Nick Jans is a writer and photographer who has lived in Alaska for 45 years and traveled tens of thousands of wilderness ...

The controversial program, aimed at boosting the population of a struggling caribou herd in Western Alaska, had been halted ...

The controversial program, aimed at boosting the population of a struggling caribou herd in Western Alaska, had been halted ...

Yellowstone grizzly bears have surpassed federal recovery goals, but conservation organizations argue they still need ...

Yellowstone grizzly bears have surpassed federal recovery goals, but conservation organizations argue they still need ...

The concept, a product of the go-go 1960's, was killed by an unlikely environmental pioneer, President Richard Nixon ...

In the state where Trump won by the largest margin in the 2024 election, grassroots unity helped keep public lands off the auction block.

The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska is the largest expanse of public land in the U.S., encompassing nearly 23 million acres — an area equivalent to the size of Maine. The reserve hosts an ...

A growing body of research shows the cascading health impacts of wildfire smoke, from cognitive decline to heart issues.

On June 12, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was one of three Democratic governors who testified before a Republican-led House oversight committee. Well, to say he "testified" would be a stretch. Basically, ...

Scott Fitzwilliams didn’t expect to last 16 years as supervisor of the White River National Forest that surrounds Vail and stretches all the way to Aspen and beyond. Such posts in the U.S. Forest ...

Whose ox is getting gored by federal budget cuts is a hot topic these days, and compared with people who will lose their ...