This story by Aspen Journalism, examining the past and future of public land commodification locally and nationally, is presented in the Aspen Daily News in two parts, running Nov. 16 and Nov. 17.

As we walked the trail back to his car, he bent to touch a soft tuft of blue grama grass, a drought-resistant native. It’s ...

When he talks about Pat Williams, former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer likes to retell a story he heard from Chuck Johnson.

When most people think about visiting America’s protected lands, their minds jump straight to the big names. Yellowstone. Yosemite. The Grand Canyon. These iconic national parks draw millions of ...

America’s national parks get all the glory, and for good reason. They’re spectacular, iconic, and frankly deserve every bit ...

From SNAP benefits resuming in Delta County to the Montrose church verdict and the coming solar regulation vote, this week ...

Community leaders from Western states, including Colorado, are urging the federal Bureau of Land Management to abandon its ...

When you take a vehicle away through citation, impounded enforcement, you turn someone who is barely hanging on into someone who now has nothing left to lose,” said Natelli.

Amid an ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Interior is planning to fire thousands of employees, including nearly 200 federal workers based in Colorado who work in land management and ...