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Film: After wildfire, a motel becomes a temporary refuge
Film: After wildfire, a motel becomes a temporary refuge
Nearly 8,000 people lost their housing in Oregon’s Labor Day fires. Some are finally finding a home, for now.
Video: Idaho’s public lands transcend partisan divides
Video: Idaho’s public lands transcend partisan divides
Despite political affiliation, Idaho hunters and anglers agree public lands need protection.
Video: How rural and urban housing crises affect one Indigenous family
Video: How rural and urban housing crises affect one Indigenous family
Oakland is pricing out long-term residents, among them Joe Waukazoo.
Lost and Found Montana: Cartersville
Lost and Found Montana: Cartersville
Photographer Jeremy Lurgio unexpectedly finds that life carries on in Cartersville, a small Montana town whose name was struck from official state highway maps in 2000.
Come on home to Green River
Come on home to Green River
A snapshot of life in Green River for young, artistic do-gooders from elsewhere.
"iDemand an iPad App!"
"iDemand an iPad App!"
After months of requests from our tenacious subscribers, the HCN iPad app is finally here.
A ride with a Bakken water trucker
A ride with a Bakken water trucker
Reporter Nicholas Kusnetz rides along with Mike Reynolds, who left his logging business in Washington State to work trucking water to the Bakken's oil fields.
A former Green Mountain fire lookout tells his story
A former Green Mountain fire lookout tells his story
"Lightbulb" Winders recounts his experiences as the last lookout on Green Mountain.
Pronghorn Passage:  Tracking the antelope migration in western Wyoming
Pronghorn Passage: Tracking the antelope migration in western Wyoming
Emilene Ostlind and Joe Riis tracked the western Wyoming pronghorn migration for two years. But it wasn't until their final spring that they truly experienced it.
An interview with Daniel Marlos, entomology's "Dear Abby"
An interview with Daniel Marlos, entomology's "Dear Abby"
The self-trained entomologist discusses readers' questions on insects, and some of his favorite worldwide insect finds.
How to snag a grizzly: Biologists search for carnivores in the North Cascades
Out of the weeds: the people of cannabis county
A right to be protected: Gary Marbut's case for gun rights
A right to be protected: Gary Marbut's case for gun rights
A profile of Montana gun-rights activist Gary Marbut.
The Garrison Dam: a history
The Garrison Dam: a history
Author Paul VanDevelder speaks on the U.S. government's plan to dam the Missouri River and flood native lands.
Explorer's notebook: Craig Childs on the Lower San Juan
Explorer's notebook: Craig Childs on the Lower San Juan
Craig Childs narrates his paddle down the Lower San Juan, with photos and video he took on the trip.
Covering the issues that matter
Covering the issues that matter
Watch contributing editor Matt Jenkins, as he explains the importance of water in the West!
Uncommon Westerner: Bevan Frost crafts custom guitars
Uncommon Westerner: Bevan Frost crafts custom guitars
A luthier credits his Western upbringing with shaping the instruments he builds.
Peter McBride on photographing the contentious Colorado River
Peter McBride on photographing the contentious Colorado River
National Geographic photographer Peter McBride shows images from his new book and discusses what he learned while working on it.
Domestic violence on the rez
Domestic violence on the rez
Radmilla Cody and Geraldine Laughter discuss domestic violence and the challenges for enforcement and victim support services on the Navajo Nation.
Life after lava
Life after lava
Ecologist Charlie Crisafulli talks about the surprising biodiversity that has emerged in the wake of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.
Audio librarian Jeff Rice captures the sounds of the West
Audio librarian Jeff Rice captures the sounds of the West
Jeff Rice discusses how he collects sound and plays some of the sounds from the Western Soundscape Archive
Pinon Ridge uranium mill clears state hurdle
Pinon Ridge uranium mill clears state hurdle
Colorado moves one step closer to kickstarting a new Western uranium boom.
Wilderness Photographer
Wilderness Photographer
A conversation with Michael Berman about how he finds images and sees the world.
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