http://www.hcn.org daily 1 2008-06-25T21:37:51Z 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 http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.18/lawyer-laird-lucas-talks-about-how-he-fights-for-the-west The environmental lawyer battles big industries and government agencies in the courtroom on behalf of the nonprofit Advocates for the West. No publisher Steve Bunk BLM environmental organizations attorneys nonprofit organizations Western Watersheds Project Advocates for the West environmental laws environmental lawsuits Forest Service environmental litigation Endangered Species Act Laird Lucas Department of Interior Land and Water Fund of the Rockies conservation activists 2012-01-18T23:42:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/a-part-of-something-old-writer-kim-staffords-storied-places Oregon writer Kim Stafford looks for "scattered Edens" in contemporary Western life. No publisher Tara Rae Miner Northwestern landscape poets nature writing Kim Stafford Western writers William Stafford 2011-10-05T16:53:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/cody-cortez-a-faux-file-of-the-wests-most-mysterious-writer Buddhist cowboy poet Cody Cortez is so elusive it's almost as if he doesn't really exist. No publisher John Calderazzo Western writers poets humor satire 2011-10-04T20:36:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/dont-tell-her-she-cant-a-profile-of-author-mary-clearman-blew Mary Clearman Blew struck out on her own, leaving rural Montana and a life as a housewife to become a professor and writer. No publisher Andrea Clark Mason Mary Clearman Blew memoirs ranchers fiction Western writers teachers short stories This Is Not the Ivy League 2011-09-23T14:36:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/the-turn-of-the-wheel-the-many-lives-of-writer-h.-lee-barnes Nevada writer H. Lee Barnes brings his experiences as a soldier, cop and casino dealer to his gritty short stories and nonfiction. No publisher Caleb Cage H. Lee Barnes police memoirs Las Vegas Western writers casinos Green Berets nonfiction Vietnam short stories 2011-09-16T19:39:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.12/a-former-energy-company-lawyer-now-fights-for-the-other-side Attorney Lance Astrella represents landowners coping with oil and gas development on their doorsteps. No publisher April Reese attorneys Lance Astrella energy companies oil and gas industry drill rigs Split Estate mineral rights 2011-07-29T16:32:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/montanas-top-gun-rights-advocate-has-a-national-impact Gary Marbut's case for state rights in gun regulations is spreading from Montana to the rest of the country. No publisher Camillia Lanham and Ray Ring 2011-07-13T19:34:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.9/richard-reynolds-raptor-man The biologist has spent 21 years counting goshawks and other raptors in Arizona's Kaibab National Forest. No publisher Leath Tonino forest management wildlife biologists Goshawk Recommendations Forest Service Richard Reynolds raptors goshawks 2011-05-25T19:10:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.7/bridging-american-indian-students-scientific-achievement-gap Educator Michael Ceballos breaks down the barriers keeping young Native Americans from careers in science. No publisher Erica Gies University of Montana-Missoula Michael Ceballos American Indian youth biochemistry Indian education Native American Research Lab scientists 2011-05-11T13:59:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.3/jeff-rice-collects-natures-noises Jeff Rice records the natural sounds of the West. No publisher Michael Engelhard ambient sound animal sounds wildlife Jeff Rice Western Soundscape Archive 2011-04-04T15:20:30Z News Article