environment

The Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest has published a multi-decade forest plan that favors logging and motorized and mechanized recreation.

The fish only live in the freshwaters of Goose Lake and its tributaries in south central Oregon and northeastern California, where the Center for Biological Diversity say they are threatened by agriculture and climate change.

Stephany Seay writes, "Gianforte’s lawsuit doesn’t represent Montanans, but rather Montana livestock interests. The vast majority of Montanans want wild, migratory buffalo restored in our state."

Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff have started capturing a second round of gray wolves to be released in Colorado in the coming weeks.

The recent collapse of western Montana's timber industry did more than eliminate jobs, it also left Missoula County and various management agencies with one less tool to manage area forests.

The Seventh Oregon Climate Assessment from state and federal scientists and researchers evaluates the what the future could look like based on increasingly precise forecasts.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will not hear Utah’s sweeping public lands lawsuit, where the state argued it should take over 18.5 million acres of federally controlled land within its borders.

With two big events occurring at the federal level within the next week, public land advocates are warning that federal public lands are once again under threat.

George Wuerthner writes, "Climate warming is influencing the occurrence and size of wildfires. We cannot build homes the same way as in the past or construct them in places that were perhaps safe from fires 50 years ago."

Hundreds of protesters are condemning some of Utah’s recent attempts to reverse national monument designations and transfer federal land to the state.