Writers on the Range

Home on the range
Home on the range

Creative builders get rural housing done

By Dave Marston
Getting skunked
Getting skunked

What to do with a stinky pest in the garden

By Richard Rubin
No one size fits all
No one size fits all

Are beavers always the answer? Not really

By Ted Williams
Firefighting goats
Firefighting goats

Hungry livestock can be a forest’s best friend

By Dave Marston
Enough is enough
Enough is enough

Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers

By Rob Pudim
Speak up
Speak up

We can help shape this Utah monument

By Jonathan Thompson
The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule

Yes, there’s such a thing as trail etiquette

By Marjorie "Slim" Woodruff
Remembering John Fielder
Remembering John Fielder

Colorado's unofficial landscase photographer

By Betsy Marston / Writers on the Range
Funding the frontline
Funding the frontline

Wildland firefighters need our support, better pay

By Gregory McNamee / Writers on the Range
Howdy, partner
Howdy, partner

Just moved out West? Here are some tips to get acclimated

By Betsy Marston
Say cheese
Say cheese

Too many tourists follow a leader

By Marjorie "Slim" Woodruff
Backcountry heroes
Backcountry heroes

SAR teams put lives on the line, often without compensation

By Molly Absolon
The last wild places
The last wild places

Mountains in wilderness don’t need climbing hardware

By Dana Johnson
In need of a jolt
In need of a jolt

Farmington grapples with post coal-fueled future

By Dave Marston
Famous fossils
Famous fossils

Old bones can be a town’s movie stars

By Adam Larson
A bad deal
A bad deal

Federal land exchanges serve the wealthy, cost the public

By Erica Rosenberg
Running out of time
Running out of time

A dancing bird finally gets some protections, but is it too late?

By John Horning/Writers on the Range

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Thinking the unthinkable
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The Pole

Getting soaked
02/06/2025

Floating the Grand Canyon could get a lot more expensive for private boaters. The National Park Service is seeking public input on a proposal to increase the per-person cost for rafting Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek from $90 to $310. The cost of floating Diamond Creek to Pearce Ferry, now free, would increase to $55/person. The $25 lottery permit fee would remain unchanged.

Lockdown
01/30/2025

For many Durangoans, their bicycles may be their most prized – and only – set of wheels. Which is why bike thieves are among the lowest of the low. But, with bike thefts on the rise, Durango Police are helping residents protect their bikes through a free registration system called “Project 529.”

The end is Sneer
01/23/2025

If you’re planning on drinking your winter blues away at Snowdown this year, you’ve likely already been to Magpies Newsstand to grab your board games gear to celebrate. As Snowdown merch central, they have t-shirts, hats, buttons, posters and info pamphlets. Get your butt down there if you haven’t already, as supplies are dwindling! However, if you go to Magpie’s in search of the venerable Snowdown Sneer, the satirical newspaper that mysteriously shows up around town (almost) every Snowdown, don't get your hopes up just yet.

So Rando
01/16/2025

It’s been 10 years since locals Peter Carver and Joe Philpott died in separate avalanche incidents. Since then, the nonprofit organization founded in their memory, Know the Snow Fund, has raised tens of thousands of dollars and handed out hundreds of scholarships for avalanche safety training. In 2024 alone, KTSF supported scholarships for nearly 100 individuals.

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