Warm Northwest

“A crystal ball for the Pacific Northwest” (HCN, 4/27/15) gives us a good summary of what may happen to precipitation in the Pacific Northwest in coming years, but says little about what may happen to temperatures. However, the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute makes it clear: “Every global climate model used by the Intergovernmental Panel […]

Articles about this precious Southern California ecosystem are always welcome, and this one delves more deeply into the complexity of Ballona than the typical “this side versus that side” article, which is refreshing (“The Wetland Wars,” HCN, 5/11/15). However, what is still missing from the discussion is the realization that the lack of transparency and […]

Without using these exact words, editor Sarah Gilman refers to the changing baseline (“Knowledge, a wrecking ball,” HCN, 4/27/15). Each generation thinks that life began when its awareness began. The children of the generation before Sarah roved an empty mesa near Boulder and perhaps mourned its loss. As a young adult, I roamed the side canyons of Lake Powell and […]

“Checking in on Cliven Bundy” (HCN, 4/27/15)? Are you kidding me? The only checking in we need with him is from his cell, when he’s finally brought to justice for making a mockery of federal law. Mark De GregorioMasonville, Colorado This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Bundy and […]

Thanks for doing an article on the Bisti Wilderness (“Strangers in a familiar land,” HCN, 4/13/15). It was a good one, and I like the quote, “We are all just visitors here.” An old Navajo lady, a member of a grazing committee not too far from Bisti, used to say, “We are all here on borrowed […]