When your livelihood depends on the boundaries you set with the natural world.
Ranch Diaries: How to coexist with wild animals
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Murkowski unveils energy plan for the nation
Highlights and what it would mean for Western states.
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Freeway closure by flash flood should teach us a lesson
Is it time to diversify the West’s transportation options?
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Colorado’s water plan: an end to mega projects?
The latest draft of the plan sets strict guidelines for approving new diversions over the Rocky Mountains.
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In the middle of nowhere, a Promised Land
A community with environmental sensitivities makes a home in Arizona’s desert.
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Whitewater parks: an unlikely drought bailout
Expensive artificial wave features can ease dry times for river economies.
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A fall from grace in the wrong place
Just as day turned to dusk May 16, 2015, Dean Potter jumped off Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. Graham Hunt jumped right behind him. Both were well-known BASE jumpers. (“BASE” is an acronym that stands for Buildings, Antennas, Spans, i.e., bridges, and Earth, meaning cliffs.) Both men wore wingsuits to help them steer as […]
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Climate-vulnerable pikas may be surprisingly resilient to wildfire
These high-elevation creatures may find insulation in talus fields, according to new research.
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Why all of Indian country is fighting a new Montana oil well
Consider this scenario: One man is hell-bent on drilling for oil through the floor of a church that has stood for generations. This church is part of the social fabric that ties one generation to the next. Thousands of baptisms, marriages and funerals have occurred there. It teaches charity, forgiveness and other values that bind […]
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Arizona congressman: We need new energy policy, now
The energy world we live in now was unthinkable just a decade ago. Policy back then was shaped by talk of peak oil and fears of increased reliance on Russian or Middle East imports. President Bush used his State of the Union address that year to push Congress for legislation to reduce environmental oversight and […]
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Wild Science: Tracking mountain lions with dogs in Colorado
Are these cats becoming more habituated to humans, or are they just as aloof as ever?
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Spring board meeting, and swearing
A recap of the recent board meeting in Paonia, an update on our profanity policy and a correction.
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Readers’ essays on favorite spots to recreate
Tell us where we can find you paddling, walking and hunting.
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Private-land camping startups offer alternative to public lands
Airbnb-like websites spring up in response to overcrowded public campsites.
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On death’s doorstep in the Grand Canyon
A misstep in the backcountry alters an avid hiker’s perspective.
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Mule deer in decline, crude oil spills and violence against federal staffers.
Hcn.org news in brief.
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Misadventures in packrafting
Is the new sport just an expensive way to get into trouble on the river?
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Public-lands visitation and recreation, by the numbers
Fatalities, backcountry trips, ATVs and Denali summit attempts over the years.
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Living the dream, on overtime
Why the outdoor industry opposes a federal minimum wage.