Jess Walter Revisits Trauma of Ruby Ridge with New Novel and Updated Nonfiction.
Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1992, journalist Jess Walter found himself at the center of a national drama when he reported on an armed standoff at an isolated…
Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1992, journalist Jess Walter found himself at the center of a national drama when he reported on an armed standoff at an isolated…
Ranchers are required to renew permits every ten years to graze their livestock on Western public lands, a process that presents a critical opportunity for government agencies to evaluate and…
The air at the Blackfeet Nation’s Fire in the Mountains festival thrummed with a unique blend of raw sonic power and profound communal spirit, bringing together Indigenous youth and metal…
High on the volcanic slopes of California’s Cascade Range, amid air thin enough to sting the lungs, a short, intense season unfolds each autumn. Between mid-October’s first freeze and November’s…
A compelling exploration into the unexpected intersection of heavy metal music and Indigenous youth on the Blackfeet Nation has revealed a powerful narrative of healing, community, and resilience. What began…
Sumas, Washington, a community nestled within the Nooksack River floodplain, received a stark warning of rising floodwaters at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10th. The city’s flood alarm blared, its…
The shifting sands of the Gran Desierto de Altar, a vast desert east of the Colorado River’s former delta in the Gulf of California, offer a tangible, observable lesson in…
One sunny June morning, amidst the sagebrush of western Wyoming, a pair of pronghorn fawns erupted from near my feet, their spindly legs a blur as they sprinted away, vanishing…
The author’s former home in Montana’s Rattlesnake Valley, a neighborhood built over what residents knew to be burial plots, served as a stark reminder of a history deliberately obscured. Whispers…
Fifty miles east of Reno, Nevada, on the outskirts of Fallon, John King stood by a highway, gazing at the ranch where a significant chapter of LGBTQ+ rodeo history was…