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April 3, 2017
This issue’s cover story takes us into towering plumes of smoke to follow the work of researchers. New studies are uncovering how intense wildfires create their own weather and move across the land — knowledge that could save lives. It's a reminder of stake: If President Donald Trump’s budget cuts hobble that research, it will harm, not strengthen, the West’s security. Plus, the growing voice of sportsmen, communities protecting immigrants, and a public-lands love affair.
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Current
A conservative county in Colorado grapples over a new political reality for its refugee and immigrant residents.
Scientists warn that enormous floods may be more likely than we thought — and the Oroville Dam and others weren’t built to withstand them.
HCN.org news in brief.
As threats intensify, sportsmen emerge as a persuasive voice.
The Superfund site has been in clean-up since 1989.
The state will take over management of the species.
Editor's Note
Our editor-in-chief responds to recent criticism.
Essays
One couple’s story of a long-distance relationship across the landscape.
Book Reviews
A new book features characters who have gone far beyond what most of us consider ‘good enough.’
Writers on the Range
A banjo-playing Democrat and a tech-industry Republican are fighting to fill Ryan Zinke’s spot.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
Raven wordplay: Corvus, Corvax and Corax.
Letters
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