After nearly a decade at HCN, Tammy York says goodbye.
Dear Friends
Posted inFebruary 6, 2017: River of Healing
Our new interns have arrived
High Country News is building a new team and correcting old errors.
Posted inJanuary 23, 2017: For Which it Stands
Welcome Maya L. Kapoor
New faces at the headquarters; catching up on old errors.
Posted inDecember 26, 2016: Obama and the West
HCN gets coal in its stocking — sort of
The magazine throws its annual holiday party and pays a visit to the local coal mine.
Posted inDecember 12, 2016: How the Park Service is Failing Women
HCN’s Climate Desk partnership
After an unusually warm, dry November, we finally got some snow on the Western Slope. Though only a light dusting has fallen in Paonia, Colorado, where our magazine is headquartered, the mountains around us are blanketed in white, so it’s finally beginning to look like winter here. High Country News has been doing quite a […]
Posted inNovember 28, 2016: A Weird and Perfect Wilderness
Join us for the holidays
As a nonprofit newsmagazine, High Country News has always been dedicated to independent reporting about the West and its communities. A big thanks to all our supporters and donors for helping us continue to dig deep into important stories. We’re going to be listening to and relying on our readers more than ever, and we […]
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
High profile visitors
In September, we hosted “On the Wild Road,” our inaugural tour for High Country News Travel. The trip, which was co-sponsored and organized by Seven Directions Tours of Santa Fe, took a small group on a whirlwind tour to places like Yellowstone National Park, the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Denver, the Raptor Center in Wyoming, […]
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
Staffing, and a trip outside Paonia
At the end of September, High Country News staff and board traveled to Berkeley, California, for one of our annual meetings. We love these trips afield, where we get to connect with members of the broader HCN community. One highlight was a talk by Dave Rolloff, professor of recreation, parks and tourism administration at California […]
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
Visits from students and an issue break
It’s starting to feel like autumn in Paonia. Breezes are getting crisper, ripe apples are dropping, and the aspen leaves are turning gold. The season has been busy here at High Country News headquarters, as we make some staffing adjustments. Tay Wiles, our former online editor, is moving to the San Francisco Bay area, where […]
Posted inSeptember 5, 2016: When the Doctor is Out
Our winning writer, and so long to a good friend
As summer fades, we’re wrapping up our annual photo contest, in which we solicited images of the West’s national parks. While it’s too late to submit a picture, you can still vote for your favorite until Sept. 15 at hcn.org/photos16. Meanwhile, we’ve been busy catching up with visitors. Dave Morris, who works at the Wild […]
Posted inAugust 22, 2016: 100
Farewell to a senior editor
This issue we’re saying goodbye, in a way, to longtime High Country News writer and old friend Jonathan Thompson, who is leaving his post as senior editor in Durango, Colorado, to move to Bulgaria with his family. There he’ll be hard at work turning his extensive reporting on Colorado’s Gold King Mine spill into his […]
Posted inAugust 8, 2016: Line of Descent
HCN in the classroom
It’s been a long, hot summer, but by the time this issue comes out, we’ll all be complaining that it’s almost over. If you’re an academic type, already contemplating the new semester, you might need an extra mood boost. And we have just the thing: the HCNU classroom program, which provides free subscriptions for you […]
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
Meet our new intern and fellows
During our publication break, which just ended, we bid a fond farewell to former intern Bryce Gray, who wrapped up his session at the end of June. He’s now the full-time energy and environment reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Congrats to Bryce, and even more to the Post-Dispatch: Y’all have landed yourself a fine […]
Posted inJune 27, 2016: The New Advocates
A skipped issue, and a farewell to Bill Mitchell
Paonia, Colorado, home of High Country News, has been in the middle of a heat wave, with temperatures lurking around 90 degrees for far too long. We’re looking forward to skipping an issue, per our usual schedule, and will see you again in July! Despite the heat, Claire Goodis-Baker and Lynell Kyser of Denver stopped […]
Posted inJune 13, 2016: Water to Dust
Farewell to a valuable staff member
For the first time in several years, the blossoms on the apricot trees at the High Country News headquarters in Paonia survived the spring frosts, and bright green nascent fruit is already weighing down the branches. Throughout the valley, all the fruit seems to be thriving — from peaches and nectarines to apples and wine […]
Posted inMay 30, 2016: Trial by Fire
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: […]
Posted inMay 16, 2016: Grizzly Face-Off
Blossoming fruit trees and a bounty of awards
As local orchards and vineyards gear up for business, the High Country News staff has been busier than ever. Something about this glorious time of year is bringing visitors aplenty to our headquarters here in Paonia, Colorado. Erik Cadaret of Mission Viejo, California, recently toured the office before jetting off to Utah’s national parks on […]
Posted inMay 2, 2016: The Gold King Reckoning
Keeping busy during publication break
April’s publication break allowed us to hunker down for a bit and get the garden started, but the work never stops at High Country News. On the business side, we’ve been hard at work organizing an event with Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman, who appeared here in Paonia, Colorado, on April 23. And over in the […]
Posted inApril 4, 2016: A Land Divided
HCN founder Tom Bell to receive honorary degree
We have no idea how it happened, but March is already behind us. Our staff is still hoping for a little more snowfall before we put the skis away and break out the camping and hiking gear — though we’ve also begun shaking the dust from our packs, smearing on sunscreen and venturing onto the […]
Posted inMarch 21, 2016: Making Sense of Malheur
Welcome, Glenn Nelson
We’re excited to report that Seattle-based journalist Glenn Nelson is joining High Country News as our newest contributing editor. Glenn’s work has broken down barriers for diversity and inclusion in discussions about public lands. He’ll be joining fellow contributing editors Cally Carswell, Sarah Gilman and Michelle Nijhuis to bring even more great stories to the […]