conservation

Hundreds of tribal leaders gathered in Washington this week for an annual summit where the Biden administration is celebrating nearly 200 new agreements to boost cooperation with the tribes.

The plan to build a new highway through a conservation area near St. George has taken a step back. The Bureau of Land Management is revisiting its formal analysis of the road’s environmental impact after a lawsuit from conservation groups.

Grey wolves are one of the most controversial animals in the West, and how you can manage the species depends on what state you're in. Along the Colorado-Wyoming border, that friction is part of daily life.

The federal government is spending more than $200 million to reopen spawning grounds for fish, which includes an effort to recover an endangered species sacred to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in Nevada.

A new nationwide survey shows how members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints view nature and climate change differently from other religious groups.

City officials worry that the picturesque venue is suffering from a “privatization” of public open space.

The land and its waterways have long been sacred to Indigenous people, and they know how to care for it well. Now, some conservation groups are recruiting Indigenous youth to restore and protect these areas.

The federal government wants to expand the sage grouse’s protected range, and Wyoming is skeptical about that plan. So, officials and locals recently put their heads together about it to craft their own plan.

Two conservation easements in northern Utah will preserve wildlife habitat and allow for continued agricultural and logging use.

Latino Conservation Week features events nationwide aimed at getting more Hispanic families into nature and elevating their voices about the environment.

On Thursday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem testified before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources in favor of a bill that would require the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw the proposal, saying it would cause “deep devastation.”

Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent Jim Ireland said the park — one of the smallest in the country — is at the edge of what staff can manage with the current visitorship.