Culture & Communities
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Editor's Note
Education includes people, naturally
Today, many educational organizations and institutions offer incredible learning opportunities -- both in the field and the classroom -- for students and non-students to chow down on the West’s meaty issues.
by Paul Larmer, Jan 21, 2013 -
Sidebar
Experiential natural resource education thrives in the West
A far from comprehensive sampling of the region's hands-on natural resource programs
by Emilene Ostlind, Jan 21, 2013 -
Dear Friends
A big thank-you to our supporters
We appreciate your support; moves and contributing editors.
by Jodi Peterson, Jan 21, 2013 -
Essays
My low-impact life
In a quest to save money while going to school in pricy Bozeman, Mont., the author built himself a tiny cabin behind a junkyard. He's still there today.
by Bill Bilverstone, Jan 18, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
The Wild and not so gun-loving West
Historically, the West was not as infatuated with guns as you may think.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jan 17, 2013 -
Conversation
Protecting culture in the ancient Sky City
Native archaeologist Theresa Pasqual shares how she works to preserve the cultural resources of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico.
by Laura Paskus, Jan 16, 2013 -
Conversation
Photographing migrant foragers
Eirik Johnson explains his images documenting the lives and culture of itinerant mushroom hunters.
by Andrew Cullen, Jan 14, 2013 -
Current
Reviving Custer: Re-enactment and revision at the Little Bighorn
A Custer impersonator confronts old and new racial tensions as he performs in a Battle of the Little Bighorn re-enactment in Montana.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Jan 02, 2013 -
Dear Friends
HCN takes a holiday break
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Paonia, Colo.
by Jodi Peterson, Dec 24, 2012 -
Essays
Date with a climate-change denier
A first (and last) date with someone who doesn't believe in global warming.
by Megan Kimble, Dec 21, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
A no-nonsense kitchen for Christmas
You don't need more gadgets, just more creativity.
by Ari LeVaux, Dec 14, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Up the road and a world away: A review of Elsewhere, California
A black girl growing up in ‘70s L.A. must learn to navigate between two worlds, in Dana Johnson's new book.
by Jenny Shank, Dec 10, 2012 -
Dear Friends
Good news and goodbyes
Editor Michelle Nijhuis wins an award; three brave Westerners pass away.
by Jodi Peterson, Dec 10, 2012 -
Current
A new measure of poverty shifts rankings in the West
When determining who is poor, the Census Bureau takes geography into account in its Supplemental Poverty Measure.
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 10, 2012 -
Letters
Distracted in Green River
by Charlie Macquarie, Dec 10, 2012






