Public Lands

Get your hikes and other recreation in while you can. A new study finds warming temperatures could mean big changes in how we use our public lands.

The month’s best and worst environmental news also includes advice on reversing the “insect apocalypse” and more.

Marbled murrelets could benefit from a unique research project that’s uncovering information to help better protect this endangered species.

A journey to one of the most beautiful places on Earth — which sits next to one of the most polluted — reminds us that art can help conserve.

Plus what Maine did right (and wrong), billionaires in space, and rebranding invasive species.

An ambitious initiative aims to protect a 2,000-mile segment of the Continental Divide ecoregion and change how we think of conservation.

The Western drought has exacerbated a water crisis, years in the making, that threatens the health of millions of birds — and so much more.

As development of large solar projects speeds up, researchers race against the clock to study the ecosystem implications.

To slow climate change, we’ll need to not just cut emissions, but sequester them. And for that we’ll need to protect healthy ecosystems, experts say.

Experts say expanding public lands won’t be enough to achieve science-based calls for more protected areas.