As previously noted, Spaniard Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and an Arabic-speaking African named Esteban de Dorantes (Estevanico) were among 80 men shipwrecked on the Texas Gulf Coast. They were among ...

Doug Burgum, incoming President Donald Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary, told Senators Thursday that the nation's federal lands are “America’s balance sheet.” The North Dakota governor, who comes ...

On his first day in office, Dave Upthegrove, the state’s new public lands commissioner, said he would pause logging sales in ...

Ancestors come alive when family history researchers include details about their lives and areas where they lived. The old ...

Today is the second installment in our sefies that looks at the rezoning question in Keweenaw County of property leased to ...

On one hand, this is just another land use. But on the other hand, I know there’s a lot of concerns about this,” said Scott ...

Beneath the surface of infrastructure projects and flood control measures, a quiet but vital mission is underway. Federal archaeologists are ...

Heavy concentrations of PFAS in the groundwater beneath the Cadillac industrial park have sparked concern and dozens of ...

An Iowa lawmaker wants to expand the state of Iowa by buying Minnesota's southern row of nine counties. Though the proposal is far from a done deal, it's already stirring up conversation at the ...

Utah Republican politicians are attempting to strip protections for 18.5 million acres of Americas’ public lands, which would ...

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