public lands
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Zimmerman: What to watch for as Bundys, militants stand trial for occupying public lands
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The long-awaited trial for Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, and six other militants who led the 40-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is beginning in Oregon. During the trial, we expect that the Bundy family and their outlandish opinions on American democracy will be on full display. What shouldn’t get lost in the…
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Roosevelt, Crow, Sisson: Our public lands make America great
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The greatest triumph of conservative thought and practice in the United States can be found in our federal public lands. In no other country in the world do a nation’s citizens have the right to freely enjoy its natural resources, as do Americans. The American model of public lands stands proudly in contrast to the…
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Trump Jr. appearance at conservationist summit underlines state campaign efforts to find footing
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Last month, Donald Trump Jr. flew to Colorado to speak for his father’s presidential campaign to reporters gathered in Fort Collins at an annual “media summit” on outdoor sport and conservation policy. He seemed to know he wasn’t the kind of person reporters steeped in the subject-matter expected to be interviewing. “Look, I’m not a…
