"The public lands of the western United States comprise some 450 million acres of grassland, steppe land, canyons, forests, and mountains. It's an American comm

How it is that the United States—the country that cherishes the ideal of private property more than any other in the world—has chosen to set aside nearly on

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.

"On behalf of Maine's Department of Conservation, a master Maine guide introduces the free amenities of the nearly one million acres of Maine's public lands, in