Items by Paul Larmer
The Sonoran Institute's departing founder reflects on 20 years of conservation work and how he developed his approach to protecting land while working with a wide range of stakeholders.
HCN talks with Eric Sanford of SG Interests about the politics of energy development, split estate, and more.
HCN skips issue; board meeting, intern reunion and reader potluck; growing our readership; breakfast in Bozeman; farewell to Ed Quillen; correction.
The sometimes-scruffy remnants of woodland that edge our urban neighborhoods have psychological as well as ecological value.
High Country News skips an issue; update on all things digital; new board members include Rick Tallman of Denver, Sean Benton from Missoula and Wendy J. Pabich of Hailey, Idaho.
Outside Delta, Colo sits yet another rural subdivision that was never completed -- a sign of the West's housing bust and of the difficulty of regulating rural growth.
The shooting of Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others needs to be seen in the cultural and political context of life in modern Arizona.
Obama isn't the fierce environmental leader many hoped for, but some good things are happening despite right-wing opposition and the ongoing recession.
The beauty of the ugly West
High Country News launches a digital edition and iPhone application on November 14, 2011.
It’s a basic fact of Western life that fire rarely behaves the way we want it to.
Insects take over the landscape in early fall, just days before they perish
Summer storms color the West
The Old West-style extractive economy is roaring back to life, powered by the insatiable energy needs of countries like China.
HCN board and staff discuss digital media; visitors; correction.
The West's once-faltering extractive economy is roaring back to life, powered by the energy needs of developing countries like China.
A late June exploration reveals many views of the lowly, yet lovely, meadow plant.
What is it like to be an idealistic young environmentalist working on Capitol Hill?
Tulips among the dead
The reservoirs of the West are a far cry from Eastern lakes, especially when it comes to the silt they carry.
George Annandale, a siltation expert, says the West needs more dams to satisfy its thirst.
Winter Above, Spring Below
The water -- and the soil -- of the West are starting to flow
High Country News skipped issue; Paul Larmer's son, Zachary, and friends invent "The Caboose," a device that assists the disabled; Amy Goodman visits Paonia; new books by Tracy Ross and Hannah Nordhaus; clarification.
The reservoirs of the West are a far cry from Eastern lakes, especially when it comes to the silt they carry.
The Quiet Flowers of Spring
Kestrel on a Spring Breeze
Readers submit their notes and photos
High Country News board meets via Web and phone; Gretchen Aston-Puckettt to leave HCN; new website, new cleaners, new job for Ariana Brocious; map clarification
Red Sky at Night
