The federal government owns roughly 640 million acres of the 2.27 billion acres of land in the United States – just over 28% of total land. The percentage of federally owned land in each state varies ...

When Rep. Harriet Hageman declared her run Tuesday for U.S. Senate, it revived her critics' concerns over federal public land ...

Sources working closely with the Bureau of Land Management say a Biden-era rule that made conservation a legitimate use of BLM lands — putting it on par with grazing, mineral extraction, recreation, ...

A hearing on multiple-use policy for public lands on Tuesday was repeatedly trumped by politics. Multiple use allows public lands to be used simultaneously for different purposes, including hiking, ...

Fee-free days have long been a fairly banal part of federal public lands management, as opportunities for national parks and ...

Private lands are key to the culture, ecology, and economy of the West. They produce food and fiber, provide wildlife habitat, protect watersheds, connect landscapes, sustain livelihoods, and more.

Indigenous people were forcibly removed from their homelands – in some cases, to create national parks - yet individuals and Tribal communities maintain strong connections to the lands that have ...

It has been a tumultuous year, one that made me thankful for our public lands and all who have stood up for them.