public lands

A Moab resident discovered spray-painted graffiti in Arches National Park in the middle of the 44-day government shutdown. National parks have remained open during that time with little to no staff.

The U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place a ruling that protects public land access across the West by upholding legal corner crossing.

Phil came into Morning Edition live to talk about outdoor recreation conditions here in the 4 Corners.

The good news is, you can now get into Mesa Verde National Park for free. The bad news is, not much of the park is open.

Increased immigration enforcement across the country has caused local celebrations of Latino Conservation Week to become smaller and more intimate. In Glenwood Springs, the community gathered to plant trees.

The Public Lands Rule allowed conservation to be managed as part of BLM's multiple-use mandate, along with other uses like mining and grazing. The Trump administration now says that rule doesn't pass muster.

Public lands advocates are hoping to draw attention to proposed cuts to the National Parks Service and other land management agencies by visiting gateway towns in the West. One stop was in Grand Junction, Colorado, which has its own national park.

One of the goals of controversial wolf hunts in the Western U.S. is to help reduce the burden on ranchers, who lose livestock to wolves every year. A new study finds that those hunts have had a measurable, but small effect on livestock depredations.

As wildfires continue to rampage throughout the West, local areas are adopting tougher fire restrictions.

Democratic CD3 candidate shares his vision in Delta.