High Country News - Writers on the Range
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The beauty of the wood pile
A fresh-chopped mountain of wood is the prettiest site in the world.
by Charles Finn, Jan 25, 2013 -
Big water projects should make Westerners nervous
Demand for water is falling, so why are we going forward with giant water projects?
by Sharlene Leurig, Jan 24, 2013 -
Guns are different for women in the West
As a woman, I believe I am safer with a gun in the West.
by Christina Nealson, Jan 22, 2013 -
When road hogs get really, really big
Getting stuck behind a megaload in rural Montana.
by Wendy Beye, Jan 18, 2013 -
The Wild and not so gun-loving West
Historically, the West was not as infatuated with guns as you may think.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jan 17, 2013 -
Admitting ignorance can be a good thing
Our rapid resource development has led to mass extinctions. Why don't we slow down?
by Pat Wray, Jan 15, 2013 -
Dead whales do tell tales
Our problems disposing of a beached whale point to how basic ecological links are broken.
by Tim Lydon, Jan 11, 2013 -
There are too many unwanted backyard horses
The tale of the neglected domestic horse is a tragic one.
by David Feela, Jan 04, 2013 -
Let's hear it for a bipartisan-minded Republican
Ronald Reagan conserved the environment while also being a Republican.
by Jim DiPeso, Jan 03, 2013 -
A no-nonsense kitchen for Christmas
You don't need more gadgets, just more creativity.
by Ari LeVaux, Dec 14, 2012 -
Recreation calls the shots in Moab
Making Moab a tourist destination has environmental impacts, often ignored.
by Jim Stiles, Dec 13, 2012 -
How, 150 years ago, the Homestead Act transformed the West
Jefferson's dream changed the landscape and settled this region.
by Andrew Gulliford, Dec 09, 2012 -
Here come the Super Storms
A storm on the Alaskan coast last year eerily resembled the recent and devastating Sandy.
by Tim Lydon, Dec 07, 2012 -
If we don't get our energy here, where will we get it?
Examining the argument that this place is more special than the rest.
by Sarah Gilman, Dec 06, 2012 -
Salmon must have water in the Klamath and Trinity rivers
Fish, not dams, deserve priority.
by Leonard Masten, Dec 04, 2012 -
Utah's SkiLink closes off public land
A growing coalition hopes to halt a proposed gondola over public land between two ski resorts.
by Casey O'Malley, Nov 30, 2012 -
A rancher must sell out after losing a court case against a gas company
A lawsuit over a pipeline leaves Dow Rippy broke.
by Nelson Harvey, Nov 29, 2012 -
Point Reyes National Seashore, embattled at 50
The beautiful natural area remains embroiled in controversy over an oyster farm.
by Susan Ives, Nov 23, 2012 -
Washington wipes out a wolf pack
Washington state needlessly destroyed an entire wolf pack that had preyed on one rancher’s calves.
by Laura Ackerman and Paul Lindholdt, Nov 21, 2012 -
Planting the millionth tree
Remembering friends who are serious tree planters
by Robert Leo Heilman, Nov 14, 2012
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