Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington could take over management, but hunting will not immediately be on the table.

Local leaders in Grand Lake, Colorado, hope the workshop expands opportunities for locals and helps attract tourists year-round.

Traditional methods for tracking recreation numbers include trailhead surveys or vehicle counters. But those techniques don't capture all visitors, especially in less popular areas.

The Cowboy State is in the early stages of launching a voluntary water conservation program, but it has no money to pay applicants yet. Utah's paid conservation program launched in 2025 using state money.

After a wildfire, native plants and wildlife are often crowded out by invasive species, and rivers and streams can take years to recover. A collaboration between federal agencies and conservation groups in Nevada's Virgin River watershed, however, points to early signs of recovery.

Coal mined in New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming could go to revived coal plants and be exported through a new port in California.

Captain Paiute is, that's who. Las Vegas artist Theo Tso tells about his comic book character from a fictional tribe, who fights villains putting Indigenous Peoples at risk.