A conversation with Natalie Koch, author of ‘Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arabia and Arizona.’
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Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
‘I’m not separate from the land, I’m a part of it’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
Fire risk map ignites controversy
Southern Oregon residents lash back at wildfire preparedness rules.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
Can dam removal save the Snake River?
See the river as the climate changes, development continues and consequences grow with inaction.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
What comes after the fire?
Friction from the past intensifies in environmentally stressed regions.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
La Niña expected to serve up a hat trick
The weather pattern hits the West for a third consecutive winter.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
Toad lickers, bear wrestlers and beard fanciers
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
HCN is staying put
We may have sold our building, but we’re not moving after all.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
What if Indigenous women ran controlled burns?
The Karuk Tribe’s first-of-its-kind training seeks to extinguish hypermasculinity in firefighting culture.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
Can assisted migration save the Rio Grande’s cutthroat?
Scientists wage an upstream battle to save trout in a warming West.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
Growing up queer in Colorado Springs
In the wake of the Club Q mass shooting, reflections on an adolescence in the ‘Evangelical Vatican.’
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
How protecting trees can fight gentrification
LA activists are wielding black walnut protections to stop development.
Posted inDecember 1, 2022: Beyond Illusion
Rooting a new life under a juniper tree
‘Trees know about belonging.’
Posted inDecember 1, 2022: Beyond Illusion
Mythbusting in the Mojave
The vitality in the vast desert.
Posted inDecember 1, 2022: Beyond Illusion
What emerges at low tide
Queer history is all around us, even if it is obscured from sight.
Posted inDecember 1, 2022: Beyond Illusion
‘Desert people are just different; they were born to survive’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inDecember 1, 2022: Beyond Illusion
Making Christmas cake in Compton
Reviving a family tradition eases holiday grief.
Posted inDecember 1, 2022: Beyond Illusion
The road runner problem, hefty squirrels and Halloween Karens
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.