In Montana, the gap between gun rights supporters and opponents begins to shrink.
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At least 15 counties have left the American Lands Council
But that doesn’t mean Western counties have backed down on land transfers.
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A rural school shrinks—but grows its digital toolkit
How educators brought internet access to New Mexican youth.
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When truancy laws don’t work
A New Mexico principal ponders a tougher approach to keep frequently absent students in school.
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Trump met with a leader of the land transfer movement
A Nevada county commissioner says the Republican nominee was receptive to the idea of forcing the feds to turn over public lands.
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West Obsessed: The fate of rural food and farms
The staff of High Country News tackles tough questions about small-town agriculture.
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Trekking across Colorado’s fragmented wildernesses
Thru-hiking the Colorado Trail exposes a “wilderness” that is anything but.
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Defying trends, Wyoming eyes a new coal mine
Why a small operation is forging forward despite broader industry contraction.
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Want to move to a charming rural town? Ask about the sewage disposal system
Wastewater inundation causes a commotion in South Dakota.
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How independent libraries are transforming some New Mexico towns
In Rio Arriba County, a community fix for a book deficit.
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Sea otters on the rise, but shark bites stall range growth
Can sea otters survive the recovery of great white sharks?
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Wildfires spark where growth is sprawling
Nationally, nearly a third of homes built since 2000 are in wildland areas.
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It’s time to come to terms with euthanizing wild horses
The wild horse and burro debate in the West has devolved to knee-jerk rancor.
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Digitally disconnected
How rural students struggle to find internet access, and what one small college is doing about it.
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How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes
Paonia High brings college-level coursework to rural students by partnering with its neighbors.
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A helping hand for migrant students
In the San Luis Valley, migrant workers build community around student success.
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Native schools move forward by looking to the past
How a New Mexico network is building a new generation of native schools.
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Big steps for small schools
In the battle to train the next generation of rural Western leaders, schools are on the frontlines.
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Wyoming needs to stop stalling wind power
What’s at stake with the Republican push to tax renewable energy companies
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West Obsessed: How Trump is recoloring the West’s politics
Listen to the writers and editors of the magazine discuss the backlash to Donald Trump’s run for president.