Multimedia Stories
A listing of High Country News online video, photographic and audio content.
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Abrahm Lustgarten on fracking
An interview with ProPublica energy and environment reporter Abrahm Lustgarten.
by Cally Carswell, Jun 26, 2011 -
An interview with Carter Niemeyer, author of "Wolfer: A Memoir"
Emilene Ostlind talks with Niemeyer about his years tracking, capturing, relocating and removing wolves in the Northern Rockies, and his perspective on wolf management.
by Emilene Ostlind, May 29, 2011 -
The Garrison Dam: a history
Author Paul VanDevelder speaks on the U.S. government's plan to dam the Missouri River and flood native lands.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, May 15, 2011 -
Uncommon Westerner: Bevan Frost crafts custom guitars
A luthier credits his Western upbringing with shaping the instruments he builds.
by Emilene Ostlind, Apr 13, 2011 -
Explorer's notebook: Craig Childs on the Lower San Juan
Craig Childs narrates his paddle down the Lower San Juan, with photos and video he took on the trip.
by Craig Childs and Cally Carswell, Apr 17, 2011 -
Peter McBride on photographing the contentious Colorado River
National Geographic photographer Peter McBride shows images from his new book and discusses what he learned while working on it.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Apr 05, 2011 -
Life after lava
Ecologist Charlie Crisafulli talks about the surprising biodiversity that has emerged in the wake of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.
by Lisa Song, Mar 06, 2011 -
Domestic violence on the rez
Radmilla Cody and Geraldine Laughter discuss domestic violence and the challenges for enforcement and victim support services on the Navajo Nation.
by Nathan Rice, Mar 06, 2011 -
Jeff Rice on documenting the West in sound
Hear the sounds Jeff Rice collects around the West and learn about why he does it.
by Cally Carswell and Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Feb 28, 2011 -
Audio librarian Jeff Rice captures the sounds of the West
Jeff Rice discusses how he collects sound and plays some of the sounds from the Western Soundscape Archive
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Feb 20, 2011 -
Craig Medred on predator-prey science
Both proponents and opponents of predator control claim to have science on their side. But the actual science -- and all of its complexities -- is often lost in the debate.
by Cally Carswell, Feb 20, 2011 -
Inside Taft High
Teacher Ted Pendergrass and his students take us inside the first high school in the country devoted to oil production.
by Molly Samuel, Feb 13, 2011 -
Judith Lewis Mernit on Obama's enviro record
Judith Lewis Mernit talks with Cally Carswell about how the Obama administration's policies are impacting the West.
by Cally Carswell, Feb 06, 2011 -
High Country Views, A conversation with Michael Berman
Writer Pat Toomay talks with landscape photographer Michael Berman about his craft and the draw of the desert.
by Cally Carswell and Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jan 19, 2011 -
Pinon Ridge uranium mill clears state hurdle
Colorado moves one step closer to kickstarting a new Western uranium boom.
by Nathan Rice, Jan 18, 2011 -
Wilderness Photographer
A conversation with Michael Berman about how he finds images and sees the world.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jan 17, 2011 -
Foraging for fungi in the Pacific Northwest
A banner year for mushrooms raises questions about the science behind fungi and the impacts of wild harvesting.
by Amanda Peacher, Jan 11, 2011 -
High Country Views, Big solar marches on
Cally Carswell talks with HCN contributing editor Judith Lewis about the muscle the feds are putting behind solar energy development on public land.
by Cally Carswell, Dec 27, 2010 -
California's water history
A timeline of the Golden State's water wranglings over the past 120 years.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Dec 19, 2010 -
High Country Views: Anticline deer decline
Emilene Ostlind talks with former federal biologist Rollin Sparrowe about energy development on the Pinedale Anticline and its impact on wildlife.
by Emilene Ostlind and Cally Carswell, Dec 10, 2010
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