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There's (still) gold in them thar hills

Soaring prices are driving a new gold rush -- among mining behemoths and small-time prospectors.

by Cally Carswell, May 22, 2012
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Rantcast: The silence of desert greetings

Michael Branch muses on Mary Austin, desert loners, and why the inhabitants in his arid part of western Nevada choose to limit their interactions to a few choice syllables. Rants from the Hill are Michael Branch's monthly musings on life in rural Nevada.

by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, May 01, 2012
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Lost and found waterways

Rediscovering the forgotten rivers and streams of Los Angeles and Tucson.

by Cally Carswell, Apr 17, 2012
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Support the High Country News Intern Program

Hear stories from HCN intern alumni and former editor Betsy Marston.

by HCN, Apr 06, 2012
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Rantcast: The leprechaun trap

Rants from the Hill are Michael Branch's monthly musings on life in rural Nevada. In this Rantcast, Michael Branch muses on holidays and creates a leprechaun trap with his two daughters.

by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Mar 30, 2012
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The sound of silence

The world is getting noisier. Should we worry?

by Cally Carswell, Mar 28, 2012
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A former Green Mountain fire lookout tells his story

"Lightbulb" Winders recounts his experiences as the last lookout on Green Mountain.

by Nathan Rice, Jan 23, 2012
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Pronghorn Passage: Tracking the antelope migration in western Wyoming

Emilene Ostlind and Joe Riis tracked the western Wyoming pronghorn migration for two years. But it wasn't until their final spring that they truly experienced it.

by Emilene Ostlind, Dec 26, 2011
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A Texas town welcomes dairies; a New Mexico activist fights them

Jana Hughes, of Hobbs, N.M., does not find dairies to be good neighbors. Janet Claborn, of Muleshoe, Texas, has recruited 14 dairies to her town and sees them as an economic development blessing.

by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Nov 28, 2011
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How to snag a grizzly: Biologists search for carnivores in the North Cascades

by Nathan Rice, Nov 14, 2011
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An interview with Daniel Marlos, entomology's "Dear Abby"

The self-trained entomologist discusses readers' questions on insects, and some of his favorite worldwide insect finds.

by Marian Lyman Kirst, Nov 14, 2011
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Brad Udall on Australian water reform

Lessons from Australia for the Colorado River Basin

by Cally Carswell, Oct 10, 2011
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Mary Clearman Blew reads from her book, This is Not the Ivy League

by Andrea Clark Mason, Sep 19, 2011
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A day among junk connoisseurs

San Juan County, N.M., is a haven for junk cars -- and for the guys who fix them up.

by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Sep 04, 2011
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Out of the weeds: the people of cannabis county

by Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten, Aug 16, 2011