Sheepherders face wage theft, isolation, hunger and alleged abuse.
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October 2, 2023
Our feature story in this issue tells the harrowing story of two Peruvian brothers who came to Wyoming to be sheepherders, only to find themselves virtual prisoners, forced to labor under abusive conditions. In an excerpt from a new book, we learn how California’s Coachella Valley reinvented itself as an Arabian Nights fantasy to market the delicious dates it grew. Wildland fire dispatchers’ jobs are exhausting, stressful and woefully underpaid; invasive smallmouth bass threaten the Grand Canyon’s native fishes, and new legislation is bringing clean energy jobs to the West. You have to locate native bumblebees before you can protect them. A good snow year doesn’t mean a good snowpack if sublimation steals away the snow’s moisture, and renting in gentrified San Francisco is never easy. A writer consider Justice Scalia’s thoughts on waterways as she enjoys them; and digging around outdoor — whether for roly-poly bugs or dinosaur fossils — will open your eyes to wonder.
Feature
Trabajadores con visas H-2A sufren en su mayoría precariedad laboral mientras sostienen a la industria ovina del Oeste de EE.UU.
Bringing the desert fruit to California created a Middle Eastern mirage.
Reportage
For six years, hundreds of volunteers have counted bumblebees across the Northwest. Their data is shaping pollinator conservation nationwide.
An internal Forest Service survey shows a critical link in the wildfire fighting apparatus is struggling.
As Lake Powell shrinks, smallmouth bass threaten the Grand Canyon’s native fishes.
Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
Editor's Note
Life has speeded up; have you noticed?
Facts & Figures
Will the manufacturing renaissance finally displace fossil fuels?
Essays
How can you teach kids to appreciate slowness in a speeded-up world?
Notes on what is fluid and flowing, even if ephemeral.
Poetry
A poem by Erin Marie Lynch.
Perspective
Using art to preserve what gets lost when a community gentrifies.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
#iamthewest
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Dear Friends
Our summer reading challenge has come to a close.
Letters
Comments from readers.
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