The Trump regime recently made sweeping changes to the way livestock grazing is regulated on public lands. Their changes would cause damage to public lands, public watersheds, and to wildlife. …
Tag: National Parks
Saving the Parks from Anti-Government Extremists
Yet Trump’s staff continues to dismantle our system of federal lands in direct conflict with the wishes of most Americas according to numerous polls.
Western Governor’s Association Target of Massive Protest
On Monday, June 23, at least a thousand New Mexicans gathered outside the Western Governor’s Conference to protest public land policies championed by Trump cabinet secretaries inside the Eldorado Hotel …
Plans Afoot to Divest Most National Parks to Locals and Private Interests
Think about what happens to you when you finally pry yourself out of your routine, out of the comfort of home and stores and go outside. If you are lucky …
New Mexico’s Big Fires and Climate Change
We just emerged from one of the driest winters on record in New Mexico and as the usual spring winds sweep the state, fire officials watch the situation closely and …
Ancient Bison of New Mexico
Ancient bison, roamed New Mexico for thousands of years, even up into the forests and far down into the Mexican frontier. The animals looked like the bison of today, but they were frighteningly large, about 20% larger than today’s bison
Chaco Canyon and the Halls of Time
The Chaco great houses are huge, complex buildings with exquisite masonry. The more we learn about them, the less we seem to know about the people who built them.
Yellowstone by Winter
Winter in Yellowstone National Park reveals wildlife, geothermal features, rivers and quiet with few people while bison, trumpeter swans, river otter and wolves endure the cold. Winter is the time to see Yellowstone.
Failed National Park Proposal Could Have Displaced the Manhattan Project
How many people know that there was a big movement to create a new national park in the Los Alamos area before the Manhattan Project
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 …
