A few staff departures and a HCN road trip.
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Posted inAugust 2026: The Conversations Issue
Reporting on the West is a team effort
HCN gets a new team member and a first union contract.
Posted inAugust 2026: The Conversations Issue
A longtime donor gives back
Author and naturalist Audrey Benedict helps support science through good reporting.
Posted inIssues, July 2026: Lost in the Weeds
Meet the West’s new environmental reporters
The Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative launches this month.
Posted inJune 2026: River Revival
The climbers of HCN
Two staffers show tenacity on the wall and for our readers.
Posted inMay 2026: Pinecone Cowboys
What happens when we die?
A new novel brings many longtime subscribers together to ponder an age-old question.
Posted inApril 2026: Inside the Attack on Public Lands
How HCN is helping fill a growing need for local news
The Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative ramps up in July.
Posted inMarch 2026: The Uncertainty of Farming in the Colorado River Basin
An ode to Johnny Sagebrush
Bart Koehler helped Westerners protect the places they love.
Posted inMarch 2026: The Uncertainty of Farming in the Colorado River Basin
New board members join the team
These folks graciously serve our nonprofit to ensure the organization stays sound.
Posted inFebruary 2026: The Recording Artists
Unique Westerners inspire HCN
Thank-yous, farewells and forthcoming welcomes to the people who keep the organization going.
Posted inIssues
A wilderness warrior to the core
After 40 years of service, Andy Wiessner steps off HCN’s board of directors.
Posted inDecember 2025: Wild Harvest
HCN’s journalism is having on-the-ground impact
Our communities are at the heart of our work.
Posted inDecember 2025: Wild Harvest
HCN 2025 impact report
Our top stories from the year that resounded across the West (and beyond).
Posted inNovember 2025: Precious Metalheads
Hosts with the most
Holding board meetings and meeting the challenges.
Posted inOctober 2025: Limits to Growth
A season of grizzlies and get-togethers
We’ve filled our time with gatherings and awards.
Posted in2025
HCN and Report for America launch environmental reporting partnership
High Country News and Report for America are seeking local and statewide newsrooms to build an environmental reporting network for the Western U.S.Â
Posted inSeptember 2025: Who Controls Our Food?
What makes a community activist optimistic
After 85 years, Luis Torres still has answers to our many challenges.
Posted inJuly 2025: Seeds as Sustenance
Out and about in the West
HCN hosted several events throughout the region and welcomes a new design director.
Posted inJune 2025: The Promised Land
HCN welcomes our newest board member
… and reporters attend the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 2025 conference.