Utah officials are bucking more than a century of legal rulings, and their state's own constitution, in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to transfer federal lands to state ownership. It's either a quixotic Hail Mary or a bold move banked on hopes that the court's activist conservatives will overstep Congress's authority and grant their wish.

Be prepared for slight fee increases for camping at Mojave National Preserve.

We have a goal to raise at least $15,000 by year's end from readers like you to sustain our work and expand our impact; in short, to ensure we can keep you informed on national parks and protected areas.

A bipartisan quartet of senators has introduced legislation that would extend the Great American Outdoors Act's benefits with more than $11 billion spread out over eight years to tackle maintenance backlogs on federal lands across the country.