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A New Tracker for Public Land Comment Periods, Eastern States Invest in Wildlife Crossings, and Forest Service Retirees Join Suit to Stop Reorg

A New Tracker for Public Land Comment Periods, Eastern States Invest in Wildlife Crossings, and Forest Service Retirees Join Suit to Stop Reorg

Jul 10, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a BLM proposal to rewrite grazing regulations across 155 million acres of public land, a lawsuit challenging the Forest Service’s restructuring into 15 new state offices, new wildlife crossing funding in...
A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler

A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler

Jul 3, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a Forest Service proposal to narrow public comment on national forest management, a new Interior Department partnership with “de-extinction” company Colossal Biosciences on species genomics, a lawsuit...
Farm Bill Text Features Wilderness Designations, Interior Rolls Back Drilling Safeguards, and NPS Restricts Reporting on Fatalities

Farm Bill Text Features Wilderness Designations, Interior Rolls Back Drilling Safeguards, and NPS Restricts Reporting on Fatalities

Jun 26, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking Farm Bill wilderness designations for Virginia, Arkansas, and Illinois; Kevin Lilly’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; Interior’s proposed rollback of oil and...
New Wilderness Directives, Congress Approves $2 Billion for Parks, Former Big Bend Supervisors Fight Border Wall

New Wilderness Directives, Congress Approves $2 Billion for Parks, Former Big Bend Supervisors Fight Border Wall

Jun 19, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking new federal directives reshaping wilderness management for climbing anchors and livestock grazing, a bipartisan bill that would restore nearly $2 billion annually for national park maintenance, and a legal battle over a...
Trump Targets Recommended Wilderness, Lee Launches Attack on Roadless, Interior Designates New Trails

Trump Targets Recommended Wilderness, Lee Launches Attack on Roadless, Interior Designates New Trails

Jun 12, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a lackluster oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a draft Forest Service memo that could open recommended wilderness to off-road vehicles, Senator Mike Lee’s move to nullify the Roadless...
Trump Repeals Motorized Protections,  the CRA comes for Utah, Appropriators Slash Funding for National Parks

Trump Repeals Motorized Protections, the CRA comes for Utah, Appropriators Slash Funding for National Parks

Jun 5, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking the White House’s repeal of decades-old off-road vehicle protections on public lands, House appropriations cuts to national parks and the EPA, the collapse of federal conservation program funding for farmers, and...
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