Writers on the Range

Ripple effect
Ripple effect

Trade war uncertainty continues to plague farmers, businesses
 

By by Crista V. Worthy
Stopping the steal
Stopping the steal

Think public lands will never be sold? Think again ...

 

By Tracy Stone-ManningĀ 
A fool's errand
A fool's errand

Answer to extinction is not high-tech “franken-animals” but better protections
 

By Pepper Trail / Writers on the Range
Eroding the rule of law
Eroding the rule of law

Increasingly more militaristic ICE disregards basic human rights

By Benjamin James Waddell
Net gains
Net gains

Net metering, solar battery storage win-win for offsetting costs, unplanned outages

By Andrew Carpenter
People, get ready
People, get ready

La Plata County hosts Emergency Preparedness Week to get residents wildfire-ready

By Dave Marston / Writers on the Range
Digging in
Digging in

When environmental reality weighs us down, action is the antidote 

By Richard Knight / Writers on the Range
Crying wolf
Crying wolf

When it comes to elk and CWD, wolves are our allies, not enemies

By Ted Williams / Writers on the Range
How the West was lost
How the West was lost

Despite anti-fed sentiment, rural areas depend on government presence
 

By Stephen Trimble / Writers on the Range
At the precipice
At the precipice

Alarming signs of climate change everywhere in New Mexico
 

By Laura Paskus / Writers on the Range
The blame game
The blame game

Mountain lions deserve protections, not scapegoating 

By Wendy Keefover / Writers on the Range
The ripple effect
The ripple effect

Mass federal worker firings cut the muscle, not the fat

By Riva Duncan / Writers on the Range
Stagflation nation
Stagflation nation

How Trump’s disastrous policies could bring us to the economic breaking point

By Dave Marston / Writers on the Range
A Trojan horse
A Trojan horse

Poking holes in the seemingly altruistic push to use public lands for housing

By Ben Long / Writers on the Range
Just weird enough
Just weird enough

The quirky, kitschy and beautifully morbid allure of the Salton Sea 
 

By Dennis Hinkamp / Writers on the Range
Hey, Utah
Hey, Utah

Americans love their public lands, so stop trying to get rid of them

By Aaron Weiss / Writers on the Range
A false solution
A false solution

It’s time to get real about plastic recycling – or lack thereof
 

By Karen Mockler / Writers on the Range
A wake-up call
A wake-up call

Devastation of L.A. fires could happen anywhere – even Durango
 

By Dave Marston / Writers on the Range
Savoring darkness
Savoring darkness

Alaska’s endless nights offer cool respite from Earth’s encroaching heat
 

By Tim Lydon / Writers on the Range
Of bears and Bears Ears
Of bears and Bears Ears

A rundown of what Westerners cared about in 2024

By Betsy Marston

Top Stories

End of the trail
05/15/2025
End of the trail
By Andrea Dukakis / Colorado Public Radio

Despite tariff pause, Colorado bike company can’t hang on through supply chain chaos

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Shared pain
05/08/2025
Shared pain
By Allen Best / Big Pivots

Dismal trend highlights need to cut usage in Upper Basin, too

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A tale of two bills
04/24/2025
A tale of two bills
By Allen Best / Big Pivots

Nuclear gets all the hype, but optimizing infrastructure will have bigger impact 

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Power play
04/24/2025
Power play

Nine hopefuls vie for four open seats on LPEA board

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The Pole

Creative endeavor
05/15/2025

Create Art and Tea may have closed its doors earlier this month, but the nonprofit Art Guild of Create Durango that was housed there is still going strong.

A slow roll
05/15/2025

Durango has a speed problem. And in the interest of public safety and reducing accidents, the City of Durango has announced a new Speed-Management Plan. But first it wants to hear what you have to say. Through May, the City is conducting an online survey on speed and safety on city streets.

Ride on!
05/08/2025

Durango is the 33rd most-populated city in Colorado, yet, it boasts one of the largest bike swaps in the state. And this year’s swap, the 16th annual held April 25-27 at Chapman Hill, was the most successful yet, according to organizers.

Out there ...
05/01/2025

This week, Jonathan Thompson brings us a story (p.8-9) about Ol’ Big Foot, the last known wolf to roam southeastern Utah in the 1910s. But Sarah Melotte, writing for the Daily Yonder, has a story on the Bigfoot, as in the hairy, mysterious, man-beast said to roam the wilderness and haunt our days and nights­.

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