public lands

Voters in Thermopolis share what motivated them to come to the polls this general election.

The University of Wyoming held a first of its kind question and answer with midterm candidates just a week ahead of the general election. Students who attended the event described reversing brain drain as an important way to keep young people in the state.

The route traverses across regions of Colorado that touch public lands and are slightly off the beaten path.

Fall and winter bring opportunities for prescribed burns across Wyoming as a busy wildfire season wraps up.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service started allowing hunting this fall at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge as part of a Trump administration push to expand hunting and fishing on public lands.

The government says the rule is outdated and land protections should be state-based.

Hunters and hikers were among almost 133,000 people opposing potential changes to the Travel Management Rule in national forests. Snowmobile groups were in the minority.

Democrats say western states with abundant BLM lands are of most concern.

At a recent White House dinner with hunting groups and companies, Trump announced the orders directing federal land agencies to take several steps to improve hunting and angling opportunities.

Voters finally felt the threat to public lands had reached a critical point, observers say.