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Smell matters • Scent is the key to getting wild wolf packs to accept and foster captive-bred pups.
A putter’s paradise with a water problem • In the Utah desert, can golf justify itself?
Things We Were Told About the Moon in School
Finding a fix for ‘forever chemicals’ • After communities learn PFAS are in their water, what comes next?
The Supreme Court upheld ICWA — now what? • Indian law and policy experts break down the court’s Brackeen v. Haaland ruling on the Indian Child Welfare Act.
An antiquated law rules mining in the West • Can the U.S. finally vanquish one of the most enduring Lords of Yesterday?
MINING LAW BY THE NUMBERS
A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all our Sustainers’ Club members! • Your regular and reliable contributions help HCN bring you the stories that matter each and every month.
HCN in ABQ • The High Country News Board of Directors met in May in Albuquerque, where we had a chance to reconnect face-to-face and visit with new and longtime friends of HCN.
CHASED BY FLAMES • The story of two hikers caught in the path of the Bolt Creek Fire.
THE MOVEMENT TO MAKE OREGON GREAT AGAIN • ‘Greater Idaho’ would shift the Oregon-Idaho border westward. White nationalists are on board.
Can Denver live up to its reputation as a ‘sanctuary city’? • The city’s response to migrant ‘surges’ endangers both newcomers and its long-standing unhoused population.
Consoling spirits • A visit to the sacred Ireichō at the Japanese American National Museum.
The Tractor Princess • Memories from California’s Pajaro Valley.
Subsistence abundance • Late-summer salmon fishing is about more than just food.
Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.
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