http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/hispanic-leaders-spearheaded-the-rio-grande-del-norte-national-monument In New Mexico, the open and inclusive campaign for a 240,000-acre monument sidestepped the usual controversy drummed up by such designations. No publisher Ernie Atencio National Monument Antiquities Act New Mexico Land grant Grand Staircase-Escalante Río Grande del Norte 2013-04-29T23:12:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/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 No publisher Annie Dawid Catholicism Calabaza people Nancy Wood New Mexico The Soledad Crucifixion 2013-04-11T20:54:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/the-great-new-mexican-juniper-massacre On public land in New Mexico, firewood-hunters have illegally cut down hundreds of old-growth juniper trees, much to the dismay of the Bureau of Land Management and environmental activists. No publisher Jonathan Thompson rural economy Pueblo badlands juniper old-growth piñon-juniper firewood illegal woodcutting law enforcement BLM Hispanic woodcutting poverty New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Navajo 2012-09-13T15:04:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/fire-on-the-mountain A New Mexican watches Whitewater-Baldy fire burn the Gila National Forest, and even as it changes a place she loves, her ecologist self cheers it on. No publisher Martha Schumann Cooper wildfire Gila National Forest Whitewater-Baldy Complex Gila Wilderness New Mexico 2012-06-13T22:47:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.2/county-kickbacks Western rural county governments often rely heavily on federal funding. No publisher Nathan Rice Western rural county governments Colorado county revenues Catron County Oregon Douglas County Secure Schools and Community Self-Determination Act New Mexico Idaho County Pitkin County Idaho 2011-02-04T20:53:35Z Infographic http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16961 Laura Paskus lives a mile and a half from the Rio Grande, a river which shares a dubious distinction with India’s Ganges and China’s Yangze: The three are among the Top Ten most endangered rivers on the planet. No publisher Laura Paskus Weather World Wildlife Fund Rivers in Trouble top 10 endangered rivers Rio Grande Albuquerque New Mexico Ganges India Yangtze China pollution drought water use irrigation invasive species endangered species exotic species cottonwood Siberian elm 2010-02-05T09:43:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17794 Bill Zeedyk lets the water do the work No publisher James R. Kristofic restoration river restoration New Mexico Comanche Creek Navajo Nation Rivers 2010-02-05T09:40:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/16932 Along the upper Gila in New Mexico, conservationists and the state squabble over managing the river's water. No publisher Erin Halcomb Dams And Water Supply Projects Gila River New Mexico dams water rights water supply project wells 2010-02-05T08:40:04Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16313 The author takes a disconcerting journey with a repo-man friend to repossess a car somewhere in Navajo Country No publisher Ben Ikenson Native Americans Reservations Socio-Economics Repo man repossession Gary Autry Ben Ikenson unusual jobs economy repossessing cars Albuquerque New Mexico American Recovery Association life stories unusual jobs Navajo Reservation socio-economics credit borrowing lending money difficult 2010-02-05T09:33:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/318/16181 Realtors seem to be everywhere in the West today – including community politics No publisher M. John Fayhee Politics Elected Officials Communities in Transition Real estate realtors conflict of interest small town government mayors Eagle County Colorado Grant County Board of Realtors Billy Donnel Silver City New Mexico economic development sprawl public policy Salt Lake Tribune Utah Association of 2010-02-05T08:57:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/316/16131 The hurricanes in the Gulf and New Mexico’s endless drought lead the author to wonder why it is human beings refuse to take nature seriously No publisher Laura Paskus Albuquerque New Mexico drought climate change global warming water shortages Drought Summit Dave Gutzler meteorology climatology Kathy Jacobs Gregg Garfin scientists nature arid climates hurricanes Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Katrina 2010-02-05T08:57:04Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/315/16101 Revenge of the Mouse; The Cow That Wouldn’t Surrender; high-country heifers; Miss Nevada speaks out; womb is not a car seat; miniature cows; 65-year-old marriage in Cedaredge, Colo., started VERY young No publisher Betsy Marston Humor Western odd news mice house fires cruelty to animals Luciano Mares Fort Sumner New Mexico cows slaughterhouses Mickey’s Packing Plant Great Falls Montana incredible animal stories Del Morris animal rescues Aspen Times unusual cows 2010-02-05T08:56:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16063 Albuquerque private investigator Sonny Baca unravels a series of nefarious plots in Rudolfo Anaya’s riveting mystery Jemez Spring No publisher Laura Paskus Western Culture Rudolfo Anaya Sonny Baca mysteries thrillers Albuquerque New Mexico Rio Grande Valley developers murder Los Alamos National Laboratory book reviews mystery series 2010-02-05T08:56:40Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/312/15972 Award-winning author Denise Chavez created the Border Book Festival, and founded a Cultural Center in Mesilla, N.M., to help heal the cultural wounds of the U.S.-Mexico border No publisher Susan J. Tweit Western Culture Denise Chavez Cultural Center of Mesilla Las Cruces New Mexico writers authors novelists culture education art La Frontera U.S.-Mexico border poor communities cultural interaction Emerging Voices workshops Tony Hillerman Sandra Cisneros A 2010-02-05T08:56:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/312/15971 Critics say that FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is encouraging development in flood-prone areas alongside Western rivers, such as the Rio Grande No publisher Randy Stapilus Communities Land Use And Planning Floods Rio Grande floodplains Bosque Encantado Albuquerque New Mexico development flood insurance FEMA Natioanl Flood Insurance Program John Horning Forest Guardians silvery minnow bald eagles cottonwood forests Hurricane Katrina National Environm 2010-02-05T08:56:11Z News Article