http://www.hcn.org daily 1 2008-06-25T21:37:51Z http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/in-the-field-with-a-montana-couple-hunting-wolves Amid bitter controversy over allowing hunters and trappers to reduce wolf populations, a Montana couple is dedicated to their hunt. No publisher Neil LaRubbio elk predator control hunting gray wolf endangered species mountain lion 2013-05-17T15:05:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/its-time-to-see-exactly-how-the-sausage-gets-made "Ag-gag" farm protection laws are the wrong way to go for the meat industry No publisher Ari LeVaux 2013-05-13T23:27:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/another-water-short-year-in-the-southwest-is-taking-its-toll Generous spring snow storms were a momentary, if welcome, distraction from the region's real weather story: drought. No publisher Cally Carswell Elephant Butte Reservoir drought snowpack Colorado River Rio Grande 2013-05-13T15:46:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/how-right-wing-emigrants-conquered-north-idaho Conservative transplants largely from California have taken over Kootenai County -- have they gone too far? No publisher Sierra Crane-Murdoch The Big Sort Reagan Republicans Kootenai County Coeur d'Alene Idaho Republicans California emigrants Rally Right 2013-05-13T15:44:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/blm-teams-with-researchers-to-protect-midget-faded-rattlesnake Biologists and federal officials hope to direct booming oil, gas and wind development away from the rare reptile in southwest Wyoming and northwest Colorado No publisher Marian Lyman Kirst Wind power impacts Orianne Society Colorado Wyoming Oil and gas drilling impacts Bureau of Land Management reptile conservation Midget faded rattlesnake 2013-05-13T15:45:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/winter-an-encore-edition The author celebrates the (temporary) return of winter in Montana No publisher Charles Finn 2013-05-06T23:13:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/a-new-collaboration-has-idaho-ranchers-and-the-blm-fighting-fire-together Conflicts began after the BLM banned ranchers from fighting fire on public land. But a surprising solution has emerged. No publisher Emily Guerin fire Bureau of Land Management ranching collaboration Idaho 2013-05-15T15:37:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/seeking-balance-in-oregons-timber-country Can logging towns and old-growth forests both thrive in the Northwest? No publisher Nathan Rice logging Oregon Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act spotted owl Glendale Roseburg Northwest Forest Plan timber 2013-05-06T15:22:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/seeking-ben-kennedy The writer goes in search of a mysterious Montana philanthropist No publisher J. Malcolm Garcia Ben Kennedy philanthropy Montana 2013-05-03T15:12:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-public-land-legacy-of-max-baucus The soon-to-be-retired Montana senator is a staunch protector of public lands No publisher Gabriel Furshong 2013-04-30T15:27:40Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/hispanic-leaders-spearheaded-the-rio-grande-del-norte-national-monument In New Mexico, the open and inclusive campaign for a 240,000-acre monument sidestepped the usual controversy drummed up by such designations. No publisher Ernie Atencio National Monument Antiquities Act New Mexico Land grant Grand Staircase-Escalante Río Grande del Norte 2013-04-29T23:12:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/aspen-colo-environmental-community-split-over-small-hydro Reviving a small hydroelectric plant on Castle Creek was supposed to help the city's utility get closer to providing 100 percent carbon free electricity as part of an effort to fight climate change. Instead, it's kicked up a furor. No publisher Allen Best Aspen American Rivers Climate Change Trout Unlimited Connie Harvey Canary Initiative Small hydro 2013-04-24T15:12:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/look-shooting-stars A naturalist’s advice: pay attention No publisher Pepper Trail 2013-04-26T16:19:06Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/sacrificial-land-will-renewable-energy-devour-the-mojave An unlikely group of activists is championing a new bill to protect the Mojave Desert. But even if it passes, large swaths of once empty land will be developed. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit utility scale solar power China Farm Date Ranch Death Valley National Park Mojave Desert wind power California Desert Protection Act Desert Tortoise Joshua Tree National Park Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System 2013-04-22T15:09:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/wild-horses-too-much-of-a-good-thing Wild horses wreak environmental havoc. What kind of symbol is this for the American West? No publisher Andrew Gulliford 2013-04-26T16:19:36Z News Article