“You don’t miss your water till your well runs dry,” an old blues song mourns, and ambitious developers and would-be homebuyers in Phoenix, Arizona, would probably agree, now that planned subdivisions have been curtailed owing to the region’s lack of groundwater. Elsewhere, affordable housing is being built in Ventura County, California, where farmworkers have long struggled to find decent housing. Like mourners at a bedside vigil, tree-lovers watch as the Oregon ash succumbs to invas...| High Country News
Joshua Hood is decolonizing traditional bow-making and archery education from his Portland backyard. The post He makes bows — and bow makers appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
A groundwater crisis halted the construction of thousands of homes and pitted affordability against environmental concerns. The post The dried-out subdivisions of Phoenix appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Photos and reflections from the memorial in the Phoenix suburbs. The post The strange loneliness of Charlie Kirk’s funeral appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Prescribed burns are on hold during shutdown while logging continues. The post Shutdown causes ‘confusion’ across the Forest Service appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Public land advocates say the shutdown threatens resources but offer advice on how to help. The post Visiting public lands during the shutdown? Be polite and prepared appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Tribal college and university leaders lean on their resiliency and cultural values in the face of federal funding unknowns. The post How tribal educators are navigating budget challenges appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Many parks will stay open, and oil and gas permitting will continue — even as tens of thousands of staff are furloughed at NPS, BLM and USFS. The post What the government shutdown means for public lands appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Researchers study the principles that promote bear-safety behavior. The post The ‘bear’ necessities of good sign design appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too. The post In a changing Arctic, how much noise is too much? appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
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The Chinese immigrants who built the Transcontinental Railroad quietly endured racism and violence, fostering a complicated legacy for Chinese-Americans.| High Country News
The administration and Congress divert funds away from conservation.| High Country News
Around the West, community land trusts are helping people recover from disaster — and prepare for the next one.| High Country News
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Labor organizer Rosalinda Guillen explains how participatory democracy gives workers political power.| High Country News
As fire season ramps up, thousands of Forest Service firefighting positions are vacant.| High Country News
As public media is threatened after cuts from Trump administration, Indigenous radio also face threats to how they preserve and grow language.| High Country News
Last month’s terminations cut employees who serve critical support roles on fires.| High Country News
An unprecedented whale surge in Alaska waters has changed how humans interact with a vital yaaw fishery.| High Country News
Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it.| High Country News
