Read the post For the 30th Anniversary of National Public Lands Day—We Look At How Federal Agencies Are Addressing Ongoing Land Management Challenges September 21, 2023 The federal government manages around 640 million acres, or about 28% of all land across the United ...
Read the post Worsening Wildfire Smoke Requires a More Proactive Approach March 28, 2023 The U.S. has recently experienced some of its worst wildfire seasons on record, creating unhealthy ...
Read the post Mining on Federal Lands After the Gold Rush September 15, 2020 Neil Young once sang that he’d been a miner for a heart of gold. If he was on federal land, he may ...
Read the post A GAO Photo Album December 12, 2019 They say a picture is worth a thousand words—which is one reason our Watchdogs often snap photos on ...
Read the post A Look at How the Government Acquires Public Lands September 26, 2019 This Saturday is National Public Lands Day—the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort aimed at ...
Read the post Wildland Fire Knows No Boundaries… August 22, 2017 Wildfires are a natural and inevitable part of many healthy ecosystems, but they also burn millions ...