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See the first-ever survey of the Atascosa Highlands
An ecologist and a photographer teamed to document and build a living archive of the Borderlands’ biodiversity before it’s too late.
For a few weeks in April and May, the elegant trogon
(Trogon elegans) breeds in the rugged Atascosa Highlands that straddle the Arizona-Mexico border, flashes of its brilliant crimson belly occasionally visible among the sycamore trees. The birds are migrants, and have long pushed north from a historic range that extends through Mexico as far south as Costa Rica to breed in the highlands. Increasingly, driven by climate change, habitat loss and wildfire, the trogons are spending longer periods of time in this cooler land.
We usually reserve this space
for a wide-angle glimpse of what you’ll find inside the magazine, but this month, I want to discuss a different beginning: the newest member of our staff.
Carex chihuahuensis (Chihuahuan sedge), from Atascosa Borderlands, a visual storytelling project.
Luke Swenson and Jack Dash
Editing
High Country News is not a job for the faint of heart. We cover the West’s thorniest issues and gravitate without hesitation toward difficult conversations. And you, our readers, expect incisive, fair and meaningful work.
HCN’s new editor-in-chief, Jennifer Sahn, is up to the task.
Jennifer spent her formative years at
Now that winter has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere and harvest is behind us, the soybean market has turned its attention to South America where itâs summer and the growing season is in full swing.
According to Luke Swenson, president of The Money Farm, West Fargo, N.D., strong demand for dried distillers grains (DDGs) has pushed the corn market, and on the soybean side, good demand for soybean meal, as well as various issues in South America, has influenced the soybean market.
âYou look at the corn side, youâve got the DDGs calling the market while soybean meal has been strong, too, just because youâve got lots of demand,â Swenson said. âYouâve got different issues going on down in South America, as well. Youâve got oilseed strikes going down there. Youâve got some port strikes ⦠where theyâre not really exporting much at the moment. Youâve got a lot of things there that are keeping our domestic meal prices st