Public Lands

New kinds of flood plans put nature back in charge, help populations adapt to a changing climate, reduce risk — and more.

New books this month also examine environmental racism, wildlife coexistence and the history lessons of acid rain.

The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.

Author John Temple takes a deep dive into the world of range wars and ‘patriot’ militia groups in the West, including the infamous Bundy clan.

This month brings new books from Greta Thunberg, Robert Macfarlane, the activists behind Extinction Rebellion and other conservation experts.

Ranchers pay just $1.35 a month to graze cattle on public lands and national forests. You couldn’t feed a cat or dog for 10 times that amount.

Most dam removals take years, often decades, of political, ecological and financial wrangling. A new book, Same River Twice, looks at three dam removals and what made them possible.

Railways can be deadly for animals ranging from elephants to grizzlies and frogs, but we’re just beginning to understand the causes and solutions.

A plan to lease oil and gas drilling rights on nearly a million acres of land near the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone illustrates the consistent lack of government consultation with tribes.

Ecologist Jodi Hilty explains what conservationists have learned about linking critical habitat areas together.