We don’t have a shortage of people willing to work. We have a shortage of opportunities for them to get started…
Author: On Land Magazine
'On Land' is published by Western Landowners Alliance, which strives to advance policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes and native species.
OPINION: Forests Need Fire, But Forestry Makes It Work
Human intervention has always been part of the mosaic of healthy forests, with fire doing much of the work of thinning and clearing overly dense stands of trees…
ESSAY: The U.S. Has Pastoralists. We Usually Call Them Ranchers.
These are Navajo-Churro sheep, considered sacred to the Diné people, who use their wool in their renowned woven textiles…
Stream Restoration in Chromo, to Improve San Juan Cutthroat Trout Habitat
This article was created by Ed MacKerrow between August and October of 2025. Ed tragically passed away shortly afterward…
ONE IN A THOUSAND: The Colorado River Basin in Drought
“One year of drought you can survive. Back-to-back dry years, it’s so much more difficult,” he said…
Colorado’s New Beetle Battle Is Underway
Government agencies can manage public lands. What no single entity can do alone is address an outbreak that moves freely across ownership boundaries…