In which an HCN editor wanders the gigantic gear show -- and finds out the latest about the industry's conservation strategy
Items by Jodi Peterson
HCN's newest interns are Brendon Bosworth and Emily Guerin; farewell to Philip Fradkin; correction.
HCN's visitors brave the early summer heat; former intern Lisa Song and reporter Elizabeth McGowan write an e-book called The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of.
In this art book, Adam Duncan Harris assembles the work of one of the West’s premier wildlife artists, pairing his finished acrylic paintings with the conté crayon sketches that inspired them
Smokey Bear’s many image changes over the years reflect the Forest Service’s changing attitudes toward wildfire.
A new report from NRDC says water-moving schemes may prove expensive and unreliable.
In Elevating Western American Art, editor Thomas Brent Smith brings together essays and photos describing how the Petrie Institute at the Denver Art Museum was developed and showcasing its wonders.
HCN skips issue; board meeting, intern reunion and reader potluck; growing our readership; breakfast in Bozeman; farewell to Ed Quillen; correction.
New studies support the need for more fire in Southwestern forests.
HCN hires new circulation assistant Angela Caldwell; bikers visit Paonia; corrections.
Noted Western writer and humorist Ed Quillen has died at the age of 61.
HCN is visited by students of all ages; meeting Michael Branch; Stephanie Paige Ogburn is a finalist for the 2012 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists; Sierra Crane-Murdoch receives scholarship; Tony Barboza wins fellowship.
Sagebrush rebellion failures, pipeline setbacks and California wolf photos
Some Western states are rekindling the Sagebrush Rebellion and demanding ownership of federal lands -- but it's not just about local control.
Low snowfall = less water = more stress, in the seven states fed by the Colorado River
Some recent Western legislative highlights are noted, accompanied by quotes from the legislators involved.
Jeff Chen visits; new books from Florence Williams, Laura Pritchett, Alan Kesselheim and Fred Anderson; Jamie Williams is new president of The Wilderness Society; corrections.
The West's wildfire season might be less severe than last year's.
Warming temperatures put bark beetle reproduction into high gear, say scientists
What's up with Keystone XL and Flaming Gorge?
An HCN writer meets some longtime subscribers on Ulva Island in New Zealand; new books from former intern Emily Jeanne Miller, Writers on the Range contributor David Feela and freelancer Louise Wagenknecht.
Craig Childs becomes a contributing editor; High Country News has telephone troubles; former interns Dave Frey and Emilene Ostlind get new jobs; and corrections.
Scientists make some progress in understanding what's killing off the nation's honeybees.
Local governments may see big budget shortfalls if a popular federal payment program isn't revived.
High Country News hires Eric Strebel as Web developer and Kati Johnson as circulation assistant; visitors; Holiday Open House; and corrections.
Buying out grazing permits from willing ranchers could help solve conflicts over grazing on public lands.
The latest on the West's bighorns, pronghorn, deer, elk and bison.
Several factors are reducing coal usage -- but it's not going away
Western wanderers pop into High Country News; a new book on Wyoming, On Sacred Ground, features HCN founder Tom Bell.
High Country News publishes Green Gift Guide; HCN has some delivery problems, but Becca Clarren's baby delivery goes perfectly; late fall visitors; "Possessing the Wild" missed some lines; and corrections.
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