Dept. Of The West

The Conservation Era and its’ Public Lands Advocates: Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir

In Part One of our story on Understanding Public Lands in the United States and why they matter, …
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This year we mark the 50th Anniversaries for two hallmark conservation bills with both the National Trails System and Wild and Scenic Rivers Acts of 1968.  To celebrate we dug …
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In Part One of our story on the history of Public Lands in the United States and why they matter, we looked at the early years immediately after the Louisiana Purchase …
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If you’ve been paying attention to US political news recently, you may have caught glimpses of headlines highlighting Public Lands. From the armed standoffs in Oregon and Nevada, Patagonia’s boycotting …
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Thursday that he will not seek to roll back any of the recently reviewed National Monuments. He has said however that he will press for …
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In a surprise late-evening Instagram post, U.S. Rep for Utah, Jason Chafffetz, announced his intent to withdraw the controversial “H.R. 621 – Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2017” …
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