Emigrant Peak in the Custer-Gallatin National Forest (Photo by Jacob Frank | National Park Service | Flickr). Most of us with long ties to Park County, Montana, cherish our landscapes and the fish and ...

America’s geological wonders don’t need erupting volcanoes to create breathtaking spectacles that look straight out of a ...

The World Heritage Convention is already used to protect many wilderness areas around the globe, but there are significant gaps in protection, especially in large, intact wilderness areas. Two of 24 ...

California, a state often renowned for its scenic natural beauty, offers many enchanting forests, including this absolutely ...

On a bluebird fall day, Don Lane greets me at the entrance of Nevada Beach in a Smokey Bear button down shirt with his characteristic big smile and infectious positivity. The U.S.D.A Forest Service ...

This September marks the 50 th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the piece of federal legislation that created a national system of wilderness areas and established the principles for their ...

Part of what defines Colorado’s Western Slope is the expansive landscapes and regions where wildlife roam free, backcountry recreation opportunities abound and cultural artifacts of the state’s ...

The great purpose is to set aside a reasonable part of the vanishing wilderness, to make certain that generations of Americans yet unborn will know what it is to experience life on undeveloped, ...

Ted Williams’ recent op-ed attacking wilderness advocates like Wilderness Watch for opposing fish poisoning projects in designated Wilderness and incorrectly asserting that we oppose saving mountain ...