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There are things that we can do and when it comes to butterflies our yards, farms and community gardens and parks can be the difference between life and…
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I was standing at my desk looking out into the garden I share with neighbors when I saw an American robin come by and pick up an earthworm. This red…
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In the fall of 2017, four seventh-grade girls from Ridgway Colorado formed a group called “Carry On! Ridgway Reuses.” Their goal was to ban single-use…
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Anita Evans and Kat Fitzpatrick of The Nature Connection talk to Ali Lightfoot about the organization, a hub of environmental education for Delta County…
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The borderlands are a long-misunderstood region of the country, wrapped up in rhetoric and myth. In this episode of West Obsessed, Tucson-based Associate…
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In this episode of West Obsessed, contributing editor Jonathan Thompson joins High Country News editor Kate Schimel to explore the struggle of Navajo…
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From the earliest days of white settlement, fortunes have been made and dynasties built on land taken from Native Americans, this continent’s first…
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In rural, conservative parts of Northern California, a separatist movement has found new life. In this episode of West Obsessed, the writers and editors…
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The past year has been one of huge changes for the West. The Trump administration has made huge strides in rolling back environmental regulations, while…
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The Rocky Mountains have long been a source of inspiration and art. This is very apparent in the works of the poet Belle Turnbull, who wrote about the…
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Native communities are an integral part of the nation’s history—and future. However, even today there aren’t enough publications that know how to…
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The administration of President Donald Trump has done little to acknowledge the risks of climate change. Trump himself has called climate change a hoax.…