The one-time intern turned publisher, and now senior development officer, retires to a mic and his camera.
Paul Larmer’s 40-year ride with HCN
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The emotional lives of wolves
Biologist Rick McIntyre uses anthropomorphism to tell the story of his subjects.
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Sharing the slopes
Will skiers compromise to help a dwindling herd of bighorn sheep?
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
Income inequality proliferates across the West
How history, tax policies and gentrification play into wealth inequity.
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Tongass timeline
To understand the context of the latest policy shift, here’s a brief timeline of significant disputes over the future of logging in the Tongass: Time immemorial to present: Alaska Natives, including the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people, inhabit the Tongass, sustained by the forest’s rich diversity of plants and animals. Today, Alaska Natives are leading […]
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Vacation resort replaces affordable housing in Teton Valley
Once-affordable towns near Jackson Hole have become real estate magnets since the pandemic.
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What’s going on with the Tongass?
Newly reinstated protections continue decades of conflict over a 17 million-acre national forest in Alaska.
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Books on the West we think you might like
Some brand new, some from the shelves, some for the kids and some for you.
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‘Our food from this land’
A new Native American restaurant plates a contemporary take on precolonial gastronomy.
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Salmon need better infrastructure, too
Aging culverts block salmon migration between freshwater streams and the Pacific Ocean.
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The threat to Colorado’s acequias and the communities that depend on them
In the San Luis Valley, the communal and egalitarian resource offers a way of life.
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How heat waves warp ecosystems
After the Northwest ‘heat dome’ this summer, scientists look for signs of ecological ruin — or resilience.
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What Biden’s infrastructure bill means for wildfire management
The bill allocates $3.3 billion for firefighter raises, prescribed fire, defending communities and more.
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Two Democrats kill chances of reforming outdated hardrock mining law
The nearly 150-year old law allows mining companies to extract resources like copper and lithium royalty-free.
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After more than 50 years in captivity, will Tokitae ever get justice from Seaquarium?
A new USDA report finds further mistreatment of the exploited Washington orca.
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The Westiest programs in Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The act is the New Deal redux, with a splash of ecosystem restoration.
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Seeing COP26 through the lens of Ríos to Rivers’ chief storyteller
Paul Robert Wolf Wilson’s photos take you into the streets and behind the scenes of the convention.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2022: Water Rights and Responsibilities
The Park Service buried its own study on harassment
The agency promised transparency and action. Instead, it kept the audit confidential.
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Bringing the fight against dams to COP26
Indigenous activists and allies from Oregon to Chile are highlighting how dams harm the climate and Indigenous peoples worldwide.