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The GOAT Blog
The river and the drought

A rafting trip with low water and dust storms on the San Juan River drives the dryness home

by Jonathan Thompson, Apr 18, 2013
The Range Blog
Real bears get a helping hand from Hollywood

A bear trainer helps protect habitat for wild grizzlies through his organization, Vital Ground

by Ben Long, Apr 17, 2013
The GOAT Blog
Black-backed woodpeckers and severe fire

Could an Endangered Species Act listing spark a national debate over wildfire?

by Emily Guerin, Apr 17, 2013
Are whale watchers taking a toll on Puget Sound's orcas?

Unraveling the mystery of the whales' steady decline.

by Eric Wagner, Apr 17, 2013
The Hopi and eagle share a long relationship

Debate: Should the Hopi people continue to have the right to kill eagles for religious purposes? Peter Whiteley says yes.

by Peter Whiteley, Apr 16, 2013
Citing religious freedom is no excuse

Debate: Should the Hopi people continue to have the right to kill eagles for religious purposes? Ted Williams says no.

by Ted Williams, Apr 16, 2013
The GOAT Blog
Changing of the guard at the Department of Interior

A look back and a look ahead as Ken Salazar hands the reins to Sally Jewell.

by Jodi Peterson, Apr 16, 2013
The Range Blog
Pipeline paradox

Americans fear climate change yet support the Keystone XL

by Red Lodge, Apr 15, 2013
Beatification of a sinner: a review of The Soledad Crucifixion

Nancy Wood's novel describes a rogue priest's spiritual encounters with the Calabaza people

by Annie Dawid, Apr 15, 2013
A fresh take on an old crime: A review of The Case of D.B. Cooper's Parachute

Novelist William L. Sullivan re-opens the case of Dan Cooper, the parachuting plane hijacker

by Melissa Hart, Apr 15, 2013
The GOAT Blog
The who, what, where and why of letting it burn

Making sense of how the Forest Service fights fire

by Marshall Swearingen, Apr 15, 2013
Federal austerity hits home in the West

Is smaller government as desirable in practice as theory?

by Cally Carswell, Apr 15, 2013
On losing nothing

Climate change will transform both the Arctic and the Mojave Desert, but for different reasons

by Sarah Gilman, Apr 15, 2013
Waiting with bated breath

HCN is nominated for an Utne Independent Media award; some of the magazine's contributors are nominated for other honors; corrections

by Jodi Peterson, Apr 15, 2013
How the amount of fish you eat impacts water quality

Idaho is updating its standards for water pollutants based on how much fish residents eat.

by Sarah Jane Keller, Apr 15, 2013
On thirty years of grizzly bear conservation in the Northern Rockies

Louisa Willcox, former senior wildlife advocate for Natural Resources Defense Council, reflects on political and environmental threats to grizzlies

by Emily Guerin, Apr 12, 2013
The GOAT Blog
Return to the bat cave

Forest Service reopens some caves previously closed due to white-nose bat syndrome

by Sarah Jane Keller, Apr 12, 2013
The Range Blog
Feral vs. wild horses

Does the name we use really matter?

by Monica Gokey, Apr 11, 2013
Some Earth Firsters celebrate in Idaho two decades later

by Uncle Ramon and Mike Roselle, Apr 11, 2013
The GOAT Blog
The legacy of Documerica

Remember when the government funded creativity?

by Emily Guerin, Apr 10, 2013