BRYCE SPARE (HE/THEY) AND TUCK (GOOD DOG) Lead backcountry ranger in Payette National Forest (recently fired and reinstated), ultra runner and backcountry skiier McCall, Idaho ...

It’s about intergenerational caretaking — the recognition that there are no isolated moments of history, that we are obliged to pass on a world of hope and possibility to future generations.

The list of people who have served on HCN’s board of directors over the years is a truly remarkable one. It includes community and conservation leaders, scholars, award-winning authors and journalists ...

This season, purple hammock headgear was all the rage in the little town of Pullman, Washington. Just ask Walter, the white-tailed deer that became an international internet celebrity after his ...

Editor’s note: On March 31, the U.S. Forest Service temporarily paused commercial huckleberry picking in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. See our coverage online.

Tejada recently spoke with High Country News about the contradictions of life in the Borderlands, the lessons of a less-militarized past, and the place that poetry and hope have in our current ...

You are the carpool that ferries toxic waste from around the world into Texas to be glued together with shiny materials and ...

During a discussion on the rights of Indigenous women at the United Nations Monday, a U.S. representative made a statement so ...

“Tribes have an important role in restoring buffalo for food sovereignty, culture and nutrition, but also for overall bison recovery,” he said.

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Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. Selling off federal public lands ...