Aug 19, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday moved forward with its plan to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule, threatening the fate of 44.7 million acres of national forest. The proposal, published in the Federal Register today, would strip road-building bans from roadless areas in... 
Aug 7, 2026 | Westwise Blog
On a hot late July evening at Nuckolls Brewing in Santa Fe, a train rumbled past the outdoor event not once, but twice—a fitting soundtrack for a conversation about the forces barreling through New Mexico’s public lands. The Center for Western Priorities brought a... 
Jul 16, 2026 | The Landscape Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSForum of Fargo-Moorhead columnist Mike McFeely joins Aaron and Kate to trace Doug Burgum’s path from software tycoon to “opportunist” politician. McFeely... 
Jul 16, 2026 | Westwise Blog
The “too big” myth Utah leaders are peddling doesn’t stand up to legal or historical scrutiny On July 13, President Donald Trump signed two proclamations slashing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 3 million... 
Jul 14, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Metate Arch in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument near Escalante, Utah. John Fowler, Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump signed proclamations Monday shrinking Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments by about 90 percent each, cutting...