Sarah Gilman, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:57:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Sarah Gilman, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 The importance of ‘Being Caribou’ https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-importance-of-being-caribou/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:01:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=331360

Remembering the activist and author Karsten Heuer.

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]]> 331360 Studying seabirds, the sentinels of the ocean https://www.hcn.org/articles/birds-studying-seabirds-the-sentinels-of-the-ocean/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2021/01/08/studying-seabirds-the-sentinels-of-the-ocean/

Perspective from one of the longest, largest and most comprehensive seabird monitoring efforts in the world.

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]]> 94455 Inhospitable, remote and compelling: The island swallowed by nowhere https://www.hcn.org/articles/alaska-inhospitable-remote-and-compelling-the-island-swallowed-by-nowhere/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2020/10/14/inhospitable-remote-and-compelling-the-island-swallowed-by-nowhere/

Alaska’s St. Matthew Island has had its share of human visitors, but none can remain long.

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]]> 94303 Gift and theft in the far North https://www.hcn.org/articles/ideas-books-gift-and-theft-in-the-far-north/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2020/03/24/gift-and-theft-in-the-far-north/

‘Floating Coast,’ the first comprehensive history of the Bering Strait, offers a lesson in ecological economics.

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]]> 95715 The mystery of mountain lions https://www.hcn.org/issues/52-3/north-wildlife-the-mystery-of-mountain-lions/ Sun, 01 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2020/03/01/the-mystery-of-mountain-lions/

Despite decades of research, myth and fear still surround the animals.

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]]> 120720 Scientists decode environmental impacts from Bering Sea bird feathers https://www.hcn.org/articles/scientific-research-tales-of-entrails-scientists-decode-climate-impacts-from-bering-sea-bird-feathers/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2019/12/03/scientists-decode-environmental-impacts-from-bering-sea-bird-feathers/

To understand the evolving marine environment, scientists look to the seabirds.

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]]> 97333 The land and a myth of mountain masculinity https://www.hcn.org/issues/51-15/books-the-land-and-a-myth-of-mountain-masculinity/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2019/09/02/the-land-and-a-myth-of-mountain-masculinity/

Joe Wilkins’ debut novel looks at male relationships, public lands, rural class and political divisions.

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]]> 120130 What trees can teach us https://www.hcn.org/issues/51-7/books-what-trees-can-teach-us/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2019/04/29/what-trees-can-teach-us/

Community and relationships are an integral part of arbor life.

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]]> 120410 In Oregon, a mysterious tree grove conjures a colder time https://www.hcn.org/issues/50-21/forests-in-oregon-a-mysterious-tree-grove-conjures-a-colder-time-yellow-cedar/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2018/11/28/in-oregon-a-mysterious-tree-grove-conjures-a-colder-time/

Yellow cedars are suited to damp coastal Alaska. So what are they doing in the desert?

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]]> 119749 The pioneer of ruin https://www.hcn.org/issues/50-16/feature-the-pioneer-of-ruin-eileen-in-the-desert-cisco-utah/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2018/09/17/the-pioneer-of-ruin/

Amid a desolate mess in Cisco, Utah, a young woman resurrects a home.

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