http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/life-among-the-bluffoons There may be only 200 people living in Bluff, Utah, today, but they cherish a history that goes back for centuries, along with the dramatic red-rock No publisher Andrew Gulliford petroglyphs night sky parks land Native American archaeology rural life Indian rock art southeastern Utah pictographs Bluff, Utah small towns preservation Puebloan Indian cultures San Juan County National Park Service Natural Bridges Natural Monument Anasazi Basketmaker culture 2012-06-07T15:28:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.7/imaginary-journeys-on-a-rowing-machine When a writer buys a rowing machine, her 3-year-old daughter's enthusiasm turns exercise into an adventure as they imagine rowing to reach the island of Yap in Micronesia. No publisher Michelle Nijhuis rural life Yap Micronesia motherhood imaginary journeys rowing machines Exercise 2012-05-04T14:01:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-final-hats-off-to-rancher-doc-hatfield With the help of his wife, Connie, and a bunch of determined fellow ranchers, the late Doc Hatfield helped change the face of public-lands ranching in the West. No publisher Ed Marston Country Natural Beef Doc Hatfield organic beef rural life cattle growers consensus groups collaborative groups public lands grazing ranchers and environmentalists ranching co-ops pancreatic cancer Connie Hatfield range management natural beef 2012-04-27T14:20:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.5/a-scrappy-community-ski-hill-hangs-on-in-colorado In Lake City, Colo., the state's oldest ski lift is still hauling skiers up modest slopes at even more modest prices. No publisher Nathan Rice community ski hills Silverton, Colorado Downhill skiing rural life Matt Milski Memorial Ski Race Lake City Ski Hill 2012-03-21T14:46:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.3/i-dont-love-my-dog It's hard to love your dog when she keeps rolling in dead animals and bringing half-eaten deer parts into your formerly tranquil home. No publisher Laura Pritchett rural life Colorado writers Dogs mountain lions pets 2012-02-28T17:27:56Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.3/a-life-measured-in-cordwood-a-review-of-into-the-heat-my-love-affair-with-trees-fire-saws-and-men Cindy Bellinger's memoir, Into the Heat: My Love Affair with Trees, Fire, Saws and Men, introduces us to a determined, 60-something, chainsaw-wielding Western woman. No publisher Gussie Fauntleroy autobiography Into the Heat: My Love Affair with Trees Cindy Bellinger Fire northern New Mexico rural life Saws and Men memoir nonfiction 2012-02-14T23:48:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-education-of-an-oyster-farmer If you want to run a successful oyster farm, you need to develop a taste for eating raw oysters. No publisher Lissa James Kumamoto oyster Pacific Coast oysters ocean ecology Hama Hama oyster raw oysters ostreaphiles rural life climate change Oyster farming local foods ocean acidification sustainable farming Hood Canal oysters oyster recipes unusual family businesses 2012-02-08T21:47:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/residents-of-montanas-high-plains-are-angry-but-not-at-the-real-threats Though climate change and the economy are the issues threatening their livelihoods, many of the High Plains people are angry at almost everything else. No publisher Joe Wilkins Tea Party farmers High Plains climate change 1980s farm crisis right wing politics global warming rural life Joe Wilkins water supply political anger drought eastern Montana agriculture invasive plants Republicans 2012-02-03T14:16:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/feeding-the-deer A rural Californian doesn't apologize for feeding the deer that hang out near his mountain home. No publisher Jaime O'Neill feeding wildlife Magalia rural life Deer California wild animals 2012-01-25T23:07:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/the-logging-town-of-darrington-wash.-fights-to-save-a-wilderness-lookout A lawsuit raises questions about how far environmentalists should go to keep wilderness 'untrammeled.' No publisher Nathan Rice recreation economy Glacier Peak Wilderness hiking Endangered Species Act Suiattle River Road North Cascades National Park Forest Service trail maintenance washed out roads Green Mountain lookout consensus backpacking rural life logging towns flood damage Campaign for America's Wilderness Washington state Wilderness Act collaboration categorical exclusions fire lookouts Civilian Conservation Corps outdoor economy salmon small towns Wild Sky Wilderness Wilderness Act wilderness road repair Darrington, Washington National Register of Historic Places Cascade Range environmental lawsuits public comment wilderness helicopter flights Wilderness Watch hiking trail repair northern spotted owl marbled murrelet 2012-01-25T15:49:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/a-second-chance-at-love-a-review-of-liberty-lanes Liberty Lanes, Robin Troy's second novel, tracks the lives of a group of senior citizens in a small Montana town. No publisher Phyllis Barber senior citizens aging novels rural life fiction romance small town life Robin Troy bowling leagues Liberty Lanes 2012-01-18T22:05:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.22/love-and-loss-on-a-wyoming-ranch-a-review-of-lime-creek Lime Creek, Joe Henry's ravishing first work of fiction, is filled with exquisite snapshots of life on a Wyoming ranch. No publisher Jenny Shank Old West vs. New West ATV users Craig Childs hiking rural life Small towns old-timers versus newcomers prejudice out-of-towners 2011-12-21T18:40:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/home-on-the-range In one Montana family, it's a father-daughter Thanksgiving tradition to do things like build makeshift ramps to help trapped wild animals escape from stock tanks. No publisher Marian Lyman Kirst Western families environmental activists rescuing wildlife from stock tanks rural life holiday traditions BLM lands Thanksgiving autobiography monkey wrenching childhood memories father-daughter traditions stock tanks memoir 2011-12-06T22:33:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.20/aspiring-farmers-find-creative-ways-to-succeed Sarahlee Lawrence and Amy Ridout are part of a wave of young farmers determined to remake the American food system. No publisher Sarah Gilman Nelida Martinez industrial agriculture rural life Sarita Schaffer organic farmers Pure Nelida young farmers farmers markets Lizette Flores locavores small farms USDA Mexican immigrants Viva Farms farmworkers sustainable agriculture Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association farm incubators Intervale Latino farmers food production Center for Rural Affairs small-scale agriculture 2011-11-23T00:41:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.20/farm-incubators-help-would-be-farmers-succeed-on-their-own Viva Farms is a "farm incubator" in Washington's Skagit Valley that helps aspiring cash-poor farmers like Nelida Martinez start and successfully operate their own businesses. No publisher Jennifer Langston Nelida Martinez industrial agriculture rural life Sarita Schaffer organic farmers Pure Nelida young farmers Center for Rural Affairs Lizette Flores locavores small farms USDA Mexican immigrants Viva Farms farmworkers farm incubators Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association sustainable agriculture Intervale Latino farmers food production farmers markets small-scale agriculture 2011-11-29T21:17:27Z News Article