Items by Ray Ring
The agency's main Freedom of Information Act office appears incompetent or overworked.
Public-land employees are easy targets for a violent, government-hating fringe.
Excerpts from official accounts of threats against U.S. Forest Service and BLM employees.
The iconic Southwest writer brought minimal gear but loads of reading material on the trail.
The writer passed away in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Aug. 30.
The iconic Southwest writer brought minimal gear but loads of reading material on the trail.
The writer passed away in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Aug. 30.
Some farms are using the river as their sewer.
National security runs roughshod over the Arizona wild.
The passing of a wilderness advocate, and an HCN correspondent moves to North Dakota.
Can tourists benefit, not just exploit, tribal communities?
A conversation with outdoor entrepreneur Bill Bryan.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the West.
Happy birthday to HCN’s founder, Tom Bell.
HCN readers get a kick out of their difficult travels in the West.
A few tourists get close to amazing numbers of bears catching salmon at Alaska's McNeil River Falls.
Our pick of high-end tourism accessories includes a $600K RV and an 87-tool Swiss Army knife.
For decades, insiders have reported problems in the cleanup of our worst nuclear mess — but is anyone listening?
Gritty, ongoing reportage delivers an important message: The fundamental problem with nuclear energy — its incredibly dangerous waste products — remains unsolved.
The world’s longest ongoing salmon research reveals the astounding complexity of wild ecosystems -- and how easily it can be lost.
Update on the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region -- a threat to the world’s best salmon ecosystem.
Converting an old mine to a physics lab in Lead, South Dakota, is just one example of how towns change directions due to deliberate actions as well as random chance.
We’re scanning in all of the pre-1994 issues for our website; visitors came to call; correction.
- The U.S. stole generations of Indigenous children to open the West
- BLM head: ‘What I thought, what I wrote, what I did in the past is irrelevant.’
- Feds give Navajo uranium contract to firm with sketchy past
- No relief from fracking industry on Colorado’s Front Range
- Allowing off-highway vehicles in Utah’s national parks is a mistake
Today's Featured Stories
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OPERATIONS AND FINANCE MANAGER Great Old Broads for Wilderness, a national grassroots organization led by women, seeks a resourceful, self-motivated, team player to serve as Operations and Finance Manager....
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND Colorado Canyons Association (CCA) fosters community stewardship, education and awareness of our National Conservation Lands with a focus on Dominguez-Escalante, Gunnison Gorge and...
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WYOMING STATE DIRECTOR Save the World ... or at least a piece of it! Join The Nature Conservancy and make a tangible and lasting impact by creating a...
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PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY NON-PROFIT NEAR YOSEMITE Demanding, but rewarding, advocacy work on forest, water, wildland, and wildlife issues. Applicants should have experience dealing with land management planning, public speaking, grassroots organizing,...
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NEW AGRARIAN APPRENTICESHIP Quivira Coalition's 2020 New Agrarian Apprenticeships in Regenerative Ranching and Farming -Apprenticeships run 4/20 - 11/20 Applications accepted 10/15/19 - 12/1/19 NAP partners with skilled...
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PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR AT WILDERNESS WORKSHOP Wilderness Workshop seeks a full time Philanthropy Director to raise funds for our team. Learn more: www.wildernessworkshop.org
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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT WITH WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES Western Resource Advocates (WRA) seeks an enthusiastic and organized problem solver to join our growing team as an Executive Assistant. The Executive Assistant is instrumental...
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WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL Two positions: Development Director OR Development Writer, Communications Director. Full job descriptions at https://wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org/careers.
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CONSERVATION PROJECT MANAGER Great Land Trust seeks to hire a Conservation Project Manager. Position is full-time, based in Anchorage, Alaska. First review of applications will be on October...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Eagle Valley Land Trust Executive Director Position Description Summary of Position: The Executive Director, working with and reporting to the Board of Directors, has overall...
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FINANCE & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR 
The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, founded in 1928 as an independent nonprofit organization, is a biological field station located near Crested Butte, Colorado. Our primary...
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DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Position: Development Coordinator Responsible to: Executive Director Time Commitment: 15-20 hours per week, or as otherwise agreed upon General Description: The Development Coordinator assists the...
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EDUCATION CENTER MANAGER Friends of Cedar Mesa seeks a full-time Education Manager for the Bears Ears Education Center to provide day to day operational and administrative oversight. See...
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TROUT UNLIMITED SCP SOUTHWEST REGIONAL DIRECTOR Seeking to hire an experienced advocate/manager to oversee the organization's sportsmen/women-driven advocacy in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Open until filled
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PROGRAM MANAGER for northern AZ collaborative conservation ranchlands group
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Partners are seeking an experienced and energetic Executive Director who is excited about the opportunity to lead our growing organization! A full description of the...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR High Country News Seeks an Executive Director to advance its mission, grow its audience and influence, and strategically and sustainably guide the organization through a...
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2 PROPERTIES ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE GILA WILDERNESS Organic farm, hot springs, San Francisco River runs through both. [email protected]
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CHUCK BURR'S CULTUREQUAKE.COM BLOG Change will happen when we see a new way of living. Thinking to save the world.
