Park and forest managers can’t rely on the past any longer to understand future risks. Fires, pests and climate change are changing the game.

Thanks to the power of writer Wallace Stegner, Americans have for decades been able to put words to the importance wilderness holds in the nation’s history and imagination.

"As cities continue to expand, we need to ensure our greenspaces are working harder for both people and biodiversity."

Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.

Public lands are quintessentially American, and in many ways they define and shape the American identity. There are a few ways to better shield them from political whims.

Private conservation groups channel huge sums of money to parks and protected areas around the world, but often have failed to protect basic rights of Indigenous people living on those lands.

Philadelphia implemented new policies this year to better protect pedestrians and cyclists, but the city has a long way to go to reach its Vision Zero commitment of zero traffic deaths by 2030.

There’s a widespread argument that ‘poachers’ are responsible for the scarcity of wild ginseng. But a scholar who has interviewed diggers explains that most of them are good stewards.

Montgomery once closed all of its parks rather than desegregate them. Today, the city’s long history of racial inequality is still reflected in the state of its parks and green spaces.

Experts have interviewed fishers, tourism operators and recreational sea users in 50 marine protected areas to see how well any negative human impacts are being reduced.