High Country News - Most Recent
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The Range Blog
A second century of greatness
Part 1: Minorities and the future of national parks
by Red Lodge, Mar 28, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Snow not falling on cedars
Forest Service helps yellow-cedar adapt to an ever-changing climate
by Marshall Swearingen, Mar 28, 2013 -
Heard around the West
Pot pilgrims
And more oddities from Heard Around the West
by Ray Ring, Mar 28, 2013 -
Pop Quiz
An Earth Day poster contest has been co-opted by oil and gas producers
by Colby Poulson, Mar 28, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Good news for people who love bad news
Beetle-killed trees release less CO2 than previously thought
by Emily Guerin, Mar 27, 2013 -
Maybe we should pay something for that open space
Conservation finance helps private landowners get paid for the open space they provide for free
by Emilene Ostlind, Mar 27, 2013 -
Volunteering provides a special experience in national parks
Retirees and interns donate millions of hours in national parks, and get to know the parks intimately.
by Henry Ring, Mar 27, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Much ado about mud
Supreme Court vindicates timber industry in logging-road runoff case
by Sarah Gilman, Mar 26, 2013 -
What do you do when you meet a predator?
On encountering lions and grizzlies--and their families--in the wild
by Christina Nealson, Mar 26, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Sovereignty and the Skywalk
Hualapai Tribe runs afoul of developers and seizes tourist attractions
by Emily Guerin, Mar 25, 2013 -
Secret getaways of the National Landscape Conservation System
A desert hiker finds a lot to like in little-known Bureau of Land Management gems.
by Craig Childs, Mar 25, 2013 -
A photographic journey through Montana’s vanished towns
When a state tries to erase towns from the official highway map, a lot is at stake.
by Jeremy Lurgio, Mar 22, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Uncertain science in CA's Bay Delta
Science can help make tough water decisions, but it can't decide for us
by Sarah Keller, Mar 21, 2013 -
The Range Blog
Dangerous talk from the Capitol
There is evidence that more money does improve Indian health
by Mark Trahant, Mar 21, 2013 -
When a dog is part wolf
Northeastern Oregon is a hard place to have a dog like the author's.
by Mary Emerick, Mar 21, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
USFS vs. your ability to sue them
A Supreme Court case could set a precedent for suing over forest plans
by Emily Guerin, Mar 21, 2013 -
The Range Blog
Towards a greater Canyonlands
It's time to boost federal protection in Utah
by Red Lodge, Mar 20, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
The enviros' new money man
A San Francisco billionaire goes all in to fight Keystone XL
by Cally Carswell, Mar 20, 2013 -
Of cars, booze, guns and angry mothers
It's time to get MADD about gun violence.
by Richard Wandschneider, Mar 20, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
An upside to the gun-buying frenzy
As gun sales have soared, so has wildlife restoration funding.
by Jonathan Thompson, Mar 19, 2013






