Big Ideas Issue

Reservation Deadline: August 28, 2017
Materials Deadline: September 4, 2017
Cover Date: September 18, 2017
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The editors of High Country News dive deep into the biggest ideas defining the modern American West, analyzing what it means to live in a diverse, unique region with a complex history and exciting future. The issue will feature a specially produced section with advertising highlighting programs and companies leading the way. Who is evolving to meet the needs and mold the future of our changing region? Who are the innovators? What programs and companies are breaking new ground?

Features: special Education Marketplace advertising section.

Feature your organization or program in the Education Marketplace:Education Marketplace

Wondering if it pays to advertise? Check out what Michelle, a Jr. High School teacher in Utah, was doing with a previous issue:

"I was wondering if I could purchase two more copies...I want to create a collage of sorts with the colorful ads in the Education Marketplace to put up in my room for my students to see just what is out there for them. Pass it on to the counseling center when I’m done with it. They are 9th graders, but it is an Honors Biology class so many of them are highly motivated (or at least their parents are ! :-) and are already thinking about college. I had no idea there was so much out there for them, so I doubt they did either."
 
Advertise in this very special issue and reach:
  • 120,000 policy-makers, educators, students, public land managers, environmental professionals, outdoor enthusiasts and others who care deeply about the future of this unique region.
  • Affluent, highly educated, environmentally and socially conscious educators and those looking for continuing education.
  • 390,000 additional people through our website and eNewsletter.
  • Bonus distribution to over 1,500 students in our HCNU classroom program. Want to join the classroom program?
Natural resource education ad opportunities:
  • Print, eNewsletter and web advertising.
  • Print & digital packages, and a` la carte options available.
  • 10% discount available to educators and nonprofits.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE:

  • Academic institutions (undergraduate, graduate and law programs)
  • Innovative & non-traditional educational programs
  • Conservation groups
  • Educational conferences and events
  • Environmental journalists and writing programs
  • Environmental law firms
  • Land planners
  • Remediation specialists
  • Architects
  • Sustainability companies
  • Think tanks
  • Others leading the way

Want to share your story? Contact our issue editor, Brian Calvert. [email protected]

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Past Advertisers

• Amazing Earthfest
• American Public University
• Antioch University - New England
• Arizona State University - Global Institute of Sustainability
•  Boise State University
•  Center for Natural Resources & Environmental Policy
•  Central Washington University
•  Cispus Institute
•  College of the Redwoods
•  Colorado College
•  Colorado Mountain College
•  Colorado State Forest Service
•  Cottonwood Gulch
•  Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
•  Deltec Homes
•  Duke University - Environmental Leadership Program
•  Feather River Community College
•  Fort Lewis College - Environmental Center
•  Musicians United to Sustain the Environment
•  Golden Gate University Graduate Law Programs
•  Great Old Broads for Wilderness
•  Humboldt State University
•  Idaho State University - Dept. of History
•  John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships
•  Kinship Foundation
•  Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas
•  Lewis & Clark Law School
•  Narrative Lab Communications
•  North Cascades Institute
•  Northern Arizona University
•  Northern Arizona University-MA in Sustainable Communites
•  Northern Arizona University-Merriam Powell Research Station
•  Northwest Connections
•  Oregon State University Extended Campus (Ecampus)
•  Prescott College
•  Resource Renewal Institute
•  Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute
•  Seven Directions Cultural & Sustainable Tours
•  Sierra Nevada College
•  SOAR Northwest River Co.
•  Sorensen's Resort
•  Southern Nevada Water Authority
•  Sunlight Homes
•  The Water Report
•  Transition Lab
•  UC Davis - Department of Environmental Science and Policy
•  University of Arizona Press
•  University of Colorado-Boulder Office for University Outreach
•  University of Denver Sturm College of Law
•  University of Montana-Environmental Studies Program
•  University of Montana-School of Journalism
•  University of Wyoming-ENR/Haub School/Ruckelshaus Institute
•  Utah State University
•  Vermont Law School
•  Virginia Tech - College of Natural Resources & Environment
•  Warner College of Natural Resources-CSU
•  Western State College of Colorado
•  Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation
•  Wild Rockies Field Institute
•  Wilderness Volunteers
•  Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
•  Yellowstone Wolf Tracker
•  Zion Canyon Field Institute



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What is your occupation?
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  • 3 20%
  • 4 7%
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  • 5 - 6 2%