High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 8. My love affair with dandelions http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17736 Jeannie Pomeroy’s lifelong love affair with dandelions blooms anew with every spring. No publisher Jeannie Pomeroy Jeannie Pomeroy gardening spring small town living dandelions weeds flowers 2010-02-05T09:47:21Z News Article March madness trims the herd http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16938 Just as winter turns into spring, Paul Larmer watches a young elk die in western Colorado. No publisher Paul Larmer Weather Paul Larmer Lisa Larmer rural life western Colorado elk yearlings wildlife seasons spring winter Kirk Madariaga biology Colorado Division of Wildlife starvation animal populations mortality nature 2010-02-05T09:46:59Z News Article A hard winter makes you think http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17628 Rhonda Claridge describes a hard winter in the high mountains, and points out that one seldom-acknowledged effect of climate change could be harder winters in some parts of the world. No publisher Rhonda Claridge Climate change Rhonda Claridge mountain life winter snowfall climate change spring blizzards 2010-02-05T09:46:52Z News Article Down the alleys and through the collectibles http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16914 Bill Croke enjoys a rite of spring peculiar to small towns: Strolling the neighborhood alleys and snooping to see what everyone’s up to. No publisher Bill Croke Western culture Neighborhoods alleys Cody Wyoming Bill Croke walking backyards gardening spring junk garbage dumpsters small towns rural life pickup trucks dogs Western culture 2010-02-05T09:42:59Z News Article Heard around the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/274/14748 Arnold Schwarzenegger and hydrogen-powered cars; 19th century operas vs. political correctness; dogs vs. coyotes in Telluride; turning Mount Democrat into a Republican; Sen. Pete Dominici loses wallet and identity; stupid bank-robber tricks; and honk if y No publisher Betsy Marston sandhill cranes bird-watching Mary Oliver prairie dogs Montana beauty spring 2010-02-05T09:57:20Z News Article Two weeks in the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/344/16942 Death (and life) in the Sonoran Desert; fire and drought in the Southwest; courts rule against Bush on environmental issues. No publisher Jonathan Thompson Sonoran migrants illegal immigrants Tom Tancredo spring desert crossing natural gas drilling thirst desert Chaco Culture National Historic Park heat Arizona skiin David Eck Minutemen New Mexico State Land Office Archaeologist Desert exposure 2010-08-06T22:28:25Z News Article Dry to the bone http://www.hcn.org/issues/344/16940 Despite a relatively snowy winter here in western Colorado, the season itself seems to have shrunk, with spring arriving weeks earlier than it once did in a trend with ominous consequences for the desert Southwest, particularly Phoenix. No publisher Paul Larmer seasonal Charlie Ester spring water supply Resources Con Arizona Craig Childs Phoenix Water moisture Colorado snowpack Natural Science global warming change winter climate hydrology Colorado Climate change Mike Gillespie Paonia Weather changes archaeology Salt River Project 2010-08-06T22:24:09Z News Article A hard winter makes you think http://www.hcn.org/issues/368/17648 Rhonda Claridge describes a hard winter in the high mountains and points out that one seldom-acknowledged effect of climate change could be harder winters in some parts of the world. No publisher Rhonda Claridge Rhonda Claridge climate winter spring snowfall blizzards mountain life change 2010-08-02T19:57:43Z News Article