A group of Oregonians searches for the disappearing Franklin’s bee.
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West Obsessed: After 100 years, the national parks have hit some road bumps
The staff of High Country News talk about the challenges the Park Service faces.
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How the Dakota pipeline protest is spreading Westwide
The protests are fueled by a diverse array of causes, from tribal sovereignty to fossil fuel dependence.
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What we’re reading about the Bundy trial in Oregon
A guide to making sense of the courtroom drama, as the trial begins.
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For the first time, U.S. and Mexico take stock of the underground water they share
The two countries have tried for years to thoroughly assess aquifers along the border.
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If you can’t beat the weeds, eat them
How nature — and marmots — thwarted a plan for an urban garden.
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Tribes win one fight, lose another in pipeline protest
The Obama administration intervened in favor of tribes, for now.
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How do you beat hunger and food waste? Try compost
Reunity turns restaurant scraps into soil — and connects Santa Fe with rural farms in the process.
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Can a Montana community run its own forest?
Local citizens collaborate to restore, protect, and utilize Alvord Lake.
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The myth of telemedicine?
While technology can fill in some gaps for rural health, it can’t do it all.
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Defense bill threatens sage grouse survival
A sneaky amendment would block protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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Ranch Diaries: Two years into Triangle P Cattle, we’re coming into our own
My childhood cowgirl dreams and family traditions are settling in and coming to fruition.
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New Mexican farmers struggle to stay on the land
Can a tax break keep New Mexico’s struggling farmers from selling out?
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Rural Colorado can’t afford to lose more water to Denver
Is diverting water through the Gross Dam-Moffat Tunnel project still necessary?
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The Bundys go on trial
Following Oregon occupation and Nevada standoff, a family that refuses to accept the federal government will have its day in court.
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Northern New Mexico’s fight against food insecurity
In the region’s most impoverished rural areas, food pantries fill gaps of grocery stores.
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How to feed the masses in small-town America
New business models bring food to towns too small for big box stores.
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Is farming a public service?
To build a new generation of farmers, one nonprofit wants states to forgive student loans.
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Training programs teach farmers to do more with less
Can blackberries and tilapia help New Mexico’s small farmers thrive?
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Is there a way to revive drought-stricken soil?
In Colorado, potato-farming brothers are saving water by using cover crops innovatively.