Tracy Stone-Manning

Hikers head away from Long Lake, near Ward.

Moving the U.S. Forest Service headquarters to Utah will only allow Trump to dismantle public land protections (抖阴ap)

April 21, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Trump's plans to dismantle the Forest Service聽aims to close regional offices and shutter dozens of the agency鈥檚 research centers, as we face what some say will be a horrific wildfire...

The roughly 140,000-acre Lee fire burns alongside a road in Rio Blanco County on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The fire was 61% contained on Monday Aug. 19. (Photo provided by Elk and Lee Fire Information)

The West is on fire as Washington fans the flames (抖阴ap)

August 19, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

The federal agencies that safeguard our treasured public lands for us are being hollowed out.

as seen from a previously non-viewable location on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. The Colorado State Forest Service is working to mitigate 134 acres of land within the White River National Forest in the Dillon Ranger District near Breckenridge. The partnership between the state and federal agencies is helping to create a flattened barrier between thick groves of lodgepole pine to lessen the impact of potential forest fires. Due to the age of the trees (many more than 100 years old), population density and proximity to homes, the area would be at great risk of catastrophic loss in the event of a forest fire. Costs for the project were offset by some $300 thousand in revenue created by the thousands of trees being cut down by various lumber vendors. Crews began working in early Oct. and plan to wrap up cutting and removal of useable lumber by the end of January. The remaining piles of waste will be burned, so as not to pose a threat as fuel in the coming season.

Tracy Stone-Manning: Republicans and Trump want to sell off our public lands to fund tax breaks

May 7, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

The Republican-controlled Congress is mulling whether to sell off chunks of public lands to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.

In this 2012 file photo, a local rancher pauses to look over the Lake Ridge area in the Thompson Divide. (Denver Post file photo)

Haaland and Stone-Manning: Conservation is equal to the many other uses of our public lands

November 13, 2024 at 11:09 a.m.

The BLM Public Lands Rule recognizes that conservation is equal to other uses of our public lands.

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