Ka’ila Farrell-Smith grew up in a community that was deeply involved in the fight for Indigenous rights, protesting broken treaties and other mistreatment of Native American people. Members of the ...

Jacob Malcom, founder of Next Interior, shares his fears for the agency and his hopes for a post-Trump reconstruction.

Colorado was once a beacon for members of the Harlem Renaissance and Black families from all over the country.

Former national park supervisor explains why toilets may be clean this summer, the parks themselves are actually ‘hollowed out.’ ...

Fire destroys and fire creates, according to firefighters-turned-authors River Selby and Kelly Ramsey, who fought wildland ...

Colorado was once a beacon for members of the Harlem Renaissance and Black families from all over the country.

In the wake of DOGE cuts, an all-female ‘Forest Corps’ is filling federal agency gaps for Wyoming trail projects.

As tourism season begins, trail crews are facing disruptions in key trail maintenance projects.

Katie Klingsporn reports on outdoor recreation, public lands, education and general news for WyoFile. She’s been a journalist and editor covering the West for 20 years. Her freelance work has appeared ...

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Mass federal layoffs the Trump administration has planned can move forward immediately, after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted an injunction that has held them off since mid-May. More than 100,000 ...

Protesters gathered in Tucson, Arizona, during a “Hands Off” protest against the Trump administration in April. Credit: Roberto (Bear) Guerra/High Country News ...