If Eric Kuhn is right about the Colorado River, then the state faces a dry and difficult future of fighting for water.
Magazine
March 2, 2009
If Eric Kuhn is right about the Colorado River, then the state faces a dry and difficult future of fighting for water.
Feature
Editor's Note
Arguing about water is a beloved Western pastime, but as the snowpack shrinks, Coloradoans are going to find themselves seriously fighting over what’s left in the Colorado River.
Current
American Indians who use tribal I.D. cards face harassment when they try to cross the border between the U.S. and Canada.
One of the greatest challenges facing Western military bases comes from the growth of urban sprawl.
Uncommon Westerners
Poet Richard Shelton has run writing workshops in Arizona prisons for more than 30 years.
Nancy Eastman created her own "habitat sculptures" modeled after fake cholla built as nesting habitat for endangered birds.
Essays
Unexpected encounters with an injured bull elk and a couple of teenage boys lead a writer to consider the meaning of fatherhood.
Book Reviews
In his new book, Killing for Coal, Thomas G. Andrews looks at the Colorado labor wars that erupted into violence at the 1914 Ludlow Massacre.
In Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Island Debris, naturalist Bonnie Henderson traces the origins of the strange things she finds on the Oregon seashore.
Perspective
The small Danish island of Samso runs entirely on renewable energy. The West could do the same.
Dear Friends
High Country News holds its first-ever board meeting via telephone and Internet; Marty Durlin becomes new culture editor.
Two Weeks in the West
Australia’s recent fires may have scorched “Stay and Defend,” a firefighting strategy American Westerners had thought of emulating. Also: Birds are shifting their winter range.
Letters
- A viral coyote-badger video demonstrates the incredible complexity of nature
- The residual power of Ammon Bundy
- Oklahoma’s tribes unite against a common foe: Their Cherokee governor
- Billionaires are changing communities and the wild in Wyoming
- Indigenous women face extra barriers when it comes to reproductive rights
Featured stories
-
SEASONAL SAN JUAN RANGERS Seeking experienced crew members to patrol Colorado's most iconic mountain wilderness.
-
ENDANGERED SPECIES STAFF SCIENTIST The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a staff scientist to advocate for the conservation of endangered species. General position overview: The position will involve working...
-
STAFF ATTORNEY - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM The Center for Biological Diversity - a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of imperiled plants, animals and wild places - seeks a dynamic...
-
STAFF ATTORNEY The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a Staff Attorney to join our team of attorneys, scientists, campaigners who are working to protect America's public lands...
-
SOUTHWEST CONSERVATION ADVOCATE The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a Southwest Conservation Advocate to join our team of attorneys, scientists and campaigners who are working to protect America's...
-
OCEANS PROGRAM CAMPAIGNER The Center for Biological Diversity seeks an experienced campaigner for its oceans program. The aim of the position is to campaign for the protection of...
-
CLIMATE LAW INSTITUTE ATTORNEY The Center for Biological Diversity's Climate Law Institute is looking to add an attorney to its team and will consider applicants at both staff attorney...
-
FULL-TIME CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a full-time Campaign Director in our Climate Law Institute to join our campaign for progressive, urgent government action to...
-
WESTERN WATER PROJECT MANAGER National Wildlife Federation is hiring NM-based position focused on riparian corridors, watershed health. Learn more and apply online: https://www.nwf.org/about-us/careers
-
ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR 
Position Title: Associate Program Director Location: New Mexico; flexible in state Position reports to: Senior Program Director Position Closes: March 13, 2020 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The...
-
DEAN, W. A. FRANKE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
Dean, W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, apply http://bit.ly/2548umjobs. AA/EEO/ADA/Veterans Preference Employer
-
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Western Resource Advocates (WRA) seeks a creative and driven graphic design professional to design high quality print and digital collateral. The Graphic Designer will bring...
-
STEWARDSHIP SPECIALIST San Isabel Land Protection Trust seeks experienced person to manage its 133 conservation easements in south-central Colorado.
-
CAMPAIGN REPRESENTATIVE Sierra Club's Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign is hiring an experienced campaigner to lead our work challenging the oil and fracked gas industry on the Gulf...
-
AG LANDS PROGRAM DIRECTOR Oregon Agricultural Trust (OAT) seeks passionate relationship builder experienced in coordinating agricultural conservation easement transactions.
-
REMOTE SITKA ALASKA FLOAT HOUSE VACATION RENTAL Vacation rental located in calm protected waters 8 miles from Sitka, AK via boat with opportunities to fish and view wildlife. Skiff rental also available.
-
FINANCE DIRECTOR Mountain Studies Inst (MSI) is hiring 4+ positions: Finance Director; Coms/Engagmnt Mngr; Dev/Engagmnt Dir; Americorps vol
-
COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER Mountain Studies Inst (MSI) is hiring 4+ positions: Finance Director; Dev/Engagement Dir; Coms/Engagement Mngr; & Americorps volunteer
-
SEASONAL TRAIL CREW LEADERS Lead the nation's premier volunteer-based trail crew programs on the spectacular Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. This is a great career-building opportunity for rising professionals....
-
ORGANIZING AND TRAINING COORDINATOR Is this your dream job? Are you looking to join a nationally recognized organizing network, live in a spectacular part of the West, and work...
