Trial by fire: Female firefighters still face harassment, abuse and sexism. Plus, cats on the border, shifts in the BLM and a roadtripping lawyer.
No drift here
After reading the Editor’s Note in the May 2 issue, I’m compelled to write you a note. You noted that some HCN readers express concern that the publication is drifting away from its core with stories like the one on the Malheur occupation crowd. I am not one of those readers. To me, that story,…
On the road with a transient immigrant rights lawyer
Lawyer Melanie Gleason is traveling the West, offering legal advice pro bono.
Protecting the protectors
The public lands are arguably the West’s most precious resource. These half-billion acres of forests, red-rock canyons, spectacular peaks and subtly beautiful seas of grassland and sagebrush are deeply important to anyone who cares about our region. To protect and manage these lands, we rely on a host of federal, state and local agencies, and…
Tainted values
National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis and his book about American values are forever tainted as he knowingly bypassed the National Park Service rules, a huge ethical error (“National Park Service centennial shares limelight with scandals,” HCN, 5/2/16). The Inspector General’s report documents how he also tried to mislead investigators regarding how he negotiated the…
The tenuous fate of the Southwest’s last jaguars
U.S. conservation of the endangered big cats depends on their populations in Mexico.
The Wampus Cats, a Chinese Jackson Hole and a sheriff on the loose
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Photos: Three years with New Mexico’s Hispanic communities
A photographer’s nostalgic look back at time spent with Nuevomexicanos.
“A history of subversion”: An excerpt from Terry Tempest Williams’ latest book
“César E. Chávez National Monument” from The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks.
Trial by fire
Women in the male-dominated world of wildland firefighting still face harassment, abuse and sexism.
Bears Ears, Lead’s big unknown, Hike like a girl
HCN.org news in brief.
Why Hetch Hetchy is staying under water
A judge ruled in favor of San Francisco water needs over the valley’s restoration.
Blessing the mountain
Leath Tonino and his buddies express their joy in nature by shouting obscenities and seeing body parts in rock formations (“Cursing the Mountain,” HCN, 2/08/16). The same spirit inspires people to show their enthusiasm for nature by writing obscenities on national monuments. A better way to appreciate nature is to shout “Thank you!” for the…
Grizzlies not ready for delisting
It is premature to conclude that the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears is recovered “to the point at which the measures provided pursuant to this (Endangered Species) Act are no longer necessary” (“Grizzly Face-Off,” HCN, 5/16/16). Grizzlies have come a long way in four decades, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is…
HCN’s board meeting on the horizon, and a springtime deep clean
Our biannual HCN board meeting is fast approaching. We hold “virtual” electronic meetings each year as well, but they can’t compete with the energy of our face-to-face real-life gatherings. That’s why staff and board are venturing out from our widely scattered burrows to convene in Basalt, Colorado, June 10-11. We’ll welcome six new board members:…
How the BLM is overhauling land-use planning
The agency is aiming to increase public involvement and collaboration.
Latest: Columbia River salmon recovery plan invalidated
It was the fifth to be struck down by the courts.
Latest: EPA finalizes rules to reduce methane leakage
The rules target new oil and gas infrastructure.
It’s still dangerous to be gay in Wyoming
Anti-gay violence in Wyoming is real, and it deserves a real response.