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Back to the future
by J. MADELEINE NASH Oct 13, 2008 09:01 AMA long time ago, the earth warmed considerably; now, scientists study fossils to find out what happened – and what it might mean for us today.
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The street hierarchy
by Aaron Gilbreath Sep 15, 2008 02:20 PMAaron Gilbreath mulls the very large difference between being a pedestrian in ultra-cool Portland, Ore., and in sprawling Phoenix, Ariz.
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Reclaiming the low country
by Jared Farmer Sep 11, 2008 12:50 PMJared Farmer speaks in praise of Utah’s neglected “low country” landscapes – places like Utah Lake.
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The Mog Squad
by Matt Jenkins Sep 02, 2008 09:30 AMIn the quest for the ultimate firefighting machine, the BLM in Nevada has turned to some very big, very strange, and very foreign vehicles.
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An unlikely Shangri-la
by Christopher Solomon Aug 18, 2008 08:40 AMSteve and Marc Jenson have ambitious plans to turn a failed ski resort near Beaver, Utah, into a private enclave for the ultra-rich, but not everyone is thrilled about the idea.
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Hostile takeover
by Kim Todd Jul 31, 2008 12:00 AMIn the Pacific Northwest, scientists reluctantly consider killing barred owls to save increasingly threatened northern spotted owls.
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A fractured party
by Ray Ring Jul 18, 2008 02:35 PMThe Grand Old Party will either find a new life – or court self-destruction – in the West today, where moderates and hard-liners are battling over conservation issues.
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Peace on the Klamath
by Matt Jenkins Jul 16, 2008 03:45 PMFor years, Native Americans, fishermen and farmers have battled over the Klamath River in southern Oregon and Northern California, but finally a complicated truce is in the works.
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Why the West needs Mythic Cowboys
by Jeffrey Lockwood Jul 16, 2008 03:45 PMJeffrey Lockwood believes that the modern West could use an infusion of old-fashioned Cowboy Mythology.
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On Cancer’s Trail
by Florence Williams Jul 16, 2008 03:45 PMThe women in Stefanie Raymond-Whish’s family have a history of breast cancer, and the young Navajo biologist wants to know whether the uranium on the reservation might have something to do with it.
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Boom! Boom!
by Francisco Tharp Jul 16, 2008 03:45 PMAn energy boom of unprecedented proportions is transforming western Colorado towns like Rifle, which just recently recovered from the last big energy boom – and a catastrophic bust.
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The People of the Sea
by Terry Greene Sterling Jul 16, 2008 03:45 PMCalifornia’s Salton Sea is at a crossroads, but whether it dries up and blows away or is restored and rejuvenated, the future does not look bright for its resident renegades, retirees and recluses.
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Pillaging the Past
by Craig Childs Jul 16, 2008 03:42 PMCraig Childs explores the fine line that separates archeology from grave-robbing in the American Southwest.
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Taking to the Trees
by Morgan Heim Jul 16, 2008 03:42 PMAfter conquering rocks, trails and mountains, weekend warriors have found a new hobby: Climbing the West’s big trees.
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My Crazy Brother
by Ray Ring Jul 16, 2008 03:42 PMRay Ring takes a personal, painful look at the West’s suicidal tendencies, as shown in the life and death of his brother, John.
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Reluctant Boomtown
by Jonathan Thompson Feb 18, 2008 01:00 PMA copper-mining company is courting Superior, Ariz., but the former mining town – now re-inventing itself as a modest tourist haven – is unsure whether it really wants a new marriage with extractive industry.
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Unnatural Preservation
by M. Martin Smith and Fiona Gow Jul 16, 2008 03:40 PMPublic-land managers in the era of global warming face uncomfortable choices: Do they intervene to protect dying plants and animals, or stand back and let this new version of “nature” take its course?
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Last chance for the Lobo
by John Dougherty Jul 16, 2008 03:40 PMMexican Wolves in Catron County, New Mexico struggle to survive in the midst of underfunding, inbreeding, and hostile local ranchers.
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Facing the Yuck Factor
by Peter Friederici Sep 17, 2007 12:00 PMAs population growth and climate change stress the region’s water supplies, Westerners think hard about recycling their effluent, although some worry about the possibly harmful endocrine disrupters found in cleaned-up effluent.
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A political speech the West needs to hear
by Ray Ring Jul 16, 2008 03:39 PMHigh Country News imagines – and delivers – the kind of speech about our energy future that the West needs to hear from its next president.
