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High Country News

June Vol. 55, No. 06
Magazine

High Country News is the nation's leading source of reporting on the Western United States. Through in-depth reporting, High Country News covers the West’s social, political and ecological issues.

High Country News

An accumulation of stories

CONTRIBUTORS

LETTERS

Where the wildcats go • As the climate changes, biologists find new ways to track the elusive Canada lynx.

Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country? • The rookie congresswoman says she wants to advance tribal autonomy.

SUGARING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST • HOW CLIMATE AND COST CRAMP BIGLEAF MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION.

For Ohtani basketball, a hard-fought season • Housing costs and the pandemic threaten a Japanese American tradition.

In search of answers at the Salton Sea • To protect air and water quality, shoreline residents become community scientists.

The Mirage of Marriage

Simmering for a century • Why isn’t the West using more geothermal energy?

Save our shrimp • ‘The consequences of something so small can just be so big.’

Thank you, readers! • Your generous and dedicated support makes this magazine possible

Summer Reading with HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

The Many Legacies of Letitia Carson • An effort to memorialize the homestead of one of Oregon’s first Black farmers illuminates the land’s complicated history.

North Fork Refuge • Harvesting memories on Colorado’s Western Slope.

When fire goes feral • A conversation with John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World.

Gambling’s hidden price • Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City details the cost of gambling addiction for one Asian American family.

The flamboyance of wildflowers • Commemorating queer culture amid the California superbloom.

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

#IAM THE WEST


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 56 Publisher: High Country News Edition: June Vol. 55, No. 06

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  • Release date: June 1, 2023

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OverDrive Magazine

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News & Politics

Languages

English

High Country News is the nation's leading source of reporting on the Western United States. Through in-depth reporting, High Country News covers the West’s social, political and ecological issues.

High Country News

An accumulation of stories

CONTRIBUTORS

LETTERS

Where the wildcats go • As the climate changes, biologists find new ways to track the elusive Canada lynx.

Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country? • The rookie congresswoman says she wants to advance tribal autonomy.

SUGARING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST • HOW CLIMATE AND COST CRAMP BIGLEAF MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION.

For Ohtani basketball, a hard-fought season • Housing costs and the pandemic threaten a Japanese American tradition.

In search of answers at the Salton Sea • To protect air and water quality, shoreline residents become community scientists.

The Mirage of Marriage

Simmering for a century • Why isn’t the West using more geothermal energy?

Save our shrimp • ‘The consequences of something so small can just be so big.’

Thank you, readers! • Your generous and dedicated support makes this magazine possible

Summer Reading with HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

The Many Legacies of Letitia Carson • An effort to memorialize the homestead of one of Oregon’s first Black farmers illuminates the land’s complicated history.

North Fork Refuge • Harvesting memories on Colorado’s Western Slope.

When fire goes feral • A conversation with John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World.

Gambling’s hidden price • Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City details the cost of gambling addiction for one Asian American family.

The flamboyance of wildflowers • Commemorating queer culture amid the California superbloom.

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

#IAM THE WEST


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