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August 31, 20261 hr 0 min

LIVE from Tucson: Arizona’s Public Lands and the Border Wall

Recorded live at Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre in Tucson as part of CWP’s Keep Parks Public campaign, Aaron interviews four experts about the current state of Arizona’s public lands: Matthew Nelson with the Arizona Trail Association, Russ McSpadden with the Center for Biological Diversity, Emily Burns with Sky Island Alliance, and Amy Juan from the […] The post LIVE from Tucson: Arizona’s Public Lands and the Border Wall appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

August 27, 202645 min

Introducing: On Common Ground, a new podcast about the fight to maintain our public lands

Kate and Aaron run through the weekly news, including the Trump administration’s plans to repeal the Roadless Rule and upend the Forest Service’s travel management planning process. Then, we play the first episode of On Common Ground: An American Inheritance, a new podcast from Eleven Dollar Bill studios, for you. In this first episode, host […] The post Introducing: On Common Ground, a new podcast about the fight to maintain our public lands appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

August 13, 202643 min

Are America’s public lands entering a new Gilded Age?

Kate and Aaron are joined by Professor John Leshy, one of the nation’s top scholars of public lands law, to discuss a new essay of his that argues America’s public lands are entering a new Gilded Age, complete with robber barons, corruption, and deregulation. We also talk about a new exposé revealing Doug Burgum to […] The post Are America’s public lands entering a new Gilded Age? appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

August 6, 202656 min

LIVE from Santa Fe: Defending New Mexico’s public lands

Recorded live at Nuckolls Brewing in Santa Fe as part of CWP’s Keep Parks Public campaign, Kate interviews four experts about the current stakes for New Mexico’s public lands. Charlotte Overby (Conservation Lands Foundation), Keegan King (Native Land Institute), Andrew Black (National Wildlife Federation/Earthkeepers 360), and Elaine Leslie (Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks) discuss […] The post LIVE from Santa Fe: Defending New Mexico’s public lands appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

July 29, 202643 min

Wild women with author Heather Hansman

Kate and Aaron talk to Heather Hansman about her new book, Fierce Country: The Untold Story of Three Women Who Ignited America’s Love for the Wild. Plus, mining companies are staking an unprecedented number of claims in New Mexico. And we’re going on tour! Come see us in Santa Fe and Tucson. News By the #s: […] The post Wild women with author Heather Hansman appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

July 16, 202649 min

Who is Doug Burgum, really?

Forum of Fargo-Moorhead columnist Mike McFeely joins Aaron and Kate to trace Doug Burgum’s path from software tycoon to “opportunist” politician. McFeely outlines how Burgum abandoned his once-moderate image to become a die-hard Trump loyalist as Interior Secretary, all while chasing his future political ambitions and defending indefensible policies. In the news: On Monday, Trump […] The post Who is Doug Burgum, really? appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

June 29, 202639 min

Tracy Stone-Manning on the future of public lands

Aaron talks with Tracy Stone-Manning, president of The Wilderness Society, former director of the Bureau of Land Management, and three-time guest on The Landscape, about how to rebuild federal land agencies after years of political disruption and why the current moment may be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink public lands law from the ground up. […] The post Tracy Stone-Manning on the future of public lands appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

June 17, 202648 min

How Trump and Burgum hijacked the Park Service and America’s birthday party

Kate and Aaron talk to Jayson O’Neill, a longtime public lands watchdog and Montanan who previously led the Western Values Project and now heads up a campaign called Save Our Parks. Jayson explains how the Trump administration is using the National Park Service to funnel money into Trump’s vanity projects in DC, as well as […] The post How Trump and Burgum hijacked the Park Service and America’s birthday party appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

June 8, 202651 min

A former Interior department official explains what’s wrong with mining on public land

Kate and Aaron are joined by Dr. Steve Feldgus, an independent consultant who served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the Interior Department under President Biden. Dr. Feldgus talks about how to improve mine permitting in the US, a topic he worked on while at Interior. News Falling behind: Forest […] The post A former Interior department official explains what’s wrong with mining on public land appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .

May 21, 202636 min

How a private billionaires’ club took over the Crazy Mountains

Floodlight News reporter Evan Simon joins Aaron and Kate to break down a controversial Forest Service land swap in Montana’s Crazy Mountains that quietly gave Yellowstone Club — a private club for billionaires — near-exclusive access to what should be public land, and how Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s involvement in the club raises serious questions. […] The post How a private billionaires’ club took over the Crazy Mountains appeared first on Center for Western Priorities .