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October 31, 2016

In the fight over a Bears Ears national monument, complicated questions arise about who has a claim on the land. Also in this issue, logging battles in Canada and Alaska and climate change's threat to a beloved berry.

Feature

The bid for Bears Ears
The bid for Bears Ears
The tribal push for a Bears Ears monument raises thorny questions of homeland and sovereignty.
Jonathan Thompson Oct. 16, 2016 From the print edition

Sidebar

A national monument is a heavy-handed solution for Bears Ears
A national monument is a heavy-handed solution for Bears Ears
More protection for these lands would mean more regulation and less freedom.
Nathan Nielson Opinion Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
The fight for Bears Ears, on the road
The fight for Bears Ears, on the road
Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, Ute Mountain Ute member, takes the monument debate to Washington.
Elizabeth Shogren DC Dispatch Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
The many landscapes of Bears Ears
The many landscapes of Bears Ears
See photos of the proposed national monument, ranging from meadows to cliffs.
High Country News Photos Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Editor's Note

Movements, waning and waxing
Movements, waning and waxing
Paul Larmer Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Current

From bears to berries
From bears to berries
A wildlife biologist turns her sights on climate science and the elusive huckleberry.
Antonia Malchik Oct. 17, 2016 From the print edition
An end to old-growth logging in Alaska’s Tongass?
An end to old-growth logging in Alaska’s Tongass?
Does a Forest Service plan to end clear-cuts of old stands go far enough?
Elizabeth Shogren Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
Latest: Oso lawsuit reaches $60 million settlement
Latest: Oso lawsuit reaches $60 million settlement
The 2014 disaster killed 43 people in one of Washington’s most active slide zones.
Lyndsey Gilpin Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
Latest: Wildlife Services to revisit predator removal effects
Latest: Wildlife Services to revisit predator removal effects
A court order requires that the agency toss out its 22-year-old environmental impact assessment.
Anna V. Smith Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
In Canada, mountain caribou recovery falters
In Canada, mountain caribou recovery falters
A decade of conservation efforts has done little to stop the decline of the endangered ungulates or their rainforest home.
David Moskowitz Photos Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
The aftereffects of Malheur, wild horse dust-ups and firefighting
The aftereffects of Malheur, wild horse dust-ups and firefighting
HCN.org news in brief.
Staff Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Essays

How to shear a sheep — and why
How to shear a sheep — and why
On the satisfaction of back-breaking labor.
Brian Kearney Essay Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Multimedia

Famous Western landscapes, recreated with processed food
Famous Western landscapes, recreated with processed food
A pair of artists take on our consumption habits, with Froot Loop hills.
Anna V. Smith Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Book Reviews

War and peace on the Colorado River
War and peace on the Colorado River
A new book makes a case for optimism in the basin, but the threat of water battles will always be around.
Matt Jenkins Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Writers on the Range

The fading grandeur of the Glen Canyon Dam
The fading grandeur of the Glen Canyon Dam
Silt and erosion threaten to clog up the enduring structure.
Steve Tarlton Opinion Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
How can we protect our National Parks? Here’s an idea.
How can we protect our National Parks? Here’s an idea.
Maintenance issues abound, a new Civilian Conservation Corps could lend a hand.
Gundars Rudzitis Opinion Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Water tank sonics, a wolf in dogs’ clothes and a sad moose tale
Water tank sonics, a wolf in dogs’ clothes and a sad moose tale
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Betsy Marston Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Staffing, and a trip outside Paonia
Staffing, and a trip outside Paonia
Lyndsey Gilpin Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition

Letters

Ballot obstruction
Nicholas J. Bleser Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
Save the West, build Trump’s wall
Maggie Willson Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
Longs Peak exposed
Ray Schoch Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
As goes Germany
Marcel Rodriguez Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
Celebrating complexity
Anna Wilde Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
The presence of prairie dogs
Mitchel R. White Oct. 31, 2016 From the print edition
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