public land

An Idaho legislator is calling on Idaho’s congressional delegation to protect public access to public lands and oppose efforts to sell federal public lands.

Idaho Land Board takes up the issue again after public opposition from the majority of Teton County commissioners.

Whether it’s human-caused wildfires, boating and swimming deaths, or off-road vehicle crashes, Utah has seen an increase in preventable accidents this summer.

No one showed up to support a Legislative bill seeking to back the state of Utah in a yet-to-be-filed lawsuit challenging federal land ownership.

George Wuerthner writes, "Any attempts to sell off or transfer public lands to private ownership is an attack on America's fundamental value of equal opportunity and access for all."

George Wuerthner writes, "America's public lands are one of the Nation's most outstanding achievements."

Jack Schwaller and Thomas Baumeister write, "Our Block Management Program is such a "think outside the box” collaborative effort with an impressive history of bringing out the best in Montana, and we appreciate our lawmakers for continually improving it."

Officials say they are prepared for potentially volatile federal policies and funding under the Trump administration.

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.

The new legal challenge argues Utah’s lawsuit to claim 18.5 million acres of unappropriated lands is unconstitutional.