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Throughout American history, “public lands” have been the subject of controversy, from homesteaders settling the American west to ranchers who use the open

The little-known story of how the U.S. government came to hold nearly one-third of the nation's land primarily for recreation and conservation.

The federal government owns roughly 640 million acres, about 28% of the 2.27 billion acres of land in the United States. Four agencies administer 608.9 million

From Conquest to Conservation is a visionary new work from three of the nation’s most knowledgeable experts on public lands. As chief of the Forest Service, M

"The management of public lands in the West is a matter of long-standing and oft-contentious debates. The government must balance the interests of a variety of