News Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits Colorado and BLM’s empty headquarters BLM nominee Tracy Stone-Manning heads toward final Senate vote OPB podcast: Timber Wars Bob Wick’s photos The first of two episodes with Bureau of Land Management wilderness specialist and photographer Bob Wick. You can watch this episode on YouTube or Facebook, and the photos […] The post Public lands photographer Bob Wick appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
This episode of The Landscape features a conversation with Emma Marris, author of Wild Souls: Freedom & Flourishing in the Non Human World. Marris also wrote about the Klamath water shortage in The Atlantic. Her earlier work includes Rambunctious Garden. News New York Times: Climate change is making it harder for campers to beat the […] The post Emma Marris on the Klamath drought and ‘Wild Souls’ appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
This episode of The Landscape features two conversations about the unprecedented drought and the future of water across the West. Guests: Haley Paul, Policy Director, Audubon Southwest Amelia Flores, Chairwoman, Colorado River Indian Tribes Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: podcast@westernpriorities.orgMusic: Purple PlanetPhoto: Lake Mead, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
The latest episode of The Landscape features a conversation with Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Dan talks about his role overseeing everything from forests to wildlife to oil and gas production, as well has his experience as a wildland firefighter. News BLM director nominee Tracy Stone-Manning testifies before the […] The post Dan Gibbs on finding balance in Colorado appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
Sharon Buccino of the Natural Resources Defense Council joins us to break down the new set of secretarial orders signed by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and look at the future of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: podcast@westernpriorities.orgMusic: Purple PlanetPhoto: @Interior The post Sharon Buccino on Deb Haaland’s fast start appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
Allegra “Happy” Haynes is the director of Denver Parks and Recreation, as well as the Deputy Mayor of Denver. In this episode of The Landscape, Happy talks about the importance of the Land and Water Conservation fund, Denver's unique system of mountain parks, and innovations in playgrounds. The post Happy Haynes on mountain parks, urban parks, and the future of play appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
Tommy Caldwell has been described as “the best all-around rock climber on the planet”—so why is he using his fame and platform to advocate for reforming the oil and gas leasing system on public lands? The post Why rock climber Tommy Caldwell started speaking out appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
Jason Swann, a co-founder of Rising Routes, talks about his journey into the outdoors, and why racial justice and environmental justice are forever entwined.
The Colorado College State of the Rockies Project just released the results of the 11th annual Conservation in the West Poll. Pollsters Lori Weigel of New Bridge Strategy and Dave Metz of FM3 Research discuss this year's results. The post Inside the Conservation in the West Poll appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
In the latest episode of CWP’s The Landscape, a conversation with former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell about President Biden’s executive order on climate change, the threat of anti-public lands extremists, and how to build coalitions and consensus through listening. Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: podcast@westernpriorities.orgMusic: Purple PlanetPhoto: Sally Jewell The post Sally Jewell on climate change, extremism, and listening appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
A look at the barrage of environmental damage being unleashed in the waning days of the Trump administration. The post Inside the Trump administration’s destructive final days appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.
A conversation with former Deputy Interior Secretary David J. Hayes about Rep. Deb Haaland and the rest of President-elect Biden’s climate and environmental justice team. Previously Deb Haaland and Ben Ray Lujan from Taos Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: podcast@westernpriorities.orgMusic: Purple PlanetPhoto: Deb Haaland for Congress
Center for Western Priorities Executive Director Jennifer Rokala and Policy Director Jesse Prentice-Dunn are joined by political consultant and former Denver Post editorial page editor Curtis Hubbard for a wide-ranging discussion about the 2020 elections and what the results mean for public lands in the West.
Historians Patty Limerick and Philip Deloria join us for a conversation about the racist legacy of Manifest Destiny, and why we renamed this podcast.
A must-listen conversation with ecologist and data scientist Nathan Mietkiewicz about his new analysis that found humans were responsible for 97 percent of wildfires that threatened homes over the last 24 years. Counterintuitively, the only way forward is more—but controlled—fire.
A conversation with three groups that represent hunters and fishermen—Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, and the National Wildlife Federation—about their report looking at critical minerals from a conservation perspective. Guests Ty Churchwell, Trout Unlimited Julia Peebles, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers David Willms, National Wildlife Federation News Fire experts advise urgent policy changes as climate […]
With the clock ticking on a final Record of Decision regarding the controversial Pebble Mine project in Alaska, a conversation with documentary film director Mark Titus and United Tribes of Bristol Bay‘s Alannah Hurley about Mark’s film, The Wild. Learn more Upcoming screenings of The Wild: Evaswild United Tribes of Bristol Bay News President Trump […]
A conversation with three Western environmental leaders about the 7th annual Latino Conservation Week, which is underway right now.
Pollster Brian Gottlieb returns with a new round of CWP’s Winning the West 2020 polling—this time focused on coronavirus and public lands. Subscribe to CWP’s Look West daily and monthly newsletters. Watch and share our 30×30 explainer video featuring Sen. Tom Udall and Dr. Enric Sala. Host/producer: Aaron WeissFeedback: podcast@westernpriorities.orgMusic: Purple Planet
As the Interior Department rushes to reopen parks despite the pandemic, former NPS leaders Phil Francis and Joan Anzelmo weigh in on what should happen first to keep park employees and the public safe.