If western rivers have been recognized as legal persons, they must be queer and disabled persons.
Flow like the San Juan
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‘My vision was to build a healthy ecosystem for all who live in it’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inAugust 2025: Fire Culture
Booting out bullfrogs, bees make a break for it, and say goodbye to the billboard!
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inAugust 2025: Fire Culture
Be on the side of life
Our tumultuous times have presented us with a simple choice.
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In Washington, ‘collaboration’ gives way to timber interests
Forest collaboratives have become major power players operating largely out of the public eye.
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The Trump administration’s repeal of the roadless rule could threaten wildlife
A 2001 policy restricts road construction on Forest Service land. What happens to at-risk species if it’s removed?
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An Oregon law tries to tackle garbage gases
Surveys of U.S. landfills showed emission rates were, on average, 40% higher than reported.
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How a network of volunteers helped spot Colorado’s butterflies in decline
A Q+A with an entomologist who trains people to count butterflies for science.
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The West’s data centers suck (water and power)
From simple searches to chatGPT, the big digital buildup threatens the grid and water supplies.
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Law enforcement surveilled Nevada lithium mine protesters, according to records
Activists opposed to the Thacker Pass mine were ‘under the microscope’ for years.
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An Interior Department veteran looks to the future
Jacob Malcom, founder of Next Interior, shares his fears for the agency and his hopes for a post-Trump reconstruction.
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In Wyoming, forestry work is female
In the wake of DOGE cuts, an all-female ‘Forest Corps’ is filling federal agency gaps for Wyoming trail projects.
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Inside Colorado’s famous resort for Black Americans
Colorado was once a beacon for members of the Harlem Renaissance and Black families from all over the country.
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The national parks are not OK
A former national park supervisor explains how toilets may be clean this summer, but the parks themselves are actually ‘hollowed out.’
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Finding your ancestors in the archives
Author Joseph Lee explores Wampanoag family history in a new book of memoir and reportage.
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Trump administration budget cuts wreak havoc on trail maintenance
As tourism season begins, trail crews are facing disruptions in key trail maintenance projects.