Keeping an eye on the interior secretary's latest ethical blunders and questionable public lands policies
America's proudest tradition should never be used as an excuse for anti-American politics
A new bill would strip the president of designating new monuments in the state—an idea that has already come to fruition in Alaska and Wyoming
A new study polled western voters' views on the interior secretary, Trump's public lands agenda, and downsizing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante
Now that the mines have closed, the small towns of Emery County, Utah, are dreaming up an ambitious plan: A veritable outdoor playground with a new monument and more than half a million acres of designated wilderness. Can this scheme convince other towns to transition from extraction to recreation?
It's the most powerful conservation tool in the world—and it needs to be updated
The Yellowstone River is the beating heart of Paradise Valley, Montana, but a proposed mine threatens the entire ecosystem.
From filmmaker Jamie Hancock, ‘Day Zero’, tells the chilling tale of Cape Town, South Africa’s current water crisis.
Dan Wenk was a career Park Service official who was well-respected by Republicans and Democrats. But he made the mistake of disagreeing with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
In this scene from Blue Heart, the women of Kruscica village in Bosnia protest the development of a new dam on their beloved river.
As a reporter, I’ve been taught to keep my opinions to myself. But I’ve also visited Alaska's McNeil River—the world's greatest brown-bear sanctuary—and to hold my tongue about its possible destruction would make me complicit in the death of something truly remarkable and wild.
This animated short from Your Forests Your Future and More Than Just Parks highlights the process behind this special designation.
The secretary of the interior was once a loud supporter of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Now he wants to almost completely defund it.
A couple from Florida got sick of trekking into the backcountry only to contend with hordes of other people. So they embarked on a search for the most remote spots in every state.
Every day, hundreds of helicopters pass through the lower canyon from the Hualapai Reservation. Is Grand Canyon West turning into “Las Vegas East” and ruining the park’s wilderness? Or is it saving a Native American tribe?
These four trips will have you channeling your inner David Attenborough
Proposition 68 aims to fund parks and outdoor spaces where it'll make the most difference—in urban areas. Will voters buy it?
Tribes and Native-owned corporations are making huge profits by conserving their forests for carbon offset programs—an effort that could revolutionize conservation
Sure, we love Yellowstone and Yosemite. But from Finland to Chile, a fresh crop of national parks has us counting up our vacation days.
He is one of the most scandal-plagued interior secretaries in history. But even so, he can probably get away with a lot more.
Some cut down on waste. Some funnel proceeds to environmental organizations. Some are green literally and figuratively.
Amid the worst drought on record, the city has threatened to turn off the taps on its nearly 4 million residents. Our correspondent spent a week there while he could still get a shower.
Now you can be part of trail history by helping put signs up along America's often-overlooked (but perhaps most beautiful) thru-hike
She worked tirelessly with her husband to conserve one of the last wild places on earth. Since his tragic death, she's worked even harder.
Recent studies have arrived at the same blunt conclusion: the world’s last, big wildlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. Is there anything to be done?
The founder of Out There ϳԹs discovered power in nature while growing up gay. Now she's sharing it with the next generation—and taking the industry by storm.
The Una River in Bosnia is known for its exceptional trout waters.
The Secretary of the Interior's idea to support public lands with oil and mining leases isn't just wrongheaded—the numbers don't add up.