High Country News

This is a winter of snowy owls

Big, beautiful snowy owls are showing up far outside their usual range, much to the delight of Western birdwatchers.

by Christina Nealson, Feb 22, 2012
Cruising the ocean, counting seabirds

What an unconventional journey on a cruise ship can reveal about seabirds' enigmatic lives.

by Eric Wagner, Oct 27, 2011
The way the West was can be seen again

Watching sandhill cranes gather on the Platte River in Nebraska is like stepping into a time machine that takes you back to an unspoiled, wild West.

by Pepper Trail, Apr 07, 2011
Ready ... or not

Sometimes a close encounter with wildlife is a little too close for the wildlife's comfort.

by Jane McGarry, Aug 15, 2010
The Battle for the Verde

The Verde River is one of Arizona’s last free-flowing stream, but environmental and local activists fear an ambitious planned pipeline, designed to bring groundwater to the growing Prescott area, will end up sucking the river dry

by Tony Davis, May 14, 2007
Into the wild

Rue Mapp's group Outdoor Afro encourages black people to explore nature and learn about things like bird-watching.

by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jun 24, 2010
Birding, fast and slow

If Pepper Trail's Birdathon team had a theme song, it would be "Bat out of Hell."

by Pepper Trail, May 23, 2010
Semi-wild in the new West

Semi-wild rural landscapes, where humans mingle with wildlife, are a richer source of biodiversity than many Westerners realize.

by Paul Larmer , May 08, 2009

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