The sage-grouse’s uncertain future

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced the creation of the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area, a four million-acre conservation area that extends across twelve counties in western Florida. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland made the announcement on Monday at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida during a celebration commemorating the 121st anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a collection of […]

The Bureau of Land Management removed a slate of Montana parcels proposed for a federal oil and gas lease sale following public concern that lease laws outlined in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were being ignored. The removal of parcels for leasing signifies long-overdue cooperation with internal guidance to reform the oil and gas leasing system. Following the passage of […]

To steward America’s public lands for future generations, the Biden administration needs to finalize strong, durable conservation regulations, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress. The report, which analyzes the importance of conservation for the benefit of wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, economic health, and cultural preservation, highlights the opportunity for the Biden administration […]

In this episode of CWP’s Go West, Young Podcast, we sit down with John Freemuth, the endowed chair of the Cecil D. Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University. Freemuth had just participated in a panel discussion at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Fort Collins, Colorado, along with Acting Bureau of […]

A conversation with Luis Benitez, director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office. Links mentioned in the show: Headwaters Economics, Federal Lands in the West: Liability or Asset? The history of “This Land is Your Land“