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December 25, 2017

In this issue's feature story, writer Christopher Solomon visits a rare sort of place: a bear sanctuary where humans are subordinate — assuming a role we must have played long ago. Casting aside the notion that humans are somehow above and beyond nature, this issue touches on how still-wild places can be a healing force and how we might rethink our relationship with the natural world.

Feature

In the home of the bear
In the home of the bear
In the McNeil River Sanctuary, bears and humans have learned to share the landscape.
Christopher Solomon Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition

Editor's Note

Understanding humans’ place in the ecosystem
Understanding humans’ place in the ecosystem
Where wildness reigns, humans give up their dominant roles.
Brian Calvert Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition

Current

By shifting nesting times, early birds adjust to climate change
By shifting nesting times, early birds adjust to climate change
As the West warms, some songbirds in California are raising their young earlier.
Maya L. Kapoor Dec. 4, 2017 From the print edition
A map of $1.1 billion in natural gas pipeline leaks
A map of $1.1 billion in natural gas pipeline leaks
In seven years, pipeline incidents have killed nearly 100 people nationwide.
Jonathan Thompson Analysis Nov. 29, 2017 From the print edition
How Ryan Bundy sees the West
How Ryan Bundy sees the West
The Bunkerville standoff case portends a trial over federal authority in the region.
Tay Wiles News Nov. 20, 2017 From the print edition
The price of a national park fee hike
The price of a national park fee hike
The proposed increase in entrance fees reignites old questions about who should fund the West’s open spaces.
Krista Langlois Dec. 14, 2017 From the print edition
What Trump’s Supreme Court pick holds for Indian Country
What Trump’s Supreme Court pick holds for Indian Country
Neil Gorsuch’s background in Indian law and Western issues could be useful to tribal litigants.
Anna V. Smith Analysis Dec. 11, 2017 From the print edition
Latest: The EPA drops mine cleanup proposal
Latest: The EPA drops mine cleanup proposal
Obama-era plan required mining companies to prove they can pay for remediation.
Jodi Peterson News Dec. 12, 2017 From the print edition
Latest: Final Mexican wolf plan released
Latest: Final Mexican wolf plan released
Feds intend to fix inbreeding but enviro groups call plan inadequate
Jodi Peterson Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition
Glacier fires; nonsensical monument boundaries; alpine sublime
Glacier fires; nonsensical monument boundaries; alpine sublime
HCN.org news in brief.
Staff Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition

Essays

What could be lost in a push for mining in monuments
What could be lost in a push for mining in monuments
In Grand Staircase-Escalante, coal and fossils lie side by side.
Rebecca Worby Essay Nov. 3, 2017 From the print edition

Book Reviews

The iconic bird of the ‘Sagebrush Sea’
The iconic bird of the ‘Sagebrush Sea’
A new book shows the life cycle of sage grouse in their natural habitat.
Rebecca Worby Photos Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition
On grappling with a past shadowed by violence
On grappling with a past shadowed by violence
Two books examine the relationship people have with painful family histories.
Jenny Shank Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition

Perspective

Interior Department’s return to the ‘robber baron’ years
Interior Department’s return to the ‘robber baron’ years
Secretary Ryan Zinke will be known better for cynicism than conservationism.
Jonathan Thompson Perspective Dec. 8, 2017 From the print edition

Writers on the Range

In military matters, neighbors should get a say
In military matters, neighbors should get a say
A new Air Force base expands, without the input of locals.
Sharman Apt Russell Opinion Dec. 15, 2017 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

A visit to Pie Town; Mermaids on maternity leave; Airplane pit-stop
A visit to Pie Town; Mermaids on maternity leave; Airplane pit-stop
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Betsy Marston Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Celebrating the season and ‘neighboring’ one another
Celebrating the season and ‘neighboring’ one another
Still no snow, but good times and a bittersweet farewell.
Emily Benson Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition

Letters

Fire funding needs long-term solution
William L. Baker Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition
Speaking for the trees
Daniel Laughlin Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition
Soul and conscience
Linda Paul Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition
The insanity of wild horse management
Nancie McCormish Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition
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