Villa Grove State Trust Lands  Fence Removal By Briant Wiles   Looking up from the fence our eyes are drawn to a solid wall of mountains that sweep south lining the bathtub of sediment that is the San Luis Valley in South central Colorado. The breeze picks up and a gust of wind brings cool notes of autumn refreshing the smell of sage tinted air. With bolt cutters and fence pliers we drop the old, barbed wire from wind polished ceder posts. These weathered posts stood as mute testament to a ...

As urbanization increasingly carves up California's landscapes, the need to conserve and enhance wildlife connectivity becomes critical. Assembly Bill 1889 is a significant step toward addressing this unilateral environmental concern, ensuring that our natural ecosystems can thrive alongside unavoidable development. Photo courtesy of Wildlands Network and Pathways for Wildlife camera study along hwy 395 - part of BHA's ongoing restoration of the Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area. Learn ...

The following article was first published by HuntingLife.com on 18 Sept 2024.    It written by Beau Beasley, author of Healing Waters, Fly Fishing Virginia, and Fly Fishing the Mid-Atlantic as well as the Director, Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival.  Beau wrote this article after participating in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s annual Public Land Pack Out in honor of Public Lands Month.  Taking out the Trash by Beau Beasley  Kelly’s Ford, on the Rappahannock River in Virginia’s bucolic ...

The Left Flip Flop Hypothesis (Recap of the Clark Fork Public Land Pack-Out) The author’s husband and son cruising the drift holding areas for trash.   Words and Photos by Melissa Hendrickson   Introduction: Many years ago, I had a retired military seasonal working for me, meaning he had more worldly experience than your average college aged seasonal. One day, upon finding an abandoned flip flop on a remote Forest Service road, he stated with compunction that it is always the left flip flop ...