‘I was glued to my computer for days, trying to figure out what these birds were doing, because it was so clearly, obviously, not normal.’
Oregon
For six years, hundreds of volunteers have counted bumblebees across the Northwest. Their data is shaping pollinator conservation nationwide.
A new book advances the idea that protecting old-growth forests is better for the climate than planting new trees.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Keeping honest about what we burn and why.
Wildfires often hit low-income, minority families the hardest. Talent, Oregon, offers a home-grown solution to the displacement that follows.
As the housing crisis in the West deepens, more unhoused people are making a home outside.
‘These youth are going to be able to take ownership of healing the land at Fort Belknap.’
In honor of National Public Lands Day, High Country News staff reflect on access to spaces across the West.
For vulnerable communities, libraries are increasingly becoming a refuge in times of disaster.
A photographer intimately documents how families are recovering one year after the Almeda Fire.
How might we live in the reality of our climate?
Confused about what’s happening on the Klamath? Dams, salmon, irrigation and more.
A new report forecasts the loss in workdays and wages if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reined in.
Another dry year pushes tribal nations, federal agencies and irrigators to find long-lasting solutions.
Their future comes down to a race between paperwork and a fish disease.
Scientists in Idaho are finding that wildfire smoke dampens milk production and coincides with increased risk of disease and even death in dairy cows.
Females working in a system ‘built for men’ experience a higher rate of miscarriage and other reproductive concerns.
A letter from your neighborhood deer.
To understand the state’s urban-rural divide, start by looking at Yamhill County’s proposed walking trail.
A writer reflects on natural cycles of absence and abundance, loss and love.
In ‘Believers,’ Lisa Wells profiles ordinary people who want to lead less destructive lives.
Land managers and gateway communities struggle to keep up.
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