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Foto Friday catchup day
I’m in Torrey, Utah, where I’ve been fortunate enough to be on the faculty for the Entrada Institute’s Writing From the Land workshop, which has so far…
May 15
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Trump axes Public Lands Rule
Plus: The Hoback Report, a guest dispatch from Bob Frodeman
May 12
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Data Center Watch: Stratos project edition
Massive complex on the banks of the Great Salt Lake sparks intense opposition
May 8
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Lisbon Valley Mine reopens with AI, robots
⛏️ Mining Monitor ⛏️
May 5
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MAYDAY! Snowpack Report
And fact-checking Colorado River claims
May 1
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April 2026
Notes from the Road: Canyons of the Ancients
Notes on a visit to an ancient site -- and contested grazing allotment
Apr 28
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Trump looks to Make America Graze Again
Plus: BLM peddles vacant grazing leases; Wacky weather watch
Apr 24
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Be the Land Desk assignment editor!
Plus: A couple news briefs
Apr 21
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Arizona's Growth Machine keeps churning even as existing communities dry up
Thinking about Grand Canyon river flows
Apr 17
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Abysmal math on the Colorado River
Feds look to avoid de facto deadpool at Glen Canyon Dam
Apr 14
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Trump cancels Pecos mining ban process
Hottest March on record; Healing the earth is hard
Apr 10
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On Arches, timed-entry, and crowds
🌵 Public Lands 🌲
Apr 7
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