‘I know it is my responsibility to care for this land that has always taken care of me.’
Communities
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In logging country, a community protects its woods as an act of resilience
The Butte Falls Community Forest can bring in tourists and protect the community from wildfire.
Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water
‘I will grip onto this space as hard as I can because we need it’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water
Horse girls: The wild and fearless
An author reflects on an encounter in Wyoming’s Red Desert and motherhood.
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The long road to access at Willamette Falls
The second largest falls in the U.S. have been inaccessible since industrialists dammed them and lined the river with paper mills 150 years ago. Four tribes are working with PGE to plan public access.
Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water
As Newtok, Alaska, crumbles, residents are left in a dangerous limbo
The town is supposed to move, but federal funding and complex logistics mean most residents are stuck.
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Despite the law meant to keep Native American families together, they’re being broken apart
A mother used the Indian Child Welfare Act to win back her parental rights. Then they came for her second child.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
Gambling’s hidden price
Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City details the cost of gambling addiction for one Asian American family.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country?
The rookie congresswoman says she wants to advance tribal autonomy.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
A refuge in the North Fork
Harvesting memories on Colorado’s Western Slope.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
In search of answers at the Salton Sea
To protect air and water quality, shoreline residents become community scientists.
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Can retiring farmland make California’s Central Valley more equitable?
Planning for the future of groundwater also offers an opportunity to plan for climate justice.
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Bringing fast, reliable broadband to rural Alaska could cost $1.8 billion
During a visit to Bethel, Alaska, first lady Jill Biden highlighted hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to improve internet access in Alaska Native communities.
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Western resort towns risk being ‘loved to death’
A new report details the downsides of tourism and population booms – and what communities can do about it.
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How social work can help fight the impacts of climate change
Denver’s Lisa Reyes Mason leads a new generation of social workers in helping communities adapt to the climate crisis.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
Who gets a say in tribal treaty hunting?
In Wyoming, everybody wants influence over off-rez hunting — and nobody’s happy.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
Where the first spring harvest relies on a still-frozen ocean
In coastal Western Alaska, wildlife and humans alike rely on good, thick ice.
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Dwindling sea ice and rising Arctic ship traffic may bring unwelcome visitors to King Island, Alaska
Members of the King Island Native Community see potential threats to their food security and cultural resources.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
The flamboyance of wildflowers
My Pansy Craze Expedition commemorated an important era of queer culture before it was trampled like a super bloom.
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The legacy of violence behind fortress conservation
An illustrated guide shows how some biodiversity preservation models evicted Indigenous communities from their homes.