High Country News - Writers on the Range
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Death in the backcountry comes with the territory
The writer notes recent fatalities in the frigid backcountry, but says risk is part of the game
by John Krist, Feb 09, 2004 -
Looking for the curve on the Great Plains
The writer has mixed feelings about repopulating the Great Plains
by Josh Garrett-Davis, Feb 09, 2004 -
It’s time for a radical change on the range
The writer signs on to a radical center attracting ranchers and environmentalists in the West
by Linda Hasselstrom, Feb 09, 2004 -
Yellowstone grizzlies are a success story
The writer, who is from the National Wildlife Federation, says Yellowstone grizzlies are a success story: The Endangered Species Act worked and is no longer needed
by Tom France, Aug 22, 2005 -
Thanks, neighbors
The writer is grateful to live in a community where neighborliness is a given
by Alan Kesselheim, Sep 25, 2006 -
The time I was struck by lightning
The writer climbs a mountain in Colorado and meets a lightning bolt head on
by Rob Pudim, Sep 25, 2006 -
Fire and the warming West
The writer says this summer's wildfires reflect the increasing impacts from drought and global climate change
by Paul VanDevelder, Sep 25, 2006 -
Our mini-farm is probably someone else’s real thing
The writer lives near Olympia, Washington, on a mini-farm her neighbor probably thinks is the real thing
by Suzanne Malakoff, Aug 15, 2005 -
Seeing the light in 2008
Matt Jenkins wants to help save the world – and its ski slopes – one compact fluorescent light at a time.
by Matt Jenkins, Dec 31, 2007 -
Park ranger presides over the meeting of heaven and earth
A Colorado park ranger takes note of a growing practice: scattering the ashes of the dead on publicly owned land
by Paul Zaenger, Aug 15, 2005 -
In the presence of stones
Charles Finn discovers a place of power, inside a circle of stones.
by Charles Finn, Dec 24, 2007 -
Super-heated Yellowstone and the restoration of awe
Writer Geneen Marie Haugen feels fear and delight as she soaks in a Yellowstone hot spring the day after earthquake tremors rocked the region
by Geneen Marie Haugen, Jan 26, 2004 -
Why I’m running: Immigration is the ultimate environmental issue
Richard Lamm, former Colorado governor, says he’s running for the Sierra Club board because all environmental organizations must face the compelling issues of over-population and immigration
by Richard D. Lamm, Jan 26, 2004 -
The nation’s premier environmental group is target of a coup
Robert Cox, a communications professor and current member of the Sierra Club board, says Richard Lamm and others are trying to take over the club for their own narrow aims: curbing immigration and promoting animal rights
by Robert Cox, Jan 26, 2004 -
I’ve tried, but I can't eat the view
Mark Matthews finds rising property values in his town leave him forever a renter
by Mark Matthews, Jan 19, 2004 -
To lions, we may be just a link in the food chain
John Krist tells why lions find us appetizing
by John Krist, Jan 19, 2004 -
Why a would-be jock plays mainly with his brain
Nate Adkisson, 16, confounds his rural community by choosing Knowledge Bowl over basketball
by Nathan Adkisson, Jan 19, 2004 -
Ranching still has a place on our public lands
Mary Flitner believes public-land ranchers and Forest Service employees can – and should – get along with each other.
by Mary Flitner, Dec 24, 2007 -
Rhubarb is the season's gift to us
The writer sings the praises of rhubarb
by Linda M. Hasselstrom, Jun 05, 2006 -
Leave only footprints, and turn the darn phone off
The writer has a message for hikers in the backcountry: Turn your darned cell phone off!
by Becky Lomax, Sep 18, 2006






