At the turn of the century (1900), a man named Richard Weatherill ran a horse ranch right next to Pueblo Bonito inside what is now Chaco Canyon National Historic Park. …
Category: National Parks
Capitol Attack Threatens Our Public Lands
The events of January 6 in Washington pose a direct threat to our public lands and the survival of our forests, deserts, parks, wildlife, clean air and water. Those of …
Trump is a Radical on the Environment
Who can question that Donald Trump is the most radically anti-environment president in American history? His extreme tilt toward business, contempt for science, and a lack of any personal connection …
Valles Caldera to Stay in Public Ownership
In the center of northern New Mexico, the hulk of a huge dormant volcano rises above the Rio Grande Valley. This volcano formed the Jemez Mountains, one of the most …
Today, Visiting National Parks Endangers Visitors
Summer is here. Americas are hitting the road for the national parks by the tens of thousands. People from all over the country are tired of coronavirus lockdown and they …
Virus Could Devastate Wildland Fire Agencies This Summer
Ready for fire season? Ready for those billows of gray smoke from forest fires all over the West? Ready to worry about your home or your town when firestorms come? …
Trump Seeing the Light on National Parks?
On March 3, 2020 Donald Trump tweeted that he wanted Congress to send him a bill that would provide full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the National Park Service.
Colorado’s Forgotten Valley
By Tom Ribe Busy cities, gleaming ski areas, young families hiking and biking in the latest gear; this is the Colorado outsiders may think they know. But the state …
Owls, White Cows, Susan’s Beer Taps
Fire and Owls Land managers at the Valles Caldera National Preserve went forward with a prescribed burn in the Banco Bonito area on the southwest corner of the Preserve …
Bureau of Land Management Under Attack
Trumping the BLM by Tom Ribe Ever since public lands were made permanent parts of the American experience around the turn of the last century, there have been people …
