Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land, which include national parks, wildlife refuges, forests, monuments,...
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Birders who venture off the beaten path may run across a sign like the one above. But what is “wilderness” and how does it...
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Because its habitat consists largely of land that is valuable for oil and natural gas exploration and extraction, protection of the Greater Sage-Grouse has...
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Jason A. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who has been sharing some thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. Jason’s...
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