A rancher focuses beyond his herds and gets to the root of sustainability.
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Why is Roger Stone so interested in Cliven Bundy?
The Trump operative says he is heading to Nevada this week to call for a presidential pardon.
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Send us a tip: How are your state lands managed?
We’d like to know how your state is managing — or mismanaging — its trust lands or parks.
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Washington continues to kill wolves that prey on livestock
The state’s increasing wolf population is creating a tangle between advocates, ranchers and politicians.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
How we risked losing the West
A look back at how range science misled land managers.
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Why the Bundy crew keeps winning in court
The feds just lost another case against public lands occupiers.
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At Bundy Ranch trial, questions on guns and violence
The trial over a 2014 showdown raises issues about the right to bear arms and assemble.
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‘Flash drought’ threatens crops and cattle
Exceptionally dry conditions in the northern Great Plains are devastating farmers and ranchers.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
How farmers can help keep salt out of the Colorado River
The solution to a basin-wide problem may fall to individual irrigators.
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Bundy supporter gets 68 years
In April, a jury found Gregory Burleson guilty for his part in the 2014 armed standoff at Cliven Bundy’s ranch.
Posted inJuly 24, 2017: Down the Dark Mountain
Welcome to the irrigator’s club
An encounter with the wild during the hours of a thankless job.
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Bundy Ranch ‘gunmen’ face retrial in Las Vegas
New evidence links defendants to other anti-government gatherings in the West.
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As the Great Plains disappear, a path to better farming
Since 2009, an area the size of Kansas has been converted to crops.
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Clean water repeal moves forward
The public can now weigh in on the Trump administration’s regulatory rollback.
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New health care act would harm farmers and ranchers
Republicans unveil Senate version of health care bill.
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Neighbors clash over a Colorado chicken farm
A local court decision lands on the side of a 15,000-hen operation.
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6 tips for authentic Western home decor
“No trespassing” signs, broken-down machinery and old stacked tires are a must-have.
Posted inJune 12, 2017: The Big Swing
Eight lawmakers whose bills attack public lands
Who are the Westerners behind bills meant to weaken federal protections of land?
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West Obsessed: Crimes against non-humanity
High Country News staffers discuss human-wildlife killings and conflicts.
Posted inMay 29, 2017: The Cost of a Comeback
Meet Nevada’s cow cops
Where crime scene investigators ride the range.