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Point Reyes National Seashore Is Not Needed for Local Food Production
Protecting Point Reyes National Seashore as a rare refuge for native wildlife and coastal prairie does not threaten local food production, which thrives…
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A Backdoor Land Grab, Signed in Plain Sight
A long-term agreement sold as forest restoration instead gives Utah the reins over millions of acres of national forest, expanding logging and pushing…
Jan 13
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Lauren Boebert’s All-Out Anti-Wolf Assault on the ESA
Lauren Boebert’s latest wolf bill would override science, erase judicial review, and set a dangerous precedent by turning Endangered Species Act…
Jan 12
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New Interactive Map Reveals What the Senate Wants to Sell
Jun 17, 2025
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Prairie Dog Massacres on Colorado’s Public Lands Exposed in New Report
Sep 23, 2025
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Lawsuit Finally Forces the Fish and Wildlife Service to Reconsider Cattle Grazing at Red Rock Lakes
Dec 18, 2025
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Cow Pie Pal: Put Bad Grazing on the Map
May 8, 2025
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We Filed Suit to Defend Public Lands — And Democracy
Apr 29, 2025
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A Backdoor Land Grab, Signed in Plain Sight
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Why ranchers have never been the original conservationists
The historical record behind a slogan now being used to dismantle sage grouse protections across the West.
Jan 7
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Cages at the Bus Stop and the Politics of Fear
Inside Catron County’s decades-long campaign to turn wolves into villains
Jan 6
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This Year, We Took On the Root Causes of Public Lands Destruction
A year of court rulings, grazing retirement, and accountability that will help reshape public lands management in the American West.
Dec 31, 2025
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Seeing a Wolf, Feeling the Weight of It
My first encounter with a Mexican gray wolf was brief and unforgettable, made possible by decades of law, science, and resistance—and shadowed by how…
Dec 30, 2025
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Lawsuit Finally Forces the Fish and Wildlife Service to Reconsider Cattle Grazing at Red Rock Lakes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must now confront decades of neglect and reevaluate cattle grazing
Dec 18, 2025
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Who Controls the Virtual Fence?
As virtual fencing gains traction across public lands, decisions about grazing are slipping further from public review.
Dec 17, 2025
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What it takes to be a Mexican wolf advocate
The fight for lobos is built on science, vigilance, and work most people never see.
Dec 11, 2025
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