A new book makes a case for optimism in the basin, but the threat of water battles will always be around.
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Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
Water tank sonics, a wolf in dogs’ clothes and a sad moose tale
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
A national monument is a heavy-handed solution for Bears Ears
More protection for these lands would mean more regulation and less freedom.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
Famous Western landscapes, recreated with processed food
A pair of artists take on our consumption habits, with Froot Loop hills.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
How to shear a sheep — and why
On the satisfaction of back-breaking labor.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
In Canada, mountain caribou recovery falters
A decade of conservation efforts has done little to stop the decline of the endangered ungulates or their rainforest home.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
The aftereffects of Malheur, wild horse dust-ups and firefighting
HCN.org news in brief.
Posted inDecember 26, 2016: Obama and the West
Will a twice-burned county change its ways?
Don’t count on wildfires to alter how counties plan development in fire-prone zones.
Posted inDecember 26, 2016: Obama and the West
Where species will find refuge
Nooks and crannies offer safe harbor from a changing climate.
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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.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
Groundwater without borders, detention for profit and a new generation of farms
HCN.org news in brief.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
Dark money is re-shaping Arizona’s energy fights
The 2010 Citizens United decision is affecting elections on the ground.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
Winners of the 2016 HCN reader photography contest
Audience and editor favorites from our national parks.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
See these photos of ‘the new settlers’
In the 1960s, a counterculture revolution brought a new wave of migration Westward.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
The Western races to watch
Democrats hope to nab vulnerable Republican seats.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
This election season’s unexpected power players: undocumented immigrants
Donald Trump’s rhetoric is sparking a movement to mobilize Hispanic voters.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
Meet Denise Juneau, who hopes to be the first Native American woman in Congress
Indian Country votes will help determine whether this seat flips to blue.
Posted inSeptember 19, 2016: Frontera Incognita
High Country News founder, Tom Bell, passes
A Wyoming rancher and self-proclaimed maverick, Bell led a lifelong conservation effort.
Posted inSeptember 19, 2016: Frontera Incognita
Opening day at the Crow Fair, an accidental Wild West show and a moose miracle
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inSeptember 19, 2016: Frontera Incognita
The disappearing art of Southwestern cemeteries
A review of En Recuerdo de, a look at the afterlife of Mexican cemeteries in the West.