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Opinion
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Nevada Has Some of Our Best Wild Lands—Your Vote Determines Their Fate
The Massacre Rim towers 1,000 feet above Long Valley in the vast reaches of northwestern Nevada. As with most hikes…
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Opinion: Military Planes Are Ruining Olympic National Park and Violating the Wilderness Act
If this is the price of freedom, what’s the cost to those on the ground?
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Opinion: It’s Getting Noisy Out There
From speakers to drones, parks, trails, and the natural world are besieged with sound pollution.
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Opinion: Here’s What’s at the Core of Road Rage Toward Cyclists
The dangers of sharing roads while “other-ized.”
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Opinion: Stoke Is Exactly What Outdoor Conservation Needs
An outdoor advocate responds to the idea that passion isn’t enough.
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Opinion: Never Build a Road in Wilderness
Efforts to develop in Alaskan refuge could lead to grave threats throughout America wilderness
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The State of Colorado Tries to Block River Access
For a state so dependent on tourism, this is the wrong approach, says the author.
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Can the Forest Service Reform Its Abusive Culture?
An active-duty wildlands firefighter says yes, but only if all employees stop ignoring misbehavior.
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Grizzly Bears Wanted Alive, Not Dead
Once the federal government gave Wyoming and Idaho the authority to manage grizzly bears, one thing was certain: Animals would…
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Opinion: Bears Ears Reduction Was Always About Extraction
Despite promises monuments held no significant energy resources, it turns out that they do.
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As a Business Decision, Hurting Public Lands Is Just Stupid
The outdoor industry is bigger than the agricultural or energy industries, and Republicans alienate it at their peril.
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Opinion: A New Way to Take the Public Out of Public Lands
Giving counties control over land that belongs to all Americans is a terrible idea.
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Desert Solitaire Is More Relevant Than Ever
A half-century on, the book’s message stands in high, acidic relief.
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Trump’s National Monument Reduction Is Illegal and Likely to Be Reversed
Here’s why legal scholars think slashing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase won’t stick.
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What to Do About Wild Horses on Public Land?
Dealing with feral horses costs more than 60 percent of the BLM budget, and there’s no solution in sight.
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Why Can’t We Accept Women Who Are Both Strong and Beautiful?
It’s long past time to get over misguided assumptions about looks, ability, and character.
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Little-Known National Monument is a Boon for California
Bears Ears is getting most of the attention, but Carrizo Plain could be reduced by Trump Administration, too.
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Opinion: Montana Needs to Slow Its Rush to Kill Grizzlies
Montana’s idea to allow trophy hunting could make male bears extinct in the Yellowstone ecosystem in just eight years.
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Opinion: We Need to Re-Evaluate the Fixation with Fastest Known Times
When did thru-hiking become all about speed?