Sagebrush Rebellion
It's time to move the Bureau of Land Management out of D.C.
(Most) of those living in the West have the public lands' best interest at heart.
Jonathan Thompson Opinion June 26, 2019
Fire-starting ranchers get a new blessing from BLM
The agency hopes the Hammonds' cows will reduce fire risk in eastern Oregon.
Tay Wiles News April 17, 2019 From the print edition
Cliven Bundy case appealed by feds
Prosecutor says missteps were inadvertent.
Jessica Kutz April 10, 2019 From the print edition
How right-wing emigrants conquered North Idaho
Conservative transplants largely from California have taken over Kootenai County -- have they gone too far?
Sierra Crane-Murdoch May 20, 2013 From the print edition
One Sagebrush Rebellion flickers out — or does it?
Wayne Hage's 20-year court battle over ranching on public lands comes to a close, but his son continues to tussle with the feds.
Jodi Peterson Sept. 21, 2012 From the print edition
Western legislatures grab for control of public lands
Some Western states are rekindling the Sagebrush Rebellion and demanding ownership of federal lands -- but it's not just about local control.
Jodi Peterson May 16, 2012 From the print edition
How Arizona's culture helped shape the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords
If you want to understand why Jared Lee Loughner shot Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and 18 others at a Tucson Safeway in 2011, look to Arizona's soulless culture and vitriolic politics.
Tom Zoellner Feb. 27, 2012 From the print edition
Fearful of Agenda 21, an alleged U.N. plot, activists derail land-use planning
A two-year planning process in La Plata County, Colorado gets hijacked by activists suspicious of United Nations influence. And in the West and nationwide, they're not alone.
Jonathan Thompson Feb. 6, 2012 From the print edition
What Joe Arapaio's legacy means
Arizona sheriff's shocking legacy should force meaningful change in U.S. immigration debate
Sarah Gilman Dec. 20, 2011
Utah's Sagebrush Rebellion capital mellows as animal-lovers and enviros move in
Kane County, Utah, heart of the Sagebrush Rebellion and an off-road vehicle paradise, is also home to a growing number of environmentalists, hikers and animal lovers.
Joshua Zaffos Jan. 24, 2011 From the print edition
Pillaging the Past
Craig Childs explores the fine line that separates archeology from grave-robbing in the American Southwest.
Craig Childs April 28, 2008 From the print edition
Rebels with a Lost Cause
The fiercely conservative lawyers of the Sagebrush Rebellion continue to fight against environmental regulations, but despite all their sound and fury, very little has changed on the public lands.
Ray Ring Dec. 10, 2007 From the print edition
Taking Liberties
The Western states are home to a stealth campaign by libertarians who – under the guise of reforming eminent domain – are out to destroy all land-use planning through "takings" ballot initiatives
Ray Ring July 24, 2006 From the print edition
The West's Biggest Bully
Radio shock jock John Stokes wants to scare environmentalists away from Montana's Flathead County, but his bullying tactics have led instead to increased unity among his opponents and quiet conservation progress
Ray Ring Sept. 15, 2003 From the print edition
Change comes slowly to Escalante country
Just as it seemed the local communities were starting to accept the BLM's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the rise of conservative national politics has helped to revive old grudges and stir up opposition
Michelle Nijhuis April 14, 2003 From the print edition
Road warriors back on the offensive
The Bush administration rolls back a Clinton-era moratorium on RS 2477, a controversial old statute that some Western counties have used to claim designated roads in wilderness areas, parks and monuments
Michelle Nijhuis Feb. 3, 2003 From the print edition
Showdown on the Nevada range
The Sagebrush Rebellion smolders when the BLM impounds and tries to auction off cattle owned by ranchers Ben Colvin and Jack Vogt for refusing to pay for grazing allotments.
Jon Christensen Aug. 27, 2001 From the print edition
People for the USA! disbands
People for the USA! says it is officially disbanding due to declining membership and funding, but its members plan to keep their wise-use mission alive by merging with another conservation group, Frontiers for Freedom.
Heidi Walters Dec. 18, 2000 From the print edition
The last Celtic warlord lives in New Mexico
A profile of Catron County, N.M.'s lawyer, Jim Catron, reveals a man steeped in Celtic and cowboy mythology, and uncompromising in his anti-government fervor.
Lisa Jones March 13, 2000 From the print edition
Shoveling vs. sniveling
A Montana mill owner's plan to send 10,000 shovels to Elko, Nev., so sagebrush rebels can re-open a road closed by the Forest Service, is "a triumph of symbolism over substance," according to the writer.
Ben Long Essay March 13, 2000 From the print edition
Nevadans drive out forest supervisor
Citing a climate of threatening, "irresponsible fed-bashing" that made it almost impossible for her to do her job, supervisor Gloria Flora resigns from her job overseeing Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Jon Christensen Nov. 22, 1999 From the print edition
The Forest Service sets off into uncharted territory
The latest struggle over the West's public lands centers on the Forest Service's huge system of logging roads, which conservationists want to see closed and obliterated, and off-road-vehicle users want opened to motorized recreation.
Todd Wilkinson Nov. 8, 1999 From the print edition
Nevada's ugly tug-of-war
A writer tours the heart of the Sagebrush Rebellion - Elko County, Nev. - and talks to people on both sides of the struggle.
Jon Christensen Oct. 30, 1995 From the print edition
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Adam M. Sowards
In a time of division and hate, wildfire unites a community
Auden Schendler
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