Enduring relationships begin with encounters.
Raptors in flight
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OR show in CO?; runaway drone; an unexpected backcountry plunge
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Growing up in timber country
A writer returns to the old-growth forest of her youth.
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Go North, young woman
In a place no one can see you, you can see yourself more clearly.
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Cowboys with surfboards
How Hanalei, Hawaii, reflects small Western towns.
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Backpacking the blast zone
At Mount St. Helens, they never say ‘recovery.’
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An expedition through the Edgelands
This landscape isn’t always beautiful — but that’s what makes it loveable.
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A visit from our Bulgarian bureau chief
At the HCN headquarters, young poets and seasoned reporters.
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Planes, pits & snowmobiles: how scientists get good data
A day in the field as researchers wring water data from Colorado’s snowpack.
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Week in review: March 3
Arizona’s solar fights, Nevada development and a jaguar spotting are among the stories grabbing HCN writers’ attention this week.
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Across party lines, Western governors see a partner in Pruitt
A bipartisan group couldn’t get what they wanted from the old EPA.
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Trump gets to replace judge who blocked his travel ban
Federal Judge James Robart is among three Washington judges up for replacement.
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People cause the majority of wildfires
New research finds illegal campfires, cigarette butts and other accidental ignitions have nearly tripled the wildfire season.
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The dramatic changes in our planting zones
Early blooms and cold snaps turn gardeners’ lives on end.
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Why farmers think the Clean Water Rule goes too far
Its repeal won’t clear up confusion, though.
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Jordan Downs’ toxic legacy
A public housing project in Los Angeles seeks to redevelop without a proper cleanup.
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An island from the past
Teow Lim Goh’s poetry revisits a dark place in the West’s immigration history.
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Climate scientists fear harassment, threats
Researchers fear attacks from a range of powerful foes in the coming years – and for many, it has long been happening.
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Have we underestimated the West’s super-floods?
Scientists warn that enormous floods may be more likely than we thought — and the Oroville Dam and others weren’t built to withstand them.
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When crossing the border is your daily commute
A day in the life of agricultural laborers whose work and lives straddle the Arizona-Mexican border.