Howard Hutchinson, a private property rights activist, leads a coalition that’s quietly organizing a county-level rejection of the Antiquities Act.

Molly Montgomery is a freelance writer from Santa Fe. She covered Rio Arriba County and agricultural issues at the Rio Grande Sun in Española, where she received a New Mexico Press Association award ...

The Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists, a Tucson nonprofit, made a video about nurse trees — native ones like mesquites, ...

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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. Last fall, a Clallam County ...

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Marjie Hicks of Roy, Washington, shows off her first mustang’s BLM brand as she stands next to Roulette, one of the two wild mustangs she trained this year through the Mustang Yearlings ...

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. Alaska Native youth are living ...

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In challenging times, it’s good to remember that many Westerners remain determined to create a better world. In this issue, we learn about the young Montanans who successfully sued for the right to a ...

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. Commercially picked berries have ...

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. Ripley Cunningham took the ...