A close encounter with wolves and fear
Opinion
by 1 Comment Humans are hard-wired to fear predators. But dig into the data, Molly Absolon writes, and you’ll find the actual danger is small.
writers on the range
To avoid the outdoor crowds, skip the must-see view
Opinion
by 3 Comments It’s possible to explore the West’s increasingly popular public lands without the crowds, Absolon opines. You just have to seek out the obscure, remote and not-quite-as-beautiful.
Some Western states join the rush to suppress voting
Opinion
by 11 Comments Voters appear to love options like mail-in ballots, guest columnist Jeff Milchen writes. Yet, states like Wyoming seem locked in competition to pass the most brazenly anti-democratic election laws, he opines.
As Western states move away from coal, Wyoming clings to it
Opinion
by 6 Comments As the rest of the West rushes to reduce carbon-emissions, Wyoming is moving in the opposite direction, creating the possibility that “the burgeoning renewable market might just blow past Wyoming.”
Magical cows and the colonization of Western public lands
Opinion
by 15 Comments In rebuttal to a recent guest column, Jennifer Molidor and Erik Molvar argue that grazing’s effects are antithetical to wild habitat conservation.
