A new novel brings many longtime subscribers together to ponder an age-old question.
Greg Hanscom
Greg Hanscom is the publisher and executive director for High Country News. Email him at greg.hanscom@hcn.org or submit a letter to the editor.
Posted inApril 2026: Inside the Attack on Public Lands
How HCN is helping fill a growing need for local news
The Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative ramps up in July.
Posted inMarch 2026: The Uncertainty of Farming in the Colorado River Basin
New board members join the team
These folks graciously serve our nonprofit to ensure the organization stays sound.
Posted inFebruary 2026: The Recording Artists
Unique Westerners inspire HCN
Thank-yous, farewells and forthcoming welcomes to the people who keep the organization going.
Posted inIssues
A wilderness warrior to the core
After 40 years of service, Andy Wiessner steps off HCN’s board of directors.
Posted inDecember 2025: Wild Harvest
HCN’s journalism is having on-the-ground impact
Our communities are at the heart of our work.
Posted inNovember 2025: Precious Metalheads
Hosts with the most
Holding board meetings and meeting the challenges.
Posted inOctober 2025: Limits to Growth
A season of grizzlies and get-togethers
We’ve filled our time with gatherings and awards.
Posted inJuly 2025: Seeds as Sustenance
Out and about in the West
HCN hosted several events throughout the region and welcomes a new design director.
Posted inJune 2025: The Promised Land
HCN welcomes our newest board member
… and reporters attend the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 2025 conference.
Posted inIssues
The people supporting our work
Your help allows us to support you, and new editorial fellows have joined the team.
Posted inIssues
After 35 years, farewell to an indefatigable art director
Cindy Wehling leaves an unmatched legacy of art and design, writ large across hundreds of issues of High Country News.
Posted inIssues
What are you reading?
When finding news consumption difficult, connect with community.
Posted inJanuary 2025: The West's Most Wanted
Can we find common ground?
Readers respond to a previous column.
Posted inDecember 2024: Land as Reparations
Finding common ground in divisive times
HCN will continue bringing the West together and defending the places within the region.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
Remembering a remarkable environmental journalist
Bob Jones’ pioneering reporting spanned the West and the world.
Posted inSeptember 2024: When Migrants Go Missing
HCN donors make the ink flow
75% of our revenue comes from readers. Thank you.