High Country News

Does taking our kids into the wild make us dangerous parents?

The author contends there are more dangers at home.

by Alan Kesselheim, Sep 13, 2012
Taking my chances in grizzly country

Meeting wilderness on its own terms, without bear spray

by Charles Finn, Sep 05, 2012
A young wolf wanders the West

OR-7, a young Oregon wolf, has logged some 1,000 miles in his journey through the West, becoming the first wild wolf seen in California since 1924.

by Tim Lydon, Feb 09, 2012
Painting for progress

Artist Joan Hoffman pours her love of wilderness into her paintings, and uses her art as a way to fight for the environment

by Jennie Lay, Mar 20, 2006
The man beneath the hat: Ken Salazar's search for middle ground

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, a twelfth-generation Latino-American, works politely and quietly but stubbornly to protect the West’s environment in polarized times.

by Kate Sheppard, Dec 11, 2011
Clearing a path for power

An ambitious plan to create new corridors for power lines and pipelines will make it easier for utility companies to tap into the West’s energy boom

by Allison Gerfin, Aug 21, 2006
One war that's worth the fight

In his memoir, Walking It Off, wilderness activist Doug Peacock tries to make sense of a life spent dealing with war, fighting for wilderness, and coping with cantankerous friends like the late Ed Abbey

by Laura Paskus, Jun 26, 2006
The mirage of pristine wilderness

The old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest may not be that old after all - but that doesn't mean they're not big and beautiful.

by Emma Marris, Oct 06, 2011
Out stealing rocks from special places

The author leaves no trace -- but sometimes leaves with a trace of local geology in his pocket.

by Brendan Leonard, Oct 06, 2011
Wilderness and military use can coexist

The U.S. Army has no reason to oppose the proposed Red Table Mountain wilderness in Colorado, because its helicopter training flights could easily be grandfathered in.

by Connie Harvey, Sep 28, 2011