http://www.hcn.org daily 1 2008-06-25T21:37:51Z http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.20/seattle-based-artist-paints-portraits-of-a-melting-world Maria Coryell-Martin uses 'expeditionary art' to educate people about climate change. No publisher Eric Wagner Arctic Maria Coryell-Martin expeditionary art glaciers water color painting Hot Times climate change art 2012-12-04T19:33:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.17/inside-the-orchard-a-conversation-with-novelist-amanda-coplin The Portland, Ore., based writer talks about the role of landscape in her writing and her debut novel, The Orchardist. No publisher A. E. Smith Amanda Coplin The Orchardist 2012-10-26T14:19:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.17/already-gone-a-profile-of-native-american-poet-joy-harjo The author of She Had Some Horses and In Mad Love and War discusses her new memoir, Crazy Brave. No publisher Laura Paskus In Mad Love and War Joy Harjo She Had Some Horses Crazy Horses 2012-10-25T14:04:51Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.17/three-nevada-fiction-writers-make-their-debut New authors Tupelo Hassman, Ben Rogers, and Claire Vaye Watkins discuss how Nevada inspired their fiction and the themes of their work. No publisher Jenny Shank Claire Vaye Watkins Tupelo Hassman Girlchild The Flamer Battleborn Ben Rogers 2012-10-24T15:13:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.17/existential-nomad-a-profile-of-author-ruben-martinez The author asks questions about life in the desert West -- who belongs there, and what belongs to whom. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West Ruben Martinez 2012-10-19T15:27:50Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.17/the-west-in-my-blood-a-profile-of-eddie-chuculate The Native American author writes fresh but familiar stories. No publisher Chee Brossy Cheyenne Madonna Eddie Chuculate 2012-10-17T15:15:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.13/in-search-of-camas-a-native-american-food-staple Botanist Madrona Murphy traces long-lost edible wild plant gardens cultivated by the Pacific Northwest's Coast Salish. No publisher Eric Wagner Northwestern Indian diet San Juan archipelago, Washington Native American agriculture Skull Island Madrona Murphy Camas BLM Kwiáht Center for Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea Edible wildflowers Archaeology Coast Salish Ethnobotanists 2012-08-15T13:40:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.12/save-a-chimney-save-a-swift As their natural roosts disappeared, Vaux's swifts turned to old, brick chimneys for refuge during long migrations. Those safe havens are disappearing, too. Luckily, the swifts -- and the chimneys -- have found a champion in Larry Schwitters No publisher Eric Wagner Birdwatchers Brick chimneys Selleck Schoolhouse, Seattle Larry Schwitters Frank Wagner Elementary School chimney Deforestation Vaux’s swifts Migratory birds 2012-07-23T14:47:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/chosen-by-wyoming Sometimes it seems like everybody is retiring and moving to Florida, but some of us die-hard Westerners are determined to stay, despite Wyoming’s harsh winters. No publisher Marcia Hensley 2012-05-25T01:10:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.3/environmental-warrior-martin-litton-is-still-fighting-at-95 Martin Litton, who has spent his entire life fighting to preserve Western landscapes, is still battling to save California’s giant sequoias. No publisher Jane Braxton Little Martin Litton environmentalists Grand Canyon Dories Forest Service logging Sequoia National Park Sierra Club Dinosaur National Monument 2012-02-29T13:45:50Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.2/john-mionczynski-naturalist-accordionist-bigfoot-expert In rural Wyoming, naturalist John Mionczynski plays piano, restores motorcycles, studies wildlife and tracks down evidence for the mysterious creature known as Sasquatch. No publisher Emilene Ostlind wildlife John Mioncynzki biologists Forest Service Jeff Meldrum Sasquatch cryptozoology Wyoming Red Desert naturalists 2012-02-08T21:39:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/richard-west-sellars-accidental-but-distinguished-national-park-service-career Historian Richard West Sellars didn't intend to spend a career in the Park Service. But after 35 years, his impact still resonates. No publisher Kimberly Hirai Natural Resource Challenge historic preservation Preserving Nature in the National Parks historic architecture national historic sites Western history national park sites Park Service historian National Park Service Dwight Pitcaithley Park Service historic preservation policy Fort Laramie Richard West Sellars archaeology American history 2012-01-27T16:02:18Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.22/raymond-ansotegui-and-the-art-of-artificially-inseminating-cattle The "overeducated cowboy" Raymond Ansotegui roams the West in the "Shaggin' Wagon," artificially inseminating cattle with the help of friends and family. No publisher Seonaid B. Campbell Montana State University cattle breeding Western ranchers Raymond Ansotegui Bair Ranch AIing cows artificial cattle insemination rumen fistulas bovine experts bull semen ruminant nutrition National Association of Animal Breeders Linda Ansotegui American Breeder Services fistulating cattle Basque immigrants dairy bulls Brian Engle Harve VanWagoner Angus/Simmental cross cows 2012-01-06T15:27:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.20/hersh-saunders-transformation-from-prosthodontist-to-kosher-slaughterer Frustrated by the difficulty of finding kosher meat from humanely raised animals, Rabbi Hersh Saunders began raising livestock and learned to butcher in the ritual way as a shochet. No publisher Shanna Lewis kosher law Temple Grandin slaughterhouses Rabbi Hersh Saunders kosher diet shochets kosher inspection meatpackers kosher butchering American Jews Rabbi Elisheva Brenner humane livestock slaughter Jewish life 2012-01-18T22:16:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.19/daniel-marlos-shares-his-knowledge-and-love-of-the-insect-world In Los Angeles, self-trained entomologist Daniel Marlos helps others learn about the crawly things he loves through his website: What's That Bug? No publisher Marian Lyman Kirst nature common milkweed ponderous borer blister beetle entomology bugs insects insect identification amateur naturalists western short-horned walkingstick Daniel Marlos natural history Elyria Canyon Park luna moth What's That Bug? 2012-01-18T23:42:35Z News Article