We want you to know about the many opportunities there are to get to know the West’s wildlife, spectacular lands and the people who bring it all to meaning.


Senate’s new air bill would further dirty the West’s air

The 1990 Senate compromise bill would increase pollution 23 percent throughout the West. It would also weaken the power of the federal government to protect the air over pristine areas. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.8/download-entire-issue

How the outdoors got into the West’s schools

In 1970, when Earth Day was born and Rudy Schafer was working for the California Department of Education, he managed the state’s environmental education program but wasn’t content to leave it at that. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.8/download-entire-issue