Drug cartels on federal land pose enormous environmental and financial costs.
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Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
The changing politics of woods work
Cash-strapped agencies use private contractors to the detriment of local communities.
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Ski resorts prepare for warmer Northwest winters
Shrinking snowpack has led some resorts to use costly, water-intensive snowmakers.
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Canadian First Nations call for eviction of fish farms
British Columbia protests are rooted in a deeper conversation on Indigenous rights.
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A Northwest tribal sovereignty battle, centered on culverts
21 tribal nations wait to see if the Supreme Court will hear a decades-old case about salmon.
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19 Western species won’t receive federal protections
The animals range from minuscule Nevada mollusks to dwindling Pacific walruses.
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West Obsessed: On dams and the rebirth of the Elwha
A deep dive into a dismantled dam — and another in the planning stages.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
After its dams came down, a river is reborn
A look at the Elwha unleashed.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
The Pacific Crest Trail’s shadow hikers
At the border, migrants and long-distance trekkers hike side by side but worlds apart.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
A network of trails that spans the country
The National Trails System, by the numbers.
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West Obsessed: Crimes against non-humanity
High Country News staffers discuss human-wildlife killings and conflicts.
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
Meet Ruth, who makes a home for the houseless
After her husband’s death, a woman collects a new family.
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From cribbage to wildfire in just 5 minutes
Inside a Helitack crew’s fast response to wildland fires.
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Oregon keeps the Elliott State Forest public
The state reverses course and decides not to sell its first state forest.
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What citizen science can say about seabird deaths
In the Pacific Northwest, the diligence of citizen scientists helps discern patterns in die-offs.
Posted inMarch 20, 2017: The Tree Ring
Busting the tree ring
How a landmark investigation unraveled a Washington timber-poaching gang.
Posted inMarch 6, 2017: Uncomfortable Corners
Backpacking the blast zone
At Mount St. Helens, they never say ‘recovery.’
Posted inFebruary 6, 2017: River of Healing
Latest: Future mining blocked around the Kalmiopsis
The moratorium will extend for 20 years.
Posted inJanuary 23, 2017: For Which it Stands
Why OR7 is a celebrity
Once wolf populations fully recover, we’ll no longer know the story of individual animals.
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Why we need condors in eastern Oregon
Scavenger relocation to Hells Canyon is a far cry from government overreach.