The Wild Line Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-wild-line 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. Wild Idea Media b283e04a-6cc4-51b0-b1e8-40416eeeebfc yes en Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:13 -0600 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:01:27 -0600 https://thewildidea.com/wild-line/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/Zo2Efe6rp_YB0vG5e3aSwFyp20F6TWwpGZ5zrcwgLFw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yODdk/Y2U2ZWJmNDRlZDAw/YjQ1OGUwMGUwZTk1/MDMwMi5wbmc.jpg The Wild Line https://thewildidea.com/wild-line/ episodic Wild Idea Media 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. The podcast where land stories are the lead stories. Bill Hodge No No The Wild Line: A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler 55 55 The Wild Line: A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler full 2b11365d-b053-4eda-892b-9dbaff55263c https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-55/ This week, the Forest Service opens a comment period on a proposed rule that would narrow public input into how national forests are managed, and the window closes July 31. The Interior Department signs a partnership with "de-extinction" company Colossal Biosciences on species genomics, raising the question of whether the tools complement or replace habitat-based recovery. A new lawsuit tests how far Congress can stretch the Congressional Review Act against land management plans. We also cover a volunteer-built replacement for the shuttered Climate.gov, the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, and hard news from the fire line in Colorado alongside the closing of National Parks Traveler.

Find the full show notes and links at our website, thewildidea.com. 

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Find the full show notes and links at our website, thewildidea.com. 

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0600 Wild Idea Media Wild Idea Media 1050 This week, the Forest Service opens a comment period on a proposed rule that would narrow public input into how national forests are managed, and the window closes July 31. The Interior Department signs a partnership with "de-extinction" company Colossal Biosciences on species genomics, raising the question of whether the tools complement or replace habitat-based recovery. A new lawsuit tests how far Congress can stretch the Congressional Review Act against land management plans. We also cover a volunteer-built replacement for the shuttered Climate.gov, the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, and hard news from the fire line in Colorado alongside the closing of National Parks Traveler.

Find the full show notes and links at our website, thewildidea.com. 

]]> No The Wild Line: Farm Bill Text Features Wilderness Designations, Interior Rolls Back Drilling Safeguards, and NPS Restricts Reporting on Fatalities 54 54 The Wild Line: Farm Bill Text Features Wilderness Designations, Interior Rolls Back Drilling Safeguards, and NPS Restricts Reporting on Fatalities full 4e6bdf53-c017-47bd-be5c-21f0383bbf1c https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-54 This week on The Wild Line, we're tracking Farm Bill wilderness designations for Virginia, Arkansas, and Illinois; Kevin Lilly's confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; Interior's proposed rollback of oil and gas drilling safeguards; a leaked Flathead National Forest memo that would open recommended wilderness to off-road vehicles; an emergency Forest Service salvage timber declaration covering up to 11 million acres with a one-week comment period; NPS restrictions on fatality reporting; and the death of environmental journalist James Bruggers.

Find the links and resources mentioned today at our website, thewildidea.com.

]]> This week on The Wild Line, we're tracking Farm Bill wilderness designations for Virginia, Arkansas, and Illinois; Kevin Lilly's confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; Interior's proposed rollback of oil and gas drilling safeguards; a leaked Flathead National Forest memo that would open recommended wilderness to off-road vehicles; an emergency Forest Service salvage timber declaration covering up to 11 million acres with a one-week comment period; NPS restrictions on fatality reporting; and the death of environmental journalist James Bruggers.

Find the links and resources mentioned today at our website, thewildidea.com.

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0600 Wild Idea Media Wild Idea Media 859 This week on The Wild Line, we're tracking Farm Bill wilderness designations for Virginia, Arkansas, and Illinois; Kevin Lilly's confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; Interior's proposed rollback of oil and gas drilling safeguards; a leaked Flathead National Forest memo that would open recommended wilderness to off-road vehicles; an emergency Forest Service salvage timber declaration covering up to 11 million acres with a one-week comment period; NPS restrictions on fatality reporting; and the death of environmental journalist James Bruggers.

Find the links and resources mentioned today at our website, thewildidea.com.

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