A geologist’s daughter reflects on deep time and her father’s influence.
People & Places
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Digging out in the Palisades Fire burn zone
Portraits of the workers shoring up a broken world.
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A year after the Eaton Fire, permit delays keep Black families from returning
Once known for its trees and community, Altadena is now a test of who — and what — gets to come back after disaster.
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These Americans were prosecuted for voting
In a corner of Alaska, American Samoans are facing prosecution for participating in democracy in the only country they’ve ever known.
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A wilderness warrior to the core
After 40 years of service, Andy Wiessner steps off HCN’s board of directors.
Posted inJanuary 2026: Deep Time in the West
How plate tectonics revolutionized our understanding of Earth
And how scientist Tanya Atwater was at the center of it all.
Posted inDecember 2025: Wild Harvest
Winter solstice is a time for planting seeds
At the turning of a season, a writer finds a sense of possibility.
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Truly grasp what Typhoon Halong did to western Alaska
This is not only a climate emergency. It is a cultural one.
Posted inOctober 2025: Limits to Growth
Watching the Oregon ash vanish
The emerald ash borer is killing the native tree. How do we make the most of the time while it’s still here?
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Montana’s Chinese past isn’t past
A forgotten Chinese cemetery reveals how Missoula buries its past — and why the present is so familiar.
Posted inOctober 2025: Limits to Growth
On not letting go of the past
How do we embrace the new and still hold on to the things that shaped us?
Posted inNovember 2025: Precious Metalheads
What inspires Indigenous ballet dancer Jock Soto
The dancer seeks to preserve his legacy while educating others about his time on the biggest ballet stage.
Posted inOctober 2025: Limits to Growth
‘I was lucky when I came to this country’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inDecember 2025: Wild Harvest
He makes bows — and bow makers
Joshua Hood is decolonizing traditional bow-making and archery education from his Portland backyard.
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The strange loneliness of Charlie Kirk’s funeral
Photos and reflections from the memorial in the Phoenix suburbs.
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Denver’s storied tradition of sex work, then and now
In her new book, Michelle Gurule reveals her experience as a sugar baby and just how little has changed about the industry in the last century.
Posted inSeptember 2025: Who Controls Our Food?
Felonious foxes, mischievous marmots, dog meets wolf and a chat with the tooth fairy
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inSeptember 2025: Who Controls Our Food?
‘How many bricks of colonization do we sit under?’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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In rural New Mexico, kids paint a sonic portrait of their ghost town
Madrid was once a booming coal town. At radio camp, its youngest inhabitants had big questions about its past — and present.
