Mule Deer Survival
Items by Paul Larmer
A Walk Through the Orchard
Life is going get even harder for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as modern-day Sagebrush Rebels try to re-ignite a “War on the West.”
High Country News gets advice on marketing; holiday visitors; Lisa Song gets reporting job and Michelle Nijhuis wins grant; farewell, Bill Freudenburg.
Bad Moon Rising
Snow blanket
Bald Eagle in a cottonwood
A 138-year-old law blocks serious hardrock mining reform, despite the untiring work of activists.
Remembering William L. Berry Jr.; Jonathan Thompson wins Special Citation from 2010 Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism; corrections.
High Country News hosts a big anniversary party and board meeting in Fort Collins, Colo.; summer visitors.
The national forests are in such terrible shape that it's worth trying a few experiments in collaborative restoration work.
Semi-wild rural landscapes, where humans mingle with wildlife, are a richer source of biodiversity than many Westerners realize.
Tom Bell still inspires a young Westerner.
ETown will honor High Country News at a concert by Lyle Lovett and Taj Mahal; new interns Denver Nicks, Emilene Ostlind and Adam Petry.
Recent dust storms have caused Colorado's snowpack to melt even faster than usual.
High Country News board meeting discusses finances; we get a four-star charity rating; Auden Schendler wins awards
Dust storms are mucking up the Rocky Mountains' snowpack, but a few fish like the razorback sucker thrive in spring’s muddy waters.
After Editor in Chief Jonathan Thompson leaves, High Country News will be led by Jodi Peterson, Ray Ring and Sarah Gilman; former intern Michael Moss wins a Pulitzer.
Colorado's economic slump forced Gov. Ritter to increase his support for natural gas, and Nevada voters may force hardrock mining to pay more in state taxes.
Wide-ranging talk at HCN's "Power Struggle" discussion in Tucson; HCN board meeting raises financial issues; clarification, corrections.
High Country News continues to evolve along with the conservation movement itself, especially in the thorny area of environmental justice.
HCN sponsors a conference on energy development and environmental activism on the Hopi and Navajo reservations; visitors; planning; corrections.
We all become NIMBYs when development threatens our favorite landscapes – even conservative oilmen like Wyoming’s Diemer True.
Longtime HCN board members Dan Luecke and Felix Magowan step down; bat-chasers and bicyclists; and correction.
The September board meeting raised questions about how big HCN should be; artists and activists visit us.
In this issue, Ray Ring takes a hard look at the behind-the-scenes politicking that helped create Clinton’s roadless forest rule.
When the cat swallows the bird, and the owl swallows the cat, what's a guy supposed to do?
In the 21st century, rodeo is still thriving – especially in the turbocharged form of the Professional Bull Riding circuit.
Semi-wild rural landscapes, where humans mingle with wildlife, are a richer source of biodiversity than many Westerners realize.
Arguing about water is a beloved Western pastime, but Coloradoans may soon find themselves seriously fighting over what’s left in the Colorado River.
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