I knew we were in trouble when I saw the third snowshoe hare. It was almost noon on the first day of elk season back in early November. I had a knife, hunting rifle and adequate ammunition. Yet what I realized made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I felt immediately […]
Snowshoe hares caught wearing the wrong color
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The Forest Service bets on second-growth logging in Alaska
But can timber still keep island communities in the Tongass afloat?
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Four reasons why Keystone is a goner
Climate change? Treaty rights? Sure, but the real killer is The Market.
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The state of the ‘radical center’
Courtney White talks about innovative ranching and his new book.
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Salmon ground is holy ground
As bishop of the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, my territory is home to the Columbia River, one of the great rivers of our continent. Whenever I have time and the Spirit allows, I travel throughout this region learning about its history and cultures, and studying its blessings and gifts. In Christian […]
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As water demand slows, utilities seek new solutions
Will new pricing models be the answer to both revenue problems and water waste?
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Rants from the Hill: An Assay on Old Lang Syne Peak
Taking a right gude willie waught for the turning year.
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New cloud seeding study from Wyoming
Research renews the debate about whether scientists can really make more rain.
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Your best Heard Around the West photos
Editor picks of readers’ weirdest, most amazing images from the past five years.
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New law protects Alaska Native women
The ability to prosecute domestic violence may be the first step toward creating Indian Country in Alaska.
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Regulators dampen hopes for tribal solar project
The Moapa Solar Energy Center would have provided 175 megawatts to Nevada’s largest utility.
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Montana mycologist fights fungus with fungus
To save whitebark pines, apply slippery jack.
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Aquifer recharging can help stanch drought
Oregon is successfully capturing runoff to underground storage.
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The Latest: Protective settlement reached for Roan Plateau
Industry and environmentalists compromised on the embattled Colorado mesa.
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The Latest: EPA released final cleanup order for Duwamish River
A million cubic yards of toxic sludge will be dredged from Seattle’s only river.
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The dust detectives
Scientists are closer than ever to understanding how microscopic airborne particles shape the Earth, and the West.
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Six decades of river exploration
Review of “Downstream Toward Home” by Oliver A. Houck.
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Shards of hope in the Mojave
Review of “29” by Mary Sojourner.
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Photographs of New Mexicans spanning 20 years
Review of “Taos Portraits: Photos by Paul O’Connor.”
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Of time and wounds
Willows are pioneers of raw, moist habitats (“Have returning wolves really saved Yellowstone?” HCN, 12/8/14). Except for the few, but often common, species capable of vegetative reproduction, dense grasses are anathema to willow spread, and young plants grow fastest. The story of moisture-loving riparian species, such as willows and sedges, catching sediments is writ large […]