A crisis of the commons - Aspen Journalism

A crisis of the commons - Aspen Journalism

“The house of America is founded upon our land,and if we keep that whole, then the storm can rage,but the house will stand forever.”— President Lyndon B. Johnson Editor’s note: This story is part one of a three-part series examining the notion of public lands, both in the United States and in our region. Part one looks at the earliest expressions of the commons in territories that would become the United States. Parts two and three, which will r…