Ka’ila Farrell-Smith grew up in a community that was deeply involved in the fight for Indigenous rights, protesting broken treaties and other mistreatment of Native American people. Members of the ...

Jacob Malcom, founder of Next Interior, shares his fears for the agency and his hopes for a post-Trump reconstruction.

Colorado was once a beacon for members of the Harlem Renaissance and Black families from all over the country.

Former national park supervisor explains why toilets may be clean this summer, the parks themselves are actually ‘hollowed out.’ ...

Fire destroys and fire creates, according to firefighters-turned-authors River Selby and Kelly Ramsey, who fought wildland ...

In the wake of DOGE cuts, an all-female ‘Forest Corps’ is filling federal agency gaps for Wyoming trail projects.

As tourism season begins, trail crews are facing disruptions in key trail maintenance projects.

Colorado was once a beacon for members of the Harlem Renaissance and Black families from all over the country.

Katie Klingsporn reports on outdoor recreation, public lands, education and general news for WyoFile. She’s been a journalist and editor covering the West for 20 years. Her freelance work has appeared ...

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High school graduates are the first to walk with the protected right to wear cultural attire after the state of New Mexico passed legislation this spring ...

Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land. The 1906 Antiquities Act gave presidents the power to ...