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They’re Coming For Your Wildlife Refuges

The Fish and Wildlife Service’s over-holiday review, and what it means for 850 million acres of public land and water

Dec 29, 2025 • Wes Siler

What a scandal at Outside means for the future of outdoor journalism

Dec 24, 2025 • Wes Siler

New Mike Lee Amendment Could ‘End The National Park Service’

Utah Senator at it again with new budget amendment

Dec 17, 2025 • Wes Siler

How I’m Using Modern Technology To Become A More Ethical Rifle Hunter

Precision shooting tools are more powerful and accessible than ever before. Your trophy buck will thank you.

Dec 11, 2025 • Wes Siler

How To Buy A Flashlight

Taking advantage of the latest and greatest in an ever-evolving category is way easier than you might think

Dec 9, 2025 • Wes Siler

Trump Administration’s Public Lands Leadership Begins To Crumble

How an absent interior secretary, incompetence at the Forest Service, and proposed corruption for the BLM are colliding with low gas prices to throw…

Dec 5, 2025 • Wes Siler

Fact Checking The 60 Minutes Public Lands Episode

Can TV journalism survive a rightwing takeover?

Dec 3, 2025 • Wes Siler

What Mohammed Bin Salman’s White House Visit Means For The Endangered Species Act

Unintended consequences of completely predictable outcomes created by gross incompetence

Nov 25, 2025 • Wes Siler

Congress Broke Public Lands. It’s About To Create Legal Chaos

Over 5,000 oil and gas leases across 4 million acres of BLM land are about to be challenged in court

Nov 19, 2025 • Wes Siler

Bear Attacks In Japan, Trump Vs Environment At Home: What’s New Outdoors

Stuff outdoorsy people need to know about

Nov 17, 2025 • Wes Siler

Citizens United Broke American Politics. This New Plan From Montana Aims To Fix That

By removing dark money from politics, The Montana Plan could restore American democracy

Nov 14, 2025 • Wes Siler

The Shutdown May Be Over, But Its Damage To National Parks Is Just Beginning

How much harm was caused by open, but understaffed parks?

Nov 13, 2025 • Wes Siler

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