Despite the geologic and paleontological significance of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, federal government management is hindering its full research potential.

After 40 years of service and 80 years on Earth, Andy Wiessner — wilderness warrior, land wheeler-dealer and longtime friend to High Country News — is stepping off our board of directors.

THAT AUTUMN, A RESEARCH VESSEL called the Glomar Challenger sailed over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to drill holes and sample sediment. Fossils within the sediment samples they retrieved gave scientists a ...

In comparison, he writes, the 300,000 years since Homo sapiens evolved is so brief that “in a single stroke with a medium-grained nail file you could eradicate human history.” In this special issue on ...

Indigenous scholar Dina Gilio-Whitaker wants Natives to approach a difficult topic rationally, vulnerably and honestly.

Anton Sorokin is a California-based biologist, photographer and writer who frequently covers wildlife, particularly overlooked species. With careful site selection and antifungal baths, scientists are ...

After Cascades frogs vanished from Lassen Volcanic National Park 18years ago, scientists are reintroducing them to the park.

An unusually swift series of atmospheric rivers hit the region, worsened by warm temperatures.

Residents and communities begin the years-long recovery process after a series of back-to-back atmospheric rivers hammered ...

Allen Myers is a Portland-based photographer, filmmaker, and journalist. Founder of Regenerating Paradise, his work explores resilience, labor, and the environment in communities shaped by wildfire, ...

Each winter, migrant crews climb into the Sierra to cut wild silvertip firs, a fragile tradition now imperiled by wildfire, climate change, and tightening immigration laws. High on the volcanic ...

In southwest Washington, urban sprawl from Portland and Seattle-Tacoma merges in Cowlitz country. This is where Jon Shellenberger (enrolled Yakama, Cowlitz and Wintu descent) is trying to protect the ...