Most Recent
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Glaciers offer a glimpse of the distant past
Like tree rings, ice cores create a record of the climate of the past, and the National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver houses the largest collection of polar ice cores in the world
by Allen Best, Jan 24, 2005 -
Tree rings reveal a fiery past — and future
Tree-ring scientists Tom Swetnam and Julio Betancourt study past climatic conditions seeking clues to better forest management
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jan 24, 2005 -
Wyoming wildlife faces twin threats
A major pronghorn migration route near Pinedale, Wyo., gets squeezed by new subdivisions and oil and gas drill rigs
by Noah Brenner, Jan 24, 2005 -
Written in the Rings
The study of tree rings opens a window into the West’s distant past, and warns us that the region’s future may be dangerously hot and dry
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jan 24, 2005 -
“W” in 2004: Taking stock of wilderness at 40
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, it’s time we got back to a realistic attitude about proposed wilderness, saving actual places, no matter how small they are, instead of holding out for mega-proposals
by Matt Jenkins, Aug 30, 2004 -
Seeking power, a few ski workers go union
In a few resorts, beleagured ski workers are turning to unions for help.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
He came to ski and stayed to help
J. Francis Stafford, the Archbishop of Denver, makes socioeconomic justice and worker's problems in ski country a priority.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
It always comes down to finding a place tolive
Creating low-cost housing in ski country involves overcoming a variety of hurdles.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
Pedro Lopez, entrepreneur
Pedro Lopez and other workers who live in trailers near the Beaver Creek resort will have to move because the industry is buying the trailer park's land.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
Ski bums wrapped in concrete
Ski workers Jeremy Bernier and Jim Noland sleep in a van in the maintenance room of a parking garage because they can't afford housing in Vail.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
The Leadville-Indy 500
Single mother Alma Perez has to start her day at 5:30 am to commute from Leadville to her ski industry job in Vail.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
Working 24 hours straight
Former ski bum Greg Smith now juggles three jobs to make ends meet.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
The New West's servant economy
Ski resorts begin to resemble the Third World as Africans and others come to take low-paying service jobs, but have trouble finding housing.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
Heard around the West
Remembering Molly Ivins; cactuses beat caucuses in Utah; picking up butts on the California coast; rats in the toilet; deer hunting on the fairway.
by Betsy Marston, Feb 19, 2007 -
The Land of the Dry
A Westerner makes the disconcerting discovery that as we age, the high, dry West we love isn't so good for our moisture-loving bodies, and the only cure is a trip to the beach.
by Ted Kerasote, Feb 19, 2007 -
A quest for the world’s finest pinot noir
Brian Doyle’s new book, The Grail, lives up to its lively subtitle as it describes “a year ambling and shambling through an Oregon vineyard in pursuit of the best pinot noir in the whole wild world.”
by Heidi Andrew, Feb 19, 2007 -
Ode to a public lands experiment
It may have lovely photographs, but Valles Caldera: A Vision for New Mexico’s National Reserve is much more than just another coffee-table book.
by Laura Paskus, Feb 19, 2007 -
New Mexico’s water rebel
Albuquerque water developer Bill Turner, a board member of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, is often described as the bane of the district as well.
by Laura Paskus, Feb 19, 2007 -
Powered by pond scum
Colorado inventor Jim Sears is among those researchers fascinated by the possibility that algae farms in the Southwest could provide a source of biodiesel.
by Jennie Lay, Feb 19, 2007 -
Sans petrol
Willits, Calif., is one of a growing number of communities trying to prepare for a post-oil world by becoming economically and agriculturally sustainable.
by Tim Holt, Feb 19, 2007
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