The Land Desk: A public lands newsletter

With the dawning of a new year comes a new source of news, insight, and commentary: the Land Desk. It … More

Riding out the pandemic with the strays of Sofia

I’m not even a dog person, I thought, as I stared into the murk on a cold, late-autumn night. But … More

On a pleasant, late summer’s day in Silverton, Colorado, San Juan County Sheriff Virgil Mason and local business owner Otto … More

In the not so distant future, as the planet burns, the nation reels from the effects of a pandemic, Truth … More

Five decades ago, the US Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs held a remarkable hearing. It was notable because … More

Nine months ago, as the coronavirus-related lockdowns and slowdowns were reaching their peak, we made some predictions (for High Country … More

Snowpack levels in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado typically peak in April or early May, before starting a … More

James Edward Cole was thirty-six years old when he died. You might say he was in the prime of his … More

I went back to the Home-country — i.e. the Four Corners — in February and March, and headed out to … More

I flew internationally yesterday. I got into a tube with a bunch of other people against all of my self-preservation … More