Climate change, on top of the abuse of forests through fire suppression, grazing and intensive logging have created the fire storms of today.
Attacking American Freedom
The Supreme Court has given America a real wakeup-call recently. Their rulings on abortion, pollution and Native rights have shown that the conservative movement in the United States is far …
Planning for Disaster
Why did the Forest Service Start a Big Forest Fire in New Mexico? The recriminations have begun. The 320,000-acre Hermit Peak Fire in northern New Mexico has burned …
Gratitude for National Parks
This is a guest editorial from my friend George Wuerthner originally published in Wildlife News. I print it to remind all of us why we asked to have the National …
Hermit Peak, Calf Canyon Fire Considered
A lawyer called me today to find out if I thought she might have a case against the federal government for its role in the origins of the Hermit Peak/Calf …
A Last Ski at Wolf Creek
(This post was written earlier before things got really busy around here.) Mid-April found me on the chairlifts at Wolf Creek Pass ski area on one of the last days …
Burning in the Snow
The NPS has treated thousands of acres in the Valles Caldera with this thinning and pile burning. The US Forest Service has treated large areas of their land outside of the Valles Caldera the same way with funds provided by Congress.
The Looming Trump Disaster
Republicans had their big Conservative Political Action meeting in Florida this weekend. Most notable was the confusion and conflict the Russian attack on Ukraine is having on their party. The …
Exploring the Nambe Badlands Wasteland
Thousands of people per year drive to Chimayo through the brown desert between the Nambe Creek Valley and the Santa Cruz River Valley. Tourists love this stretch for its strange …
Dark Holes Open to the Wonders of the Pueblo Past
Anyone who goes to the Los Alamos, New Mexico area now can’t help but feel the pace of life quickening as the Laboratory grows. Traffic jams build up in the …