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LETTERS • High Country News is dedicated to independent journalism, informed debate and discourse in the public interest. We welcome letters through digital media and the post. Send us a letter, find us on social media, or email us at editor@hcn.org.
Can coexistence be bought? • When Colorado voted for wolf reintroduction, it also mandated compensation for ranchers. The hard part: figuring out the details.
Rivers of opportunity • In Alaska and British Columbia, climate change could open new rivers to salmon — and to mining.
Reviving the Samish Tribe’s kelp • Researchers are documenting the decline of once-plentiful kelp beds in an effort to reverse the trend.
Still Dead
Evolution in the Pyrocene • How animals adapt to fire, or don’t, can determine the fate of generations to come.
LandBack, WaterBack • The Northwestern Shoshone are restoring the Bear River Massacre site and returning water to the Great Salt Lake.
Inside a one-room school • Montana’s Benton Lake School has nine students, one teacher — and lots of fun.
What to make of Make Sunsets • ‘Move fast, break things’ approach runs into issues of tribal authority.
The state of the West’s cannabis economy • A booming industry is reviving communities and suffering growing pangs.
Send the West to Washington, D.C.
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Who’s Protecting Badger Mountain? • Washington state’s solar permitting system leaves tribal cultural resources at the mercy of corporations.
LEARNING TO LIVE WITH MUSK OXEN • Musk oxen were introduced to the Seward Peninsula decades ago, without local consent. Now they pose danger to life and property.
Room for all • Humans don’t have to behave like an invasive species.
A hybridness in life and food • Chef Preeti Mistry charts their own path.
Timm’s first bear hunt • Can the gift of a harvested creature deepen a marriage?
Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.
#IAM THE WEST • MONTSERRAT HIDALGO Activist, Gold Award Girl Scout, co-founder of Youth Action Club South Gate, California
