To save the species, researchers translocated the endangered California mollusk.
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A writer finds freedom in being unapologetically Indigenous
On strengthening roots in a new place.
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Fish camp in Alaska – without the fish
Yukon River communities fight to maintain their salmon fishing traditions.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
Your lawn could host an endangered ecosystem
In the effort to restore the Palouse Prairie, no project is too small.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
The search for a taste of home in a new place
After a move from rural to urban Alaska, a writer hunts for the blueberries that nourish her family, body and spirit.
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Denver’s last slaughterhouse is on the ballot
Voters face a complicated choice between jobs, workers’ rights and animal welfare.
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A dinner party at the end of the world
Scenes from a Wyoming wild game potluck amid a climate crisis.
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How an unexpected storm reshaped Alaska’s west coast
Disaster recovery is a long game and the boats and driftwood that pepper Western Alaska’s tundra are the perfect reminder.
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Banning concentrated feedlots is on the ballot in Sonoma
Locals worry what this could mean for a region dominated by agritourism.
Posted inAugust 2024: In the Wake of the Floods
After historic floods, the safety net failed small farmers
Climate disasters are killing the largest subset of California farms. Government programs are too.
Posted inAugust 2024: In the Wake of the Floods
What the tundra provides
Picking blueberries fills more than just a bucket.
Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness
Elusive elephants, zany zebras and Idaho anti-anthropophagists
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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A wildflower is teaching the non-Native public about food sovereignty
Oregon’s third Camas Festival highlights the joys and responsibilities of tending the iconic northwestern plant.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Undamming the Klamath
Tribal nations are restoring the river while reclaiming and revitalizing their cultural heritage.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Bird-naming brouhahas, buggy burritos and a goat-milking meetup
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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A Salt Lake Valley collective brings gardening and queer communities together
At the Mobile Moon Co-op, LGBTQ+ folks find a safe space to nurture land and one another.
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More than a year later, a record storm still thwarts subsistence food harvests in Alaska
Destroyed boats, gear, berries and more left some Alaskans reliant on expensive store-bought food and neighbors.
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Wenatchi-P’squosa people demonstrate against proposed solar project
The Badger Mountain development in eastern Washington threatens heritage foodways on sacred lands.