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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.
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