public lands

Local residents turned out Friday morning in different locations around Montezuma County to show support for public lands.

This week on Regional Roundup, we cover a rally supporting fired federal workers, reflect on public lands, discuss Ramadan with a Utah resident, and more.

National Ag Day highlights farming’s role in the U.S. amidst challenges like tariffs, workforce changes, and resource management in agriculture.

Freshman Representative Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) is sponsoring a bill that would require Bureau of Land Management field offices across the west to adopt plans that would open up more lands to oil and gas drilling.

According to researchers, cuts and firings at federal agencies like U.S. Forest Service could help efforts to privatize some public lands.

About a hundred people came out to U.S. Forest Service offices in Glenwood Springs on Thursday, just hours after a judge ordered that federal probationary workers be reinstated. They held signs, waved at honking cars, and worried about the impacts to public lands in the community.

Allison Stegner, a former USGS researcher, discusses her experience in the civil service, and the important role fired federal workers play for land management agencies, and what the administration is losing with massive job cuts.

This week's Regional Roundup covers wolf activity in Wyoming and Colorado, Stand Up for Science events, Ramadan's significance, and support for domestic abuse survivors.

Under the Biden Administration, the Bureau of Land Management developed a rule that prioritized conservation as a use on its public lands, equal with other uses like mining and grazing. While lauded by public lands and environmental advocates, many in the Trump Administration oppose the policy.

Concerns about impacts to ranching and tourism following federal budget cuts voiced by demonstrators at local events at Mesa Verde National Park and the Dolores Public Lands Office.