Drought, dread and family in the American Southwest.
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August 6, 2018
As wildfires and drought return year after year to the West, some communities bear the brunt more than others. In this issue's feature, Contributing Editor Cally Carswell reflects on whether she should stay in a place experiencing climate change as rapidly as Santa Fe, New Mexico, and what it means to make a home there. Assistant Editor Emily Benson looks at another facet of climate change in the Southwest, how it no longer faces a drought but a steady aridification, and how word changes may help change water-use behavior. This issue also explores how rural communities in Montana are dealing with mental health crises, and more.
Feature
Sidebar
Northern New Mexicans weigh their future in a drying climate.
Current
Why ‘aridification’ is a better term for our new, more parched reality.
Instead of restoring the past, ecologists are increasingly focused on the future.
Community health programs are thriving in Haiti, Montana and the Navajo Nation.
As the state’s mental health system faces an uncertain future, experts encourage crisis prevention.
Echo-Hawk’s ‘punishment comedy’ draws on his experiences as an Indigenous man living in Seattle.
President Donald Trump’s spectacle draws a crowd, for now.
Editor's Note
Flood and drought have shaped the West, and humans are often unprepared.
Essays
A wildlife biologist returns to a childhood stomping ground, devoid of its once-plentiful amphibians.
Book Reviews
Black and white photos capture the people behind the humble beginnings of the sport.
A new memoir reflects on an isolated, religious upbringing in a survivalist Mormon family.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
The annual Cherry Days Festival brought hot temperatures and more visitors.
Letters
Today's Featured Stories
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PHILANTHROPY COORDINATOR Wyoming Wildlife Federation - collaborates with the Executive Director and staff to ensure the effective implementation of all philanthropic activities. https://wyomingwildlife.org/hiring-philanthropy-coordinator/.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
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EVERLAND MOUNTAIN RETREAT Everland Mountain Retreat includes 318 mountaintop acres with a 3,200 square foot lodge and two smaller homes. Endless vistas of the Appalachian mountains, open skies,...
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PROGRAM DIRECTOR Home Resource is a non-profit community sustainability center. We work with, in, and for the community to reduce waste and build a more vibrant and...
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BRN DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Borderlands Restoration Network 501c3 is hiring a full-time Development Director. Description and job details can be found at https://www.borderlandsrestoration.org/job-opportunities.html
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GRASSROOTS ORGANIZER
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JOHN DEERE SNOW BLOWER 24"
Newly refurbished and tuned. Older model, great condition. Gasoline engine. Chains on tires. Heavy duty for mountain snow. Call cellphone and leave message or email.
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CARPENTER RANCH MANAGER Hiring a part-time ranch manager to live on The Nature Conservancy's Carpenter Ranch property in Hayden, CO. Responsibilities include: facility maintenance of historic ranch house,...
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STRAW BALE, ADOBE, TIMBER FRAME, HEALTHY HOME, NEAR LA VETA PASS, CO unique custom home in Sangre de Cristo Mountains of CO near La Veta Pass, 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, private gated park, two hours from...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KANIKSU LAND TRUST Kaniksu Land Trust, a community-supported non-profit land trust serving north Idaho and northwest Montana, is in search of a new executive director. The ideal candidate...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Flathead Lakers are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated and proven leader to be our next Executive Director (ED).
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Blackfoot Challenge, a renowned collaborative conservation org in MT, seeks our next ED.
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STAFF ATTORNEY, ALASKA
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR to lead an organization that funds projects in National Parks. Major gift fundraising and public lands experience critical. PD and app details @ peopleinparks.org.
