The Fleeting Harvest: Wild Red Firs of the Cascade Range Face New Challenges
High on the volcanic slopes of Northern California’s Cascade Range, where the air grows crisp and thin, a critical harvest unfolds for a mere two to three weeks each year.…
High on the volcanic slopes of Northern California’s Cascade Range, where the air grows crisp and thin, a critical harvest unfolds for a mere two to three weeks each year.…
In the rapidly expanding urban corridor of southwest Washington, where the metropolitan footprints of Portland and Seattle-Tacoma converge, a critical struggle unfolds for the preservation of Indigenous cultural heritage. This…
A comprehensive analysis reveals that 31 national monuments established since the Clinton administration are indispensable guardians of clean water for millions of Americans, a vital role now imperiled by ongoing…
A profound curiosity about the deep connection between Indigenous communities and the raw power of heavy metal music fueled a journalist’s quest to understand this unlikely synergy, leading to an…
At 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, residents of Sumas, Washington, a community situated in the Nooksack River floodplain near the state’s northwest border, received an urgent warning of rapidly…
Montana, a state renowned for its pristine high-alpine lakes and vibrant trout-filled rivers, including the headwaters of the mighty Missouri River and the expansive Flathead Lake—the largest natural freshwater lake…
The deep, generational wounds inflicted by history seldom heal spontaneously; they demand deliberate and sustained care, a truth vividly underscored by the annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run. Each…
One sunny June morning, a walk through the sagebrush of western Wyoming led to an unexpected encounter: two pronghorn fawns, spindly legs a blur, sprinted from beneath my feet and…
A top official within the Department of Interior, Karen Budd-Falen, is under intense scrutiny following revelations of her family’s financial connections to the highly contentious Thacker Pass lithium mine in…
The ever-shifting dunes of the Gran Desierto de Altar, a vast expanse just east of the Colorado River’s former delta in the Gulf of California, offer a tangible, slow-motion illustration…