The holidays and a new year bring more subscriptions and visitors.
Dear Friends
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
Celebrating the season and ‘neighboring’ one another
Still no snow, but good times and a bittersweet farewell.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
The season of celebrating begins, and a holiday party
The staff enjoy a long holiday with feasts and adventure.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
High Country News visits Bears Ears
Editorial takes a trip, our holiday party gets closer and welcome new staffers!
Posted inNovember 13, 2017: Solace and Perspective
Seasons change and a reader remembered
Visits from family, new visitors and saying farewell to old friends.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
Leaf-peepers aplenty, and welcome to a new staffer
Congratulations to staff members, old and new.
Posted inOctober 2, 2017: Following Ancient Footsteps
Putting our tribal coverage to the ‘bingo test’
Fall is here, and HCN visits California.
Posted inSeptember 18, 2017: No Hoax
Autumn calls, and visitors keep rolling in
Eclipse seekers stop by, and we begin a new tree-saving initiative.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
Summer visits from dear friends
Including some former staffers, Bryce Gray and Lyndsey Gilpin.
Posted inAugust 21, 2017: Rooftop Revolution
A monsoon stream of dear friends
We welcome a new staffer, and the return of another.
Posted inAugust 7, 2017: Los Promotores
Our photo contest is underway!
A heat wave, staffing changes, and more dear friends.
Posted inJuly 24, 2017: Down the Dark Mountain
Paonia parades and more additions to staff
We’ve fooled them! Our interns and fellow decided to stick around.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
The man behind our new tribal affairs desk
Our latest letter to readers welcomes Tristan Ahtone to the team.
Posted inJune 12, 2017: The Big Swing
Reading the old-fashioned way
Warmer weather brings visitors to High Country News.
Posted inMay 29, 2017: The Cost of a Comeback
Old friends and new adventures
Wildflowers abound in the Colorado Rockies right now, and as warmer weather settles in, yellow glacier lilies and purple two-lobed larkspur have begun to grace our hikes. What a great time to welcome back an old friend — Michelle McClellen, who interned at HCN in 1996. Michelle was visiting Four Corners and Mesa Verde National […]
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
A new face on staff and new pups in the office
We welcome Christie, Porter and Lefty to HCN.
Posted inMay 1, 2017: Change Comes to Short Creek
Fresh eggs and fresh journalism awards
The sun has been shining for weeks here in Paonia, Colorado, and despite some frosty nights, we are in the full throes of spring. A thin layer of snow coats Mount Lamborn above town, but down here, fruit blossoms have burst forth, and blooming hyacinth, daffodils and tulips have brought a riot of color to […]
Posted inApril 3, 2017: Firestorm
Spring’s skipped issue, and corrections
Raven wordplay: Corvus, Corvax and Corax.
Posted inMarch 20, 2017: The Tree Ring
HCN gets an editor-in-chief
Managing Editor Brian Calvert steps into a new role.
Posted inMarch 6, 2017: Uncomfortable Corners
A visit from our Bulgarian bureau chief
At the HCN headquarters, young poets and seasoned reporters.