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The persistence of bigotry, Western-style
A father of a biracial child listens to the casually racist jokes of his rural Colorado neighbors.
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Digging deep
An innovative local program helps Hispanic heroin addicts recover by renewing their ties to the land.
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Real work
The joys – and hardships – of outdoor physical work take a toll.
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How to survive the lean times
Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.
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A chance to do it right in the West
Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration.
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The missing puzzle piece
In southwestern Colorado’s Crow Canyon, archaeologists are working with Native Americans to solve the historical mysteries of the Four Corners area.
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Weekend Westerner
Arthur Kruse rides the range – outside of Munich, Germany.
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Ultimate solution?
Southern California wants to use desalination to increase its water supply, but critics think the idea needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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Results for keyword: Wildlife
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Only the scared survive
by Michelle Nijhuis Sep 15, 2008 02:25 PMJoel Berger’s The Better to Eat You With and William Stolzenburg’s Where the Wild Things Were examine predators and the role of fear.
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The Silence of the Bees
by Hannah Nordhaus Jul 16, 2008 03:30 PMMigratory beekeeper John Miller hauls his hives across the West, pollinating everything from almonds to apples, but a nasty parasite and a mysterious disorder are making life much harder for John and his buzzing business partners.
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of … game?
by Nathaniel Hoffman Jun 09, 2008 12:00 PMThe National Rifle Association wants to enshrine the right to hunt in state constitutions, but even some hunters have their doubts about the wisdom of doing so.
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A beekeeper hopes for the best in spring
by Eric Hein Jul 16, 2008 04:00 PMEric Hein rejoices that his honeybee hives have made it through another long winter.
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Keeper of the wildlife
by Cathy Moser Apr 28, 2008 12:00 PMBiologist Les Bighorn, a Dakota Sioux, works to restore the swift fox to its native landscape on the Fort Peck Sioux and Assiniboine Reservation.
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Hank, the non-cow dog
by Joe Barnhart Feb 11, 2008 01:00 PMJoe Barnhart is trying to train his dog to stay away from wildlife – something he hopes his neighbors will do as well.
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Super rodents build super habitat
by Morgan Heim Jul 16, 2008 03:47 PMIn the Southwest’s Chihuahuan Desert, prairie dogs and kangaroo rats provide food and shelter for a host of other animals.
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Have bee, will travel
by John Mecklin Jul 16, 2008 03:30 PMThis issue of High Country News features Hannah Nordhaus on the challenges facing a Western migratory beekeeper and his hives of pollinating bees.
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Don’t move a mussel
by Michelle Nijhuis Mar 05, 2007 01:00 PMBoaters, kayakers, anglers and other recreationists can help stop the spread of quagga mussels and other aquatic invasives by following a few simple rules.
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Tribal religion trumps eagle protection
by Brodie Farquhar Nov 13, 2006 01:00 PMA recent court ruling on the ceremonial killing of eagles by American Indians collides with the Endangered Species Act, possibly sending the issue to the Supreme Court
