In Montana, Bundy and his followers celebrate a sound defeat of federal prosecutors.
Items by Hal Herring
Cash-strapped agencies use private contractors to the detriment of local communities.
A three-day trip to measure Montana’s snowpack follows a century of tradition.
A Westerner traces the roots – and meaning – of the Oregon occupation.
A writer finds camaraderie and despair inside the Oregon standoff.
A journalist reflects on energy development on his home turf.
George Black's book details the violent history surrounding Yellowstone National Park.
As whitebark pines in the Northern Rockies succumb to pine beetles and blister rust, hardworking climbers defy gravity to collect pine cones from canopies to supply efforts to breed more resilient and resistant trees.
Carter Niemeyer's memoir Wolfer is the entertaining story of a government trapper who loves wildlife - especially serious predators like wolves.
A strategic miscalculation by environmental groups helped spur the delisting of gray wolves in Montana and Idaho.
Montana wildlife managers say the state's first wolf hunt has been a success -- for both the hunters and their prey.
Hunters and anglers fork out millions each year to support habitat. Isn't it time other green groups did the same?
Hal Herring relates the ugly story of how the Bush administration used its influence to try to kill a story about the impacts of energy development.
Hal Herring believes that Democrats should give up on gun control, not just for the sake of politics but because it’s the right thing to do.
Hal Herring believes that Democrats should give up on gun control –– in order to win in the West and because it’s the right thing to do.
The group Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife has helped to
protect a lot of Western land and wildlife – while doing its
best to kill off as many predators as possible
The escape of 100 domestic elk from self-styled mountain
man Rex Rammell’s Idaho game farm shows up the foolishness of
the state’s permissive attitude toward the industry
The writer says the state's permissiveness toward game
farms led to the current mess: Escaped elk threaten wild elk
herds
The first bison hunt in 15 years was supposed to offer hope for a reasonable solution to Yellowstone’s ‘buffalo problem,’ but a lifelong hunter who watched it says the senseless slaughter continues.
New Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has a wildly ambitious
plan to solve Yellowstone’s problems with wandering bison and
the brucellosis threat
In Coahuila, Mexico, the corporate colossus CEMEX is
working to create a "Mexican Yellowstone" that would preserve the
rich wildlife and wild country of the Sierra El Carmen.
In Colorado, Chronic Wasting Disease has spread from
infected elk at the Elk Echo Ranch to seven elk ranch herds around
the state, and some are afraid it could spread further and infect
wild deer and elk.
In Arizona, Tonto National Forest bans recreational
shooting on 81,000 acres of "urban interface," where the forest
meets the burgeoning Phoenix-like cities.
With Chronic Wasting Disease appearing on elk farms, some
have begun to question whether the unregulated trade in velvet
antlers, used for Oriental and folk medicine, might expose people
to a variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease.
In Montana, the sportsmen's group MADCOW - Montanans
Against the Domestication and Commercialization of Wildlife - has
put Initiative 143 on the ballot to end "canned hunting" on the
state's elk ranches.
Doug Hawes-Davis' new video documentary, "Killing Coyote,"
goes inside the battle waged by humans against one of the most
resilient predators, the coyote.
At the Kesler Game Farm near Philipsburg, Mont., 89 elk
are destroyed because they have chronic wasting disease, and some
Montana authorities fear game farms are helping to spread the
deadly, mysterious disease.
1
2
- California orders Nestlé to stop siphoning spring water
- The Colorado town that became a transgender haven
- On the Klamath River, agricultural interests are pitted against the needs of tribes and endangered species
- The toxic, soupy biomass choking water systems in California
- How activists fought Joe Arpaio’s immigration roundups
Featured stories
-
DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST Idaho Walk Bike Alliance seeks a lover of bicycling, walking, and all modes of active transportation who willingly puts the car in the garage and...
-
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Friends of Inyo - the Communications Director is a full-time permanent position that reports to the Executive Director and utilizes communication strategies and production skills...
-
INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS EDITOR High Country News seeks an editor to oversee the work of our award-winning Indigenous Affairs Desk. This individual will lead a team of passionate journalists...
-
HIKING TO THE EDGE: Confronting Cancer in Rocky Mountain National Park. Poetry and photos on survival thinking. E-book and paperback available at Amazon.com.
-
OPERATIONS MANAGER Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation has grown into America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 53 state/territorial affiliates and more than...
-
IPLC RIGHTS AND EQUITY PROGRAM ASSOCIATE 
A LITTLE ABOUT US Founded in 1951, the Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all...
-
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FUTURE WEST Future West seeks an executive director to lead this dynamic organization into the future. Based in Bozeman, MT this well-respected nonprofit provides communities in the...
-
PART-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Location: Evanston, IL Salary Range: $45,000 @ 24 hours per week. send resume: [email protected] www.mitchellmuseum.org
-
COMMUNICATIONS LEAD Southeast Alaska Conservation Council is hiring! Who We Are: The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) is a small grassroots nonprofit based out of Juneau, Alaska,...
-
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR Since 1989, The Nature Conservancy in Alaska has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on....
-
OUTDOOR PROGRAM - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR St. Lawrence University seeks to fill the position of Assistant Director in the Outdoor Program. To view the complete position description, including minimum qualifications required,...
-
PUBLIC LANDS DIRECTOR Job Announcement Conserve Southwest Utah is seeking a dedicated advocate for conservation and public lands Public Lands Director a "make a difference" position Conserve Southwest...
-
FOR SALE Yellowstone Llamas Successful Yellowstone NP concession Flexible packages
-
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING Grand Staircase Escalante Partners is seeking a full-time Director of Development & Marketing. This is a senior position responsible for the development of all marketing...
-
LEGAL DIRECTOR The Legal Director will work closely with the Executive Director in cultivating a renewed vision at NMELC that integrates diversity, equity, and justice. Black, Indigenous,...
-
VICE PRESIDENT, LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION The Vice President for Landscape Conservation leads Defenders' work to promote landscape-scale wildlife conservation, focusing on four program areas: federal public lands management; private lands...
-
NOVA SCOTIA OCEAN FRONT Camp or Build on 2+ acres in Guysborough. FSBO. $36,000 US firm. Laurie's phone: 585-226-2993 EST.
-
WE'RE LOOKING FOR LEADERS! As we celebrate 50 years of great Western journalism, High Country News is looking for a few new board members to help set a course...
-
WIND RIVER WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS RETREAT BY THE NATIONAL BIGHORN SHEEP CENTER Enhance your writing or photography skills with world-class instructors in the beautiful Wind River Mountains. All skill levels welcome. Continuing education credits available.
-
EARTH CRUISER FX FOR SALE
Overland Vehicle for travel on or off road. Fully self contained. Less than 41,000 miles. Recently fully serviced Located in Redmond, OR $215'000.
