Page Burners: The Big Burn by Timothy Egan
Elegantly written and abundantly informative, Timothy Egan’s The Big Burn tells the dramatic story of the 1910 wildfire that tore through Washington, Idaho, and Montana, burning over 3 million acres
Page Burners: Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean
Few nonfiction wildfire books capture a moment in fire history as vividly as Young Men and Fire. With the precision of an archivist and the heart of a storyteller, Norman
Page Burners: This is Wildfire by Nick Mott
As my wife and I begin building our home in rural Montana, wildfire resilience has been central to our planning. Rather than sift through AI-generated misinformation online, I’ve been turning
Three ways to think about the Southwest
Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The power of collaborative conservation Stephen E. Strom This book would have utility alone as a modern history of the borderlands of southern Arizona and New Mexico. But
Producing season two of Working Wild U
Since the spring thaw, I’ve been traveling the West gathering stories for the forthcoming second season of Working Wild U, our award-winning documentary podcast presented by Western Landowners Alliance and
Finding Homeground
Documentary photographer Sally Thomson transports us to the people and places of the western range For a landscape so mired in drought and known for its dryness, the rangelands of the
Ivan Doig’s Uniquely Western Genius Explored in New Documentary
“He writes about people who don’t often get portrayed in literature or film
Silent Impact: Backcountry Skiers and Teton Bighorn Sheep
Wyoming’s Teton Range has been home to bighorn sheep for thousands of years. While neighboring herds in the Snake River and Big Hole ranges blinked out of existence due to
Places, Identities and Change
Atlas of Conflict Reduction takes deep lookat how decisions are made on the range Hannah Jaicks dispels many of our preconceived notions of that mythical character of the American West, the
Placing ourselves beside a river
When John Maclean writes of the Blackfoot River, he invokes swirling foam, shallow rapids and bottomless holes below rock reefs. He conjures a powerful sense of place, one richly etched
Concerning Saving Species of Concern
Ranch manager and wildlife biologist Rick Danvir reviews the book *Saving Species on Private Lands* by Lowell E. Baier.