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Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray #wolves from the Endangered Species Act and to contemplate whether the agency could make it easier to authorize killing them.
Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves
Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray #wolves from the Endangered Species Act and to contemplate whether the agency could make it easier to authorize killing them.
Nearly three decades after living 738 days in an ancient redwood, Julia Butterfly Hill sees the same resolve in activists occupying cottonwoods along the U.S.-Mexico border. #treesit
Opinion: I spent two years living in an ancient tree to save it. Now history is repeating itself in Arizona — and Mexico
Nearly three decades after living 738 days in an ancient redwood, Julia Butterfly Hill sees the same resolve in activists occupying cottonwoods along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Nearly three decades after living 738 days in an ancient redwood, Julia Butterfly Hill sees the same resolve in activists occupying cottonwoods along the U.S.-Mexico border. #treesit
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule covers 44.7 million acres of National Forest land and is currently being reexamined by the U.S. Forest Service. See what onX data reveals about these areas and participate in the public comment process:
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Roadless Rule Area Map & Public Comment Guide | onX
Explore the Roadless Rule, see onX data on 44.7 million acres of National Forest land, and use the Roadless Rule area map to inform your public comment.
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September 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule covers 44.7 million acres of National Forest land and is currently being reexamined by the U.S. Forest Service. See what onX data reveals about these areas and participate in the public comment process:
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Fourteen years in the making, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over Southern California’s ten-lane Highway 101 is finally nearing completion.
September 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Fourteen years in the making, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over Southern California’s ten-lane Highway 101 is finally nearing completion.
Discussed: the impacts of border wall construction on wildlife corridors & Indigenous sites, along with staffing & funding cuts at land management agencies & rollbacks of environmental protections, from Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument & Cabeza Prieta Nat'l Wildlife Refuge to Quitobaquito Springs
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…
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September 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Discussed: the impacts of border wall construction on wildlife corridors & Indigenous sites, along with staffing & funding cuts at land management agencies & rollbacks of environmental protections, from Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument & Cabeza Prieta Nat'l Wildlife Refuge to Quitobaquito Springs
For twenty-five years, a single rule has kept 58.5 million acres of America's wildest national forest off-limits to new roads. On June 23, 2025, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to undo it all in the service of exploitation. Learn more: roadless.org
Defend the Roadless Rule - Protect America's Last Wild Forests
Roadless areas safeguard clean water for 124M people, vital wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation. Join us in protecting these irreplaceable public lands.
roadless.org
September 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM
For twenty-five years, a single rule has kept 58.5 million acres of America's wildest national forest off-limits to new roads. On June 23, 2025, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to undo it all in the service of exploitation. Learn more: roadless.org
Roadless areas are essential to rewilding efforts to welcome home important wildlife too long missing from these landscapes, restoring ecological function and resilience. Submit your comment to oppose the rescission of the roadless rule by Sept. 21: buff.ly/B69vpSt
Defend the Roadless Area Rule
Action Network
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September 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Roadless areas are essential to rewilding efforts to welcome home important wildlife too long missing from these landscapes, restoring ecological function and resilience. Submit your comment to oppose the rescission of the roadless rule by Sept. 21: buff.ly/B69vpSt
WENDELL BERRY: BEST OF COMPILATION
Thank you, Wendell Berry - Orion Magazine
A remembrance
orionmagazine.org
September 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
WENDELL BERRY: BEST OF COMPILATION
This past week, the desert monsoon skies held towering clouds, dark with rain and lit with shafts of sunlight. My old jeep was creaking along the dirt road from Patagonia to #Lochiel in southern Arizona’s San Rafael Valley when I saw six Border Patrol vehicles massing around a spur road. #treesit
Witness for Wild Places: Being Rewilded by the Earth
This past week, the desert monsoon skies held towering clouds, dark with rain and lit with shafts of sunlight. My old jeep was creaking along the dirt road from
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September 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Watch closely, and spot the Rewilding Institute in the background. More on what’s covered in the episode here: A hundred pawprints on the road to wildness (Link: buff.ly/gBdDh34)
Resolve to Solve with Miles O'Brien | Return of the Wild in Argentina | Episode 5
A former executive is bringing jaguars back to a wilderness in Argentina.
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September 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Watch closely, and spot the Rewilding Institute in the background. More on what’s covered in the episode here: A hundred pawprints on the road to wildness (Link: buff.ly/gBdDh34)
From a recreational perspective: If the Roadless Rule is rolled back, some of the places people rely on for quiet, adventure, and connection could be opened to road building and industrial logging, which would fundamentally change the recreation experience.
Defend the Roadless Rule and Protect National Forests | Outdoor Alliance
Help us protect our backcountry recreation areas. Roadless rules defend forests, and help preserve their clean air, clean water, and local habitat.
www.outdooralliance.org
September 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
From a recreational perspective: If the Roadless Rule is rolled back, some of the places people rely on for quiet, adventure, and connection could be opened to road building and industrial logging, which would fundamentally change the recreation experience.
Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of ‘feelgood’ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans.
‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild
Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of ‘feelgood’ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of ‘feelgood’ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans.
Perhaps more than any other sustainable farming proponent, Wendell Berry influenced and strengthened the conservation movement. #tribute #WendellBerry
An Agrarian Reformer in Doug Tompkins' Court
Wendell Berry, Kentucky farmer and writer, August 5, 1934 to August 31, 2026 Perhaps more than any other sustainable farming proponent, Wendell Berry influence
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September 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Perhaps more than any other sustainable farming proponent, Wendell Berry influenced and strengthened the conservation movement. #tribute #WendellBerry
The Interior Department will soon publish a “categorical exclusion” that will rubber stamp oil and gas development in Alaska’s remote National Petroleum Reserve.
SCOOP: Trump Team Moves To Fast-Track Arctic Drilling Without Environmental Review
The Interior Department will soon publish a “categorical exclusion” that will rubber stamp oil and gas development in Alaska’s remote National Petroleum Reserve.
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September 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The Interior Department will soon publish a “categorical exclusion” that will rubber stamp oil and gas development in Alaska’s remote National Petroleum Reserve.
On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a proposed rule that would eliminate widely supported protections on more than 45 million acres of roadless public land throughout the country.
Chris Wood Cautions Congress: Eliminating The Roadless Rule Would Upend 25 Years Of Balanced Public Land Management - Trout Unlimited
“The Roadless Rule strikes a common-sense balance: the rule allows forest health projects and
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September 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM
On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a proposed rule that would eliminate widely supported protections on more than 45 million acres of roadless public land throughout the country.
Just off Kri Island in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, meter-long dotted #sharks glide underwater — a sight conservationists say was vanishingly rare until recently.
The ‘world’s first rewilded sharks’ are being raised by shark nannies | CNN
Conservation group ReShark is attempting to “restore balance to the ocean” with what it describes as the world’s first shark rewilding program.
www.cnn.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Just off Kri Island in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, meter-long dotted #sharks glide underwater — a sight conservationists say was vanishingly rare until recently.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's sweeping move to block copper-nickel #mining near the Boundary Waters thrust a long-running debate back into the headlines — and onto the campaign trail.
What to know about Walz's sweeping ban on mining near the Boundary Waters
The move puts the long-debated issue back in the spotlight ahead of the election.
www.axios.com
August 31, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's sweeping move to block copper-nickel #mining near the Boundary Waters thrust a long-running debate back into the headlines — and onto the campaign trail.
The wild capture and release of a female big cat into a nature reserve is the first step towards reintroducing a population that hasn’t been seen for 70 years.
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The return of the caspian tiger: how a species feared extinct has come back to Kazakhstan
The wild capture and release of a female big cat into a nature reserve is the first step towards reintroducing a population that hasn’t been seen for 70 years
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The wild capture and release of a female big cat into a nature reserve is the first step towards reintroducing a population that hasn’t been seen for 70 years.
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It's officially a modest exploration proposal, but locals see it as the opening move toward an industrial mine in the headwaters of one of Montana’s great trout rivers. Take action:https://buff.ly/Ddycqcr
Proposed Sheep Creek Rare-Earth Mine Threatens Montana's Bitterroot River and Over 1,400 Farm Families
It's officially a modest exploration proposal, but locals see it as the opening move toward an industrial mine in the headwaters of one of Montana’s great trout rivers
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August 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
It's officially a modest exploration proposal, but locals see it as the opening move toward an industrial mine in the headwaters of one of Montana’s great trout rivers. Take action:https://buff.ly/Ddycqcr
Chris Wood, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited and an original architect of the 2001 Roadless Rule, speaks with Rewilding Earth #Podcast host Jack Humphrey about the origins of the #RoadlessRule and why rescinding it is a problem for trout and salmon.
August 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Chris Wood, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited and an original architect of the 2001 Roadless Rule, speaks with Rewilding Earth #Podcast host Jack Humphrey about the origins of the #RoadlessRule and why rescinding it is a problem for trout and salmon.
Researchers aggregated multiple polls and found most voters oppose the sale of public land and the rollback of environmental protections.
Polls: Nevada voters prioritize public lands over mining, energy
A new report shows most Nevada voters oppose selling public lands and rolling back environmental protections ahead of elections.
thisisreno.com
August 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Researchers aggregated multiple polls and found most voters oppose the sale of public land and the rollback of environmental protections.
Cross-border #conservation collaborations between US and Mexican communities remain unbroken.
A Love of Place that No Wall Can Keep…
Cross-border conservation collaborations between US and Mexican communities remain unbroken.
www.earthisland.org
August 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Cross-border #conservation collaborations between US and Mexican communities remain unbroken.
More than 90% of Wyoming voters agree that Wyoming’s federally managed #PublicLands should remain in public hands and oppose any efforts to sell them off, according to new polling by Keep It Public, Wyoming.
Polling - Keep it Public, Wyoming
August 6, 2026
keepitpublicwyo.com
August 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
More than 90% of Wyoming voters agree that Wyoming’s federally managed #PublicLands should remain in public hands and oppose any efforts to sell them off, according to new polling by Keep It Public, Wyoming.
Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas says local leaders, landowners and park advocates should have a chance to weigh in before additional construction moves forward. #BigBend
Cornyn urges DHS to hear Texans’ concerns about Big Bend border barrier construction | Houston Public Media
Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas says local leaders, landowners and park advocates should have a chance to weigh in before additional construction moves forward.
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August 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas says local leaders, landowners and park advocates should have a chance to weigh in before additional construction moves forward. #BigBend