High Country News

'Sticking around' for an alpine valley

Attilio Genasci has devoted himself to preserving land in Sierra Valley, Calif., where he has lived and farmed for 96 years

by Jane Braxton Little, Nov 28, 2005
Arizona voters say 'yes' to open space

Even the National Rifle Association came out in support of a Tucson, Ariz., open-space saving bond, which passed in a landslide despite complaints from critics that it was just pork

by Tony Davis, Jun 07, 2004
How big is your backyard?

We all become NIMBYs when development threatens our favorite landscapes – even conservative oilmen like Wyoming’s Diemer True.

by Paul Larmer, Dec 15, 2009
Industry walks a fuzzy line between preservation and extortion

EnCana Oil and Gas offers to pay for offsite mitigation in Wyoming in exchange for intensive drilling rights in the Jonah Field

by Whitney Royster, Aug 08, 2005
Invading the silence

Annie Proulx talks about Wyoming's Red Desert along with photographs by Martin Stupich.

by Emma Brown and Martin Stupich, Apr 06, 2009
Land trusts thrive despite, and because of, the Great Recession

The recession has afforded a unique opportunity for land trusts to protect more of the West’s private open land through direct acquisitions and, increasingly, conservation easements.

by Jon Christensen, Jenny Rempel and Judee Burr , Dec 13, 2011
Surprise bequest to protect Columbia Gorge

The Friends of the Columbia Gorge, a small conservation group based in Portland, Ore., has received a $4 million bequest from Norman Yeon

by Michael Milstein, Apr 18, 2005
The desert that breaks Annie Proulx's heart

Writer Annie Proulx takes an unsentimental view of Wyoming’s little-known and somewhat scarred Red Desert.

by Emma Brown, Apr 06, 2009
The lands less traveled are a treat

The National Landscape Conservation System allows adventurous tourists to experience beautiful, remote landscapes far from the nearest souvenir store.

by Jodi Peterson, Jun 15, 2009
The Sierra gets 'a pocket' for conservation funding

California creates the Sierra Nevada Conservancy in order to funnel state money toward buying and protecting land in the region

by Lissa James, Nov 08, 2004