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Will the Badlands become the first tribal national park?
Oglala Lakota leaders hope to transform their bombed-out Badlands and help lift the tribe out of poverty, but it won't be easy.
by Brendan Borrell, Feb 11, 2013 -
In a rural Colorado valley, old-fashioned print news lives on
The Saguache Crescent prints on an ancient letterpress machine, no computers necessary.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 08, 2013 -
Living in a caboose, supporting the railroad
A man who lives in a train urges us to advocate for a robust regional rail network.
by Forrest Whitman, Feb 08, 2013 -
Never underestimate the power of prejudice
Prejudice 100 years ago delayed the admission of New Mexico and Arizona to the union.
by Andrew Gulliford, Feb 07, 2013 -
How to clean up abandoned mines -- without landing in court
Anyone who tries to fix a draining mine may become liable for its water pollution. But Good Samaritans are finding ways to avoid getting sued for their good deeds.
by Emily Guerin, Feb 06, 2013 -
Killing wolves is part of the bargain
We ought not to react so emotionally to the death of a Yellowstone wolf, killed by a Wyoming hunter.
by Michael J. Dax, Feb 05, 2013 -
A world of plague and hope: A review of The Bird Saviors
In William J. Cobb’s lyrical novel The Bird Saviors, a mysterious virus strikes the residents of Pueblo, Colo.
by Jenny Shank, Feb 04, 2013 -
Love wins
After 22 years, a couple gets the first same-sex marriage in their rural Washington county.
by Ana Maria Spagna, Feb 04, 2013 -
A review of An Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps
Archaeologist and historian Peter L. Eidenbach presents the Land of Enchantment as seen by early conquerors, naturalists, surveyors, and railroaders.
by Staff, Feb 04, 2013 -
Whose land is this?
The country's first tribal national park could lead the way toward more tribal control over lands that were once theirs.
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 04, 2013 -
A new normal for snow
The dry 2000s means snow trackers have to adjust "normal" downward.
by Sarah Jane Keller, Feb 04, 2013 -
Water is (still) for fightin': A review of Durango
Gary Hart's seventh novel takes us to another front in the water wars, the decades-long dispute over damming southern Colorado’s Animas- La Plata rivers to provide more water for the growing town of Durango.
by Annie Dawid, Feb 04, 2013 -
Welcome, new interns!
Meet Sarah Jane Keller and Marshall Swearingen, a correction
by Jodi Peterson , Feb 04, 2013 -
Which way will the West go on guns?
Pro-gun Western Democrats are in the spotlight as the nation debates non-traditional firearms.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 04, 2013 -
Art finds a place alongside science at New Mexico research station
The nation's network of Long Term Ecological Research Stations are increasingly embracing art and writing in hopes of broadening their impact and public reach.
by Amelia Apfel, Feb 01, 2013 -
Letting go of the comfortable
A visit to his family's homestead reminds the author that we all hold on to the past, even if it is unnecessary.
by Jim Gearhart, Feb 01, 2013 -
Miguel Luna gives young Los Angelenos a beaker and a job
Agua University trains young people in Los Angeles County to work as water samplers, employing them and also teaching about the importance of clean water.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Jan 30, 2013 -
Our national parks need room to breathe
As the 100th anniversary of the national parks approaches, more than ever we need to protect their open space.
by Daniel Botkin and Alfred Runte, Jan 29, 2013 -
How Outward Bound lost, and found, itself
The original outdoor education school came close to falling apart after consolidating into a single national school. Now, its newly separate branches are thriving and redefining themselves.
by Emily Guerin, Jan 29, 2013 -
A field program teaches undergrads to think differently about public lands
Whitman College's Semester in the West and similar programs strive to make students think about resource issues critically and compassionately, and often change their lives in the process.
by Sarah Gilman, Jan 28, 2013
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