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Fowl migration • Engineers failed to keep snow geese away from a deadly Superfund site. Will ecologists succeed?

Navigating the new health-care deserts • Post-Roe, startups help those seeking abortions shrink travel distances and carbon emissions.

A lasting victory • The campaign for Ave Kwa Ame National Monument began with the fight for Ward Valley.

Golden Jubilee

Deer camp for all • Hunting mentor DeAnna Bublitz breaks down stereotypes.

The natural gas pushback • Local communities want to electrify, but gas interests have other ideas.

Why electrify? • The push to evict natural gas appliances from buildings, explained.

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MUSHING ON THE KUSKOKWIM • A thriving community keeps sled-dog traditions alive in Southwest Alaska.

Chronic Mystery • In the Rockies, a deadly disease stalks deer and elk. Do predators help or hurt?

Last of Wyoming • Jackson as a place of respite during the Apocalypse.

Lezley Saar’s ‘Diorama Drama’ and me • Sculpture that captures the colors of grief.

From GRIGRI to gris-gris • What a piece of climbing equipment teaches us about creating community outdoors.

Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.

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