Issue Two of our favorite biannual. That fight is what this whole issue is about. Who owns the land? Who gets access? What does it mean that so much of the South is privately held — and what are we losing as that grip tightens? Inside: public lands under siege, a wilderness advocate who left the South to find wild country and never stopped fighting for it, a legendary conservationist defending one of the oldest wilderness areas east of the Mississippi, and more. Founded in 2025, Southlands is a media company celebrating the wild South in all its forms—and the diverse ways Southerners connect with the natural world. Their flagship product is a biannual print journal: two 140+-page issues each year, printed on high-quality stock in an oversized 9.5"×12" format and designed to be kept, not tossed. Take the low road. Join the movement.