Watch contributing editor Matt Jenkins, as he explains the importance of water in the West!
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Uncommon Westerner: Bevan Frost crafts custom guitars
Wyoming native and luthier Bevan Frost discusses how he started making guitars, shows some works in progress, and tells how living in the rural West shapes his craft.
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Peter McBride on photographing the contentious Colorado River
International photographer and Colorado native Peter McBride spent the past three years making images of the Colorado River. His work has been turned into several magazine articles, a book, a museum exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and a short film. Here, he talks about what has become of the Colorado River […]
Posted inMarch 7, 2011: High Tension
Domestic violence on the rez
Radmilla Cody and Geraldine Laughter discuss domestic violence and the challenges for enforcement and victim support services on the Navajo Nation. Last year, President Obama signed the Tribal Law and Order Act, which could help improve enforcement and support for domestic violence victims on reservations around the country.
Posted inMarch 7, 2011: High Tension
Life after lava
Biological diversity thrives around Mount St. Helens
Posted inFebruary 21, 2011: Palin, politics, and predator control
Audio librarian Jeff Rice captures the sounds of the West
Jeff Rice discusses how he collects sound and plays some of the sounds from the Western Soundscape Archive
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Pinon Ridge uranium mill clears state hurdle
Long-dormant industry could rise again in Colorado
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Foraging for fungi in the Pacific Northwest
Mushroom hunters and the science behind a bumper crop
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Mixing oil and water in California
This video accompanies the story, “Oil and Water Mix in California.” Please wait while the player loads. Note: you must have Javascript enabled and the Adobe Flash Player installed. Produced in association with This American Land.
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Our forest
This video accompanies the story: The supposedly-protected Wyoming Range faces new energy development. Please wait while the player loads. Note: you must have Javascript enabled and the Adobe Flash Player installed. Learn more about the pending natural gas development at the Wyoming Range website. The Forest Service’s environmental analysis will be posted for public […]
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Bill McKibben on High Country News
A message from the award-winning author, educator and environmentalist
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Unwelcome home
Chih Tsung Kao has called Boulder, Colo., home since age four. But the Taiwan native has never had legal status in the U.S. Now 24, Chih, a college graduate, has no feasible path to citizenship. “(I)t’s pretty trying to run into brick walls all the time,” Chih says. “I can’t do anything. I can’t contribute […]
