New technology allows scientists to see the forces behind the flames.
Inside the firestorm
Posted inApril 3, 2017: Firestorm
Falconry birds aren’t pets
As a 55-year-old lifelong raptor enthusiast with 12 years of professional raptor work under my belt, I enjoyed seeing a ferruginous hawk on the cover (“Now you see her,” HCN, 3/6/17). As a licensed falconer of over 30 years, though, I take exception to the author’s statement that “ferruginous hawks, however, are not popular pets […]
Posted inApril 3, 2017: Firestorm
At home with the ‘unsettlers’
A new book features characters who have gone far beyond what most of us consider ‘good enough.’
Posted inApril 3, 2017: Firestorm
A roadmap for nomadic love
One couple’s story of a long-distance relationship across the landscape.
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Trump Tower to be built within Bears Ears
The president says new monument is a ‘yuge’ investment opportunity.
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Week in review: March 31
Essential stories for understanding Trump’s climate order; plus a few weekend reads.
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Interior moves swiftly after Trump’s climate order
As other agencies prepare for a long haul, Ryan Zinke has an immediate impact.
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Nogales has a sewage problem
In the borderlands, members of Congress work to resolve wastewater woes.
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En Los Angeles, los nuevos edictos crean confusión
¿Quiénes son bienvenidos en los Estados Unidos de Trump?
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California’s backcountry drug war
Dangerous drug cartels are growing pot on public lands—putting wildlife, water supplies, and outdoor enthusiasts at grave risk.
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Technology is cropping up in our lettuce fields
In Yuma, Arizona, agriculture has embraced technology to increase yield.
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Why the West will continue to green even as Trump rolls back climate policy
Even without the Clean Power Plan, the region is poised for more renewable energy and less coal.
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How Zinke’s lead bullet ruling fails the West
How toxic lead fragments follow wildlife from wilderness onto our dinner plates.
Posted inApril 3, 2017: Firestorm
What should a community do to protect its immigrants?
A conservative county in Colorado grapples over a new political reality for its refugee and immigrant residents.
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West Obsessed: How Forest Service agents busted a maple-poaching gang
The writers and editors of High Country News discuss Washington’s timber crime.
Posted inApril 3, 2017: Firestorm
Sportsmen pull public-lands politics to the center
As threats intensify, sportsmen emerge as a persuasive voice.
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Week in review: March 24
Keystone permit OK’d, Utah solar incentives rollback and white nose in Texas; plus HCN reading recommendations.
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The rural programs threatened by Trump’s budget
The rural West may have helped elect Trump, but his vision leaves them behind.
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California’s desert wildflowers burst into bright ‘super bloom’
Following the ideal combination of rain, sun and wind, blossoms abound.