Ruxandra Guidi, 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. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:25:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Ruxandra Guidi, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 Audio: Listen to the Earth breathing https://www.hcn.org/articles/listen-to-the-earth-breathing/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=323355 Wupatki Pueblo in Northern Arizona.

Blowholes are more common than you think.

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]]> 323355 Defending the Tijuana Estuary https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-1/climate-change-defending-the-tijuana-estuary/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-change-defending-the-tijuana-estuary/

Stewardship saved a Southern California estuary from development. Climate change is the next challenge.

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]]> 321357 We need to reframe our thinking about what’s wild https://www.hcn.org/articles/essays-we-need-to-reframe-our-thinking-about-whats-wild/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/essays-we-need-to-reframe-our-thinking-about-whats-wild/ A visitor takes a photo of “Cruz,” a mountain lion at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum who was rescued as a cub in California.

Why we should take a look from wildlife’s perspectives.

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]]> 321579 We don’t need utopias https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-9/philosophy-we-dont-need-utopias/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/philosophy-we-dont-need-utopias/

What if Eden is chilling out in your neighborhood?

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]]> 226338 The spirit of the Rillito https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-5/essays-the-spirit-of-the-rillito/ Mon, 01 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/essays-the-spirit-of-the-rillito/ Tucson, Arizona's Rillito River as seen after a summer monsoon storm in 2022.

‘New animism’ seeks a connection to nature’s pulse.

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]]> 226002 Across the West, news deserts spread https://www.hcn.org/articles/media-across-the-west-news-deserts-spread/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/09/14/across-the-west-news-deserts-spread/

But civic engagement is taking other forms.

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]]> 96247 (Not) one nation, under God https://www.hcn.org/articles/opinion-social-justice-not-one-nation-under-god/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/07/20/not-one-nation-under-god/

To truly become a more equal society, look to our youth, the ‘nones.’

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]]> 96772 Falling out of the nest https://www.hcn.org/articles/essay-birds-falling-out-of-the-nest/ Tue, 31 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/05/31/falling-out-of-the-nest/

A writer reflects on our instinct to save nature.

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]]> 95349 The lion king of Los Angeles https://www.hcn.org/issues/54-5/wildlife-the-lion-king-of-los-angeles/ Sun, 01 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/05/01/the-lion-king-of-los-angeles/

After Miguel Ordeñana discovered mountain lion P-22 in urban LA, he became a key advocate for habitat connectivity, which is essential for the species’ survival in Southern California.

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]]> 121651 When the little owl vanishes https://www.hcn.org/issues/54-3/essay-climate-change-when-the-little-owl-vanishes/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/01/28/when-the-little-owl-vanishes/

A writer reflects on parenthood and what to talk about when confronting extinction.

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