Amid a national immigration debate, the collared dove raises questions about acceptance.
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‘These big dreams to have everyone prosper’
A conversation with Renae Yellowhorse about the proposal to build a tram to the Colorado River.
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What is a chub, really?
In Arizona, three native chub species were reclassified as one, raising concerns about the management of the species.
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Coastal urbanization could boost biodiversity
Environmental DNA surveys found higher diversity of clams and mud-dwelling species in populated Puget Sound.
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Which way? A new approach to navigating the Pacific Crest Trail
Thru-hikers can stay on the hugely popular trail with a cellphone app.
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Comb Ridge parcel sold to highest bidder
The privatized parcel within the proposed Bears Ears national monument could be a sign of things to come.
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A tax on carbon pollution faces surprising opposition
Some environmental groups and social justice advocates are fighting a proposed emissions tax in Washington. What gives?
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Photos: Diving for delicacies
One man braves frigid Alaskan seas to harvest sea cucumbers.
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Getting over the ‘taboo’ in a gun-rights conversation
In Montana, the gap between gun rights supporters and opponents begins to shrink.
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At least 15 counties have left the American Lands Council
But that doesn’t mean Western counties have backed down on land transfers.
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A rural school shrinks—but grows its digital toolkit
How educators brought internet access to New Mexican youth.
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When truancy laws don’t work
A New Mexico principal ponders a tougher approach to keep frequently absent students in school.
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Trump met with a leader of the land transfer movement
A Nevada county commissioner says the Republican nominee was receptive to the idea of forcing the feds to turn over public lands.
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West Obsessed: The fate of rural food and farms
The staff of High Country News tackles tough questions about small-town agriculture.
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Trekking across Colorado’s fragmented wildernesses
Thru-hiking the Colorado Trail exposes a “wilderness” that is anything but.
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Defying trends, Wyoming eyes a new coal mine
Why a small operation is forging forward despite broader industry contraction.
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Want to move to a charming rural town? Ask about the sewage disposal system
Wastewater inundation causes a commotion in South Dakota.
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How independent libraries are transforming some New Mexico towns
In Rio Arriba County, a community fix for a book deficit.
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Sea otters on the rise, but shark bites stall range growth
Can sea otters survive the recovery of great white sharks?
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Wildfires spark where growth is sprawling
Nationally, nearly a third of homes built since 2000 are in wildland areas.