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On a sunny May morning, more than a 100 fifth graders played and explored in an open grassy clearing, surrounded by pine trees on the banks of the rushing Buffalo Fork River. They were attending the annual Blackrock Field Camp, a two-day educational event put on by the U.S. Forest Service each year for students from elementary schools on the Wind River Reservation.

The family behind Diamond Cross Ranch in Jackson Hole has hosted the Kardashians and country singer Thomas Rhett on horseback, but behind the scenes, cowboying is authentically their way of life.

5 reasons why Biden’s new conservation plan is such a big deal Vox.com 1 day ago Benji Jones © Rick Bowmer/AP Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah, in April. This story is part of , a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis. The Biden administration is about to embark on a historic mission: to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water by 2030. Since Presi...

, a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis. The Biden administration is about to embark on a historic mission: to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water by 2030. Since President Joe Biden announced the target, known as “30 by 30,” in January, there’s been a mix of hope, especially from environmental groups, and apprehension, largely from people who earn a living off of the land. On both sides, there’s a heightened f...