The Wild Line

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The podcast where land stories are the lead stories. Hosted by Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds, The Wild Line is a quick Friday digest of the week’s top conservation and public lands policy news in plain language so our community stays informed, engaged and ready to act.

Episode Date
Final Hours to Comment on Wilderness Policy, a Data Center Eyes National Park Land, and Bulldozers Carve Through Big Bend
Aug 14, 2026
A New Management Plan for the Colorado River, BLM Approves Data Center on Public Land, and Forest Service Initiates ICE Raid
Aug 07, 2026
DOGE Cuts Exacerbate Wildfire, Interior Cancels Endangered Species Protections, and Alaska Judge Dismisses Dalton Highway Suit
Jul 31, 2026
Proposed NHPA Changes Undermine Tribes, Administration Targets Chaco Canyon, Okefenokee Makes Bid for UNESCO Designation
Jul 24, 2026
Trump Guts Utah Monuments, Admin Rewrites 'Harm,' Red Wolves Recover as Grizzlies and Whales are Targeted
Jul 17, 2026
A New Tracker for Public Land Comment Periods, Eastern States Invest in Wildlife Crossings, and Forest Service Retirees Join Suit to Stop Reorg
Jul 10, 2026
A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler
Jul 03, 2026
Farm Bill Text Features Wilderness Designations, Interior Rolls Back Drilling Safeguards, and NPS Restricts Reporting on Fatalities
Jun 26, 2026
The Wild Line: New Wilderness Directives, Congress Approves $2 Billion for Parks, Former Big Bend Supervisors Fight Border Wall
Jun 19, 2026
The Wild Line: Trump Targets Recommended Wilderness, Lee Launches Attack on Roadless, Interior Designates New Trails
Jun 12, 2026
The Wild Line: Trump Repeals Motorized Protections, the CRA comes for Utah, Appropriators Slash Funding for National Parks
Jun 05, 2026
The Wild Line: Wildlife Fare Well in Transportation Bill, Park Fees Redirected to DC, a Warning on Wildfire Season
May 29, 2026
The Wild Line: Pearce Confirmed for BLM, Cyanide Bombs Return to Public Lands, Kash Patel Dives Pearl Harbor
May 22, 2026
The Wild Line: Public Lands Rule Rescinded, Right Whale and Roadless Rule Hearings Loom, and Wins in Colorado and New Mexico
May 15, 2026
The Wild Line: Pearce Nomination Heads to Senate Floor, American Prairie Permit Battle, Alaska Land Transfer, and Ted Turner's Legacy
May 08, 2026
The Wild Line: Trump Pulls NPS Nominee, Appalachian Groups Sue Over Corridor H, and the Forest Service Embraces Glyphosate
May 01, 2026
The Wild Line: Advocates Notch a Win for Endangered Species, the Forest Service Considers Chainsaws and Mining in Wilderness
Apr 24, 2026
The Wild Line: GOP Approves Mining in the Boundary Waters, USFS Faces Questions on Reorganization, SELC Sues the God Squad
Apr 17, 2026
The Wild Line: Trump Budget Targets Parks, USDA Consolidates NEPA Rules, and Three Key Public Lands Votes Loom in Congress
Apr 10, 2026
The Wild Line: U.S. Forest Service Overhaul, Interior Aims to Drill Chaco Canyon, Protections for Rice's Whale Lifted
Apr 03, 2026
The Wild Line: A Pipeline Executive Heads to Congress, SpaceX Eyes Refuge Land, and E&E News Loses a Quarter of Its Newsroom
Mar 27, 2026
The Wild Line: Congress Shields Lead Ammo, ESA Exemptions on the Table, and a Georgia Seashore Fight
Mar 20, 2026
The Wild Line: Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge, California Pipeline Restart, Scientists Release Suppressed Nature Report
Mar 13, 2026
The Wild Line: Border Wall through Big Bend, Proposed Forest Service Prescribed Fire in Wilderness, Montana Political Moves Impacting Public Lands
Mar 06, 2026
The Wild Line: BLM Nominee Hearing, Alaska Land Rollback, Lesser Prairie Chicken Ruling, and Roadless Rule Update
Feb 27, 2026
The Wild Line: Lawsuit Seeks End to NPS Censorship, Proposed Management Changes to the Flathead, Comments Due for Cumberland Island VUMP
Feb 20, 2026
The Wild Line: Trump Targets Northeast Marine Monument, USFS Reconsiders Public Comment, Illinois Rewilds
Feb 13, 2026
The Wild Line: Drilling Process Opens for ANWR, States Debate Colorado Basin Water Rights, Washington Post Slashes Climate Coverage
Feb 06, 2026
The Wild Line: Tongass Old-Growth Logging Advances, Alabama Reconsiders Water Quality, NPS Removes Signage Nationwide
Jan 30, 2026
The Wild Line: Could the Boundary Waters be Mined? Could Utah be Paved? Could Burgum end Bison Grazing?
Jan 23, 2026
The Wild Line: Boundary Waters Under Threat (Again), Cumberland Islands Considers Visitor Use, 25 Years of the Roadless Rule
Jan 16, 2026
The Wild Line: Logging Threatens Montana's Wild Rivers, Colorado Finds a Solution to Sackett
Jan 09, 2026
The Wild Line: House Passes SPEED Act, New Threats Emerge to Endangered Species, and States Move on Water Quality and Roadless Protections
Dec 19, 2025
The Wild Line: Tribal Recognition in NC, Park Service Policy Shifts, Forest Service HQ to Utah?
Dec 12, 2025
The Wild Line: Forest Service Reverses Recommendations, NPS Increases Fees, Montana Stands Against Mining
Dec 05, 2025
The Wild Line: Trump Puts Wetlands and Wildlife at Risk, Congress Takes Step to Stymie Environmental Review
Nov 21, 2025
The Wild Line: Shutdown Ends, Oil Companies Exploit Texas and Alaska, Colorado Prioritizes Protection
Nov 14, 2025
The Wild Line: Hirings, Firings and Protected Climbing Access
Nov 07, 2025
The Wild Line: Senators Talk Stewardship, Ranchers Eye Point Reyes, Absaroka-Beartooth Avoids Poison
Oct 31, 2025
The Wild Line: Wilderness Bills Advance, Trump Approves Izembek Road, Outdoor Alliance Takes DC
Oct 24, 2025
The Wild Line: Shutdown Chaos, Arctic Flooding, Pigeon River Restoration
Oct 17, 2025
The Wild Line: Ambler Road Approved, Resource Plans Nixed and Shutdown Fallout Deepens
Oct 10, 2025
The Wild Line: The Government Shuts Down and a New Fat Bear Champion is Crowned
Oct 03, 2025
The Wild Line: Senate Approves Nominees, NPS Erases History, Blue Ridge Parkway Reopens
Sep 26, 2025
The Wild Line: Advocates on the Hill, Last Day for Roadless Comments
Sep 19, 2025
The Wild Line: Chief Links Roadless Rule and Wildfire, BLM Joins the Rescission Party
Sep 12, 2025
The Wild Line: Congress Targets Land Management Plans, EPA Silences Critics
Sep 05, 2025
The Wild Line: Refuge Expansion Stopped, Act Now To Save The Roadless Rule
Aug 29, 2025
The Wild Line: Reprieve for Hawaiian Marine Monument, Red Wolves Take Step Toward Recovery
Aug 15, 2025
The Wild Line: Montana Rivers Protected, LWCF Threatened, Louisiana Wetlands Abandoned
Aug 08, 2025
The Wild Line: Senators Slam USDA Reorg, New Parks Deep in the Heart of Texas
Aug 01, 2025
The Wild Line: USFS Reorg, Massive Cuts to Interior in House Budget Bill, Legal Win for Wildlife
Jul 25, 2025
The Wild Line: Oil Train Rolls in Utah, Merkley Asks for Wildfire Funds, Trump Targets Park History
Jul 11, 2025
The Wild Line: Congress Wraps Up Reconciliation, Trump Eyes the Everglades, USDA Considers Nuking NEPA
Jul 04, 2025
The Wild Line: Okefenokee Swamp Saved, Trump Targets the Roadless Rule, Lee's Land Sale Hits a Snag
Jun 27, 2025
The Wild Line: Wildfire, Broken Promises and Reconciliation
Jun 20, 2025
The Wild Line: Senate Draft Targets Millions of Acres, DOJ Clears Monument Rollbacks
Jun 13, 2025
The Wild Line: Lee and Daines talk land sales, Interior guts Science and opens Alaska to drilling
Jun 06, 2025
The Wild Line: SCOTUS approves mine on sacred ground; Burgum rewrites history
May 30, 2025
The Wild Line: Burgum Defends Park Closures, Public Lands Survive Reconciliation (for now)
May 23, 2025
The Wild Line: Bipartisan Pushback on Threats to Public Lands and the Endangered Species Act
May 16, 2025