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Uncommon Westerners
Martin Litton, who has spent his entire life fighting to preserve Western landscapes, is still battling to save California’s giant sequoias.
by Jane Braxton Little,
Feb 29, 2012
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Uncommon Westerners
In rural Wyoming, naturalist John Mionczynski plays piano, restores motorcycles, studies wildlife and tracks down evidence for the mysterious creature known as Sasquatch.
by Emilene Ostlind,
Feb 08, 2012
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Uncommon Westerners
Historian Richard West Sellars didn't intend to spend a career in the Park Service. But after 35 years, his impact still resonates.
by Kimberly Hirai,
Jan 27, 2012
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Uncommon Westerners
The "overeducated cowboy" Raymond Ansotegui roams the West in the "Shaggin' Wagon," artificially inseminating cattle with the help of friends and family.
by Seonaid B. Campbell,
Jan 06, 2012
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Uncommon Westerners
Frustrated by the difficulty of finding kosher meat from humanely raised animals, Rabbi Hersh Saunders began raising livestock and learned to butcher in the ritual way as a shochet.
by Shanna Lewis,
Dec 07, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
In Los Angeles, self-trained entomologist Daniel Marlos helps others learn about the crawly things he loves through his website: What's That Bug?
by Marian Lyman Kirst,
Nov 18, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
The environmental lawyer battles big industries and government agencies in the courtroom on behalf of the nonprofit Advocates for the West.
by Steve Bunk,
Nov 01, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
Oregon writer Kim Stafford looks for "scattered Edens" in contemporary Western life.
by Tara Rae Miner,
Oct 04, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
Buddhist cowboy poet Cody Cortez is so elusive it's almost as if he doesn't really exist.
by John Calderazzo,
Oct 02, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
Mary Clearman Blew struck out on her own, leaving rural Montana and a life as a housewife to become a professor and writer.
by Andrea Clark Mason,
Sep 22, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
Nevada writer H. Lee Barnes brings his experiences as a soldier, cop and casino dealer to his gritty short stories and nonfiction.
by Caleb Cage,
Sep 18, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
Attorney Lance Astrella represents landowners coping with oil and gas development on their doorsteps.
by April Reese,
Jul 28, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
Gary Marbut's case for state rights in gun regulations is spreading from Montana to the rest of the country.
by Camillia Lanham and Ray Ring,
Jul 12, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
The biologist has spent 21 years counting goshawks and other raptors in Arizona's Kaibab National Forest.
by Leath Tonino,
May 29, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
Educator Michael Ceballos breaks down the barriers keeping young Native Americans from careers in science.
by Erica Gies,
May 10, 2011
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