The Wild Idea
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Dylan McDowell: Inside the Network Connecting State Lawmakers on Environmental Policy
Nov 3, 202634 min
Bob Marshall: The Haunting of Bill’s House
Oct 27, 202631 min
Sam Forstag: Smoke Jumping, Union Organizing, and the Fight for Montana’s First District
Oct 20, 202635 min
Cam Brensinger: NEMO’s Road from a Bivy Bag on Mount Washington to Recyclable Gear
Oct 13, 202642 min
Marshall Johnson: Conservation Ranching and the Birds That Depend on It
Oct 6, 202636 min
Amy Bowers Cordalis: Indigenous-Led Conservation and the Salmon That Came Home
Sep 29, 202654 min
Mark Haggerty & Megan Lawson: The Economics of Public Lands and Rural Prosperity
Sep 22, 202649 min
Fitz Cahall: The Million-Signature Push to Save Public Lands
Sep 15, 202649 min
Jim Klug, Hal Herring & Alex Leone: River Access Is Not a Spectator Sport
Sep 8, 202647 min
Christian Hunt & Kelly Cox: Can Wildlife Corridors Cross DC's Political Divide?
Sep 1, 202640 min
Adam Cramer: How Outdoor Recreation Became a Conservation Coalition
Aug 25, 202645 min
Dan Puskar: DC's Own National Park
Aug 18, 202650 min
Ryan Johnston: Building Cast Hope Through the Sport of Fly Fishing
Aug 11, 202648 min
Andy Mergen & Justin Pidot: How Do We Make Public Lands More Public?
Aug 4, 20261h 8m
The Wild Line: DOGE Cuts Exacerbate Wildfire, Interior Cancels Endangered Species Protections, and Alaska Judge Dismisses Dalton Highway Suit
Jul 31, 20269 min
Lynn Scarlett & Matt Lee-Ashley: Can We Rewrite the Rules of Public Lands Policy?
Jul 28, 202651 min
The Wild Line: Proposed NHPA Changes Undermine Tribes, Administration Targets Chaco Canyon, Okefenokee Makes Bid for UNESCO Designation
Jul 24, 202620 min
Brooks Lamb: Land, Legacy, and Who Comes Next
Jul 21, 202657 min
The Wild Line: Trump Guts Utah Monuments, Admin Rewrites 'Harm,' Red Wolves Recover as Grizzlies and Whales are Targeted
Jul 17, 202623 min
Heather Hansman: Fierce Women Who Ignited America's Love for the Wild
Jul 14, 202641 min
The Wild Line: 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, 202618 min
Paul Hendricks, Jen McLaren & Dawn Mancini Moyer: Why Outdoor Brands Are Speaking Up for Public Lands
Jul 7, 202633 min
The Wild Line: A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler
Jul 3, 202617 min
Meryl Harrell & Lisa Ronald: The future of stewarding our shared wild spaces
Jun 30, 202647 min
The Wild Line: Farm Bill Text Features Wilderness Designations, Interior Rolls Back Drilling Safeguards, and NPS Restricts Reporting on Fatalities
Jun 26, 202614 min
Fault Lines: Exploring Wilderness Climbing Management
Jun 25, 202646 min
Dillon Osleger: The Hidden Histories Beneath America's Trails
Jun 23, 202655 min
The Wild Line: New Wilderness Directives, Congress Approves $2 Billion for Parks, Former Big Bend Supervisors Fight Border Wall
Jun 19, 202612 min
Sheena Pate: The Rivers That Launched the Wild and Scenic Act
Jun 16, 202636 min
The Wild Line: Trump Targets Recommended Wilderness, Lee Launches Attack on Roadless, Interior Designates New Trails
Jun 12, 202621 min
Kaitlin de Varona: Stewardship as a Form of Advocacy
Jun 9, 202652 min
The Wild Line: Trump Repeals Motorized Protections, the CRA comes for Utah, Appropriators Slash Funding for National Parks
Jun 5, 202619 min
Jaime Loucky: 60 Years of Stewarding Trails in the Evergreen State
Jun 2, 202650 min
The Wild Line: Wildlife Fare Well in Transportation Bill, Park Fees Redirected to DC, a Warning on Wildfire Season
May 29, 202613 min
Tracy Stone-Manning Returns: Don't Mourn, Organize
May 26, 202635 min
The Wild Line: Pearce Confirmed for BLM, Cyanide Bombs Return to Public Lands, Kash Patel Dives Pearl Harbor
May 22, 202616 min
John Leshy: The Hollowing Out of America’s Public Lands
May 19, 202651 min
The Wild Line: Public Lands Rule Rescinded, Right Whale and Roadless Rule Hearings Loom, and Wins in Colorado and New Mexico
May 15, 202612 min
Gregg Treinish & Lara Birkes: Turning Adventure into Conservation Data
May 12, 202648 min
The Wild Line: Pearce Nomination Heads to Senate Floor, American Prairie Permit Battle, Alaska Land Transfer, and Ted Turner's Legacy
May 8, 20268 min
Autumn Gillard & Steve Bloch: Tribal Voices and the Fight to Save Grand Staircase - Escalante
May 5, 202649 min
The Wild Line: Trump Pulls NPS Nominee, Appalachian Groups Sue Over Corridor H, and the Forest Service Embraces Glyphosate
May 1, 202613 min
Dalton George: The Hellbender, The High Country, and the Fight to Keep Appalachia Wild
Apr 28, 202633 min
The Wild Line: Advocates Notch a Win for Endangered Species, the Forest Service Considers Chainsaws and Mining in Wilderness
Apr 24, 202613 min
Jessica Howell-Edwards & Dani Purvis: Fighting for the Wild Soul of Cumberland Island
Apr 21, 202644 min
The Wild Line: GOP Approves Mining in the Boundary Waters, USFS Faces Questions on Reorganization, SELC Sues the God Squad
Apr 17, 202611 min
Dr. Erica Smithwick: Fire, Climate, and Forest Resilience in the East
Apr 14, 202648 min
The Wild Line: Trump Budget Targets Parks, USDA Consolidates NEPA Rules, and Three Key Public Lands Votes Loom in Congress
Apr 10, 202616 min
Dr. William Keeton: Carbon, Complexity, and the Future of Old Growth
Apr 7, 202648 min
The Wild Line: U.S. Forest Service Overhaul, Interior Aims to Drill Chaco Canyon, Protections for Rice's Whale Lifted
Apr 3, 202620 min