Results for keyword: history
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Infinite problems, small solutions
In The Fate of Nature, Alaskan reporter Charles Wohlforth ponders how to save the planet, starting with Alaska.
by Jeremy Pataky, Dec 19, 2010 -
The genesis of the West
Douglas Brinkley's magisterial The Wilderness Warrior describes how Teddy Roosevelt created the American West we love today.
by Ed Marston, Jan 14, 2010 -
Out of the frying pan . . .
If we don’t deal with climate change now, we’ll face horrendous social and economic consequences.
by Auden Schendler and Mark Trexler , Jan 06, 2010 -
Native Americans walk the talk across America
Brenda Norrell accompanies a group of Native Americans on a 3,600-mile walk across the country.
by Brenda Norrell, May 26, 2008 -
The mysticism of mud
Ernest Atencio ponders an exceptionally muddy Mud Season in New Mexico, and notes how readily most Westerners forget that we live in an arid landscape.
by Ernest Atencio, May 12, 2008 -
From the backcountry to the building zoo
Robin Pam and Erin Beller remember an adventurous summer spent documenting the historic structures of Yosemite National Park.
by Robin Pam and Erin Beller, Mar 17, 2008 -
In Montana, a festival of light
In the depths of a dark Montana winter, Rebecca Stanfel lights the Hanukah candles and rejoices in being Jewish.
by Rebecca Stanfel, Dec 10, 2007 -
Dust in the wind
In his new book, The Worst Hard Time, Tim Egan interviews survivors to tell the story of the great American Dust Bowl on the southern Great Plains in the 1930s
by Gail Binkly, Jul 24, 2006 -
The Colorado Plateau II: Biophysical, Socioeconomic, and Cultural Research
The Colorado Plateau II is a kaleidoscopic anthology of scientists’ thoughts on the history, biology and geology of the vast Colorado Plateau
by Staff, Feb 06, 2006 -
Exodus
The abandonment of the American Southwest by the Anasazi 700 years ago – and the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina today – show that all civilizations are fragile, complex, and ultimately at the mercy of the climate
by Greg Hanscom, Oct 03, 2005
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