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In our July feature Correspondent Leah Sottile shows how good plans go awry with her feature on how a locally supported rails-to-trails project in Yamhill County, Oregon, got derailed by politics. In Arizona, landscapes sacred to Indigenous people are sacrificed to mine valuable minerals. In California, a rural community has waited years for safe drinking water, while farther north, the drought-stricken Klamath River’s salmon are dying for lack of water. Meanwhile, lockdown-weary Americans are overusing — and often abusing — Western parks and public lands. But it’s not all bad news: St...

This month, we look at how Westerners cope with wildfires: In Idaho, small towns clash with the Forest Service over how to manage the forest, while in Oregon, people left homeless by fires find refuge in a Medford hotel. Alaska Natives respond to food insecurity by building biomass-fueled greenhouses, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes announce a plan concerning the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Water remains a perennial problem: Phoenix, Arizona, is outgrowing its supply, while California’s new groundwater sustainability act is getting off to a troubled star...

At the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Portland is known for its outdoor attitude and sensational opportunities to get outside. No activity showcases this more than rock climbing.    With plenty of gyms in the area, the city boasts an impressive rock-climbing community that is as enjoyable as it is

If you wish to subscribe, click here. Current Issue May 1, 2021 The May issue takes us into little-known landscapes, from the Atascosa Highlands of Arizona, where a photographer and an ecologist are documenting biodiversity, to the concrete channels of the Los Angeles River, where people who lack housing fish and attempt to get by. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, a Chicano community wants an urban wildlife refuge to remain a haven for locals, while in Denver, second-graders say wolf reintroduction will be nothing short of “amaaaazing!” We provide some background to the “firearms frenzy” ...

Ride the Rockies Reflects Recreational Renaissance From Durango's Local Loop to Norwood's Dark Skies, Classic Bike Tour Confirms Vacation Trends News provided by Share this article Share this article DENVER, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cycling buffs around America are giddy in anticipation of the 35 th Annual Ride the Rockies bicycling classic June 13-18, starting in Durango with overnight stops in Cortez, Norwood and Ridgway. After 2020's covid cancellation, 2,000 expectant riders and their support teams reflect national, pent-up demand to pursue outdoor passions while still wary of pand...