Growth & Sustainability
The California city tries to move on from a painful history scarred by illegal drugs.
The Colorado city’s unwieldy expansion offers a cautionary tale for similar Western locales.
Fossil fuel companies face mounting lawsuits for their contributions to the looming climate catastrophe.
Silt and erosion threaten to clog up the enduring structure.
Does a Forest Service plan to end clear-cuts of old stands go far enough?
A conversation with Renae Yellowhorse about the proposal to build a tram to the Colorado River.
Don’t count on wildfires to alter how counties plan development in fire-prone zones.
One man braves frigid Alaskan seas to harvest sea cucumbers.
In Montana, the gap between gun rights supporters and opponents begins to shrink.
How educators brought internet access to New Mexican youth.
A New Mexico principal ponders a tougher approach to keep frequently absent students in school.
Nationally, nearly a third of homes built since 2000 are in wildland areas.
The U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the federal carbon plan in the coming weeks.
The federal rule would intensify an existing trend toward clean energy.
It takes year-round planning to host 70,000 people in one of the planet’s harshest environments.
A family’s journey from the San Luis Valley to Denver, in illustrations.
State Department of Ecology unveils initiative to cap and reduce the carbon pollution.
Local citizens collaborate to restore, protect, and utilize Alvord Lake.
Can a tax break keep New Mexico’s struggling farmers from selling out?
New business models bring food to towns too small for big box stores.
The very economic decline that contributed to their closure is likely to be worsened by their disappearance.
Senior scientist Jay Famiglietti’s research looks at the West and the world’s dwindling water resources.
Under potentially ‘new normal’ fire conditions, 80,000 people have been evacuated.
Today's Featured Stories
- Are you looking for a positive and success oriented work environment, the opportunity to join a (small but) dynamic group of people supporting watershed activities...
- Boise-based Winter Wildlands Alliance is looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to organize our annual Backcountry Film Festival and Tour and coordinate additional...
- SUMMARY Leads, administers and manages the land conservation, conservation easement stewardship, and property management activities of the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department within...
- Position Summary: Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is seeking a Staff Attorney who is passionate about Western communities and the protection of the natural environment to...
- Deschutes River Conservancy in Bend, Oregon
- Position Summary: Western Resource Advocates seeks a passionate Water Policy Analyst with knowledge of western water issues to join our Healthy Rivers Team to strengthen...
- 9+ acre inholding. Passive solar strawbale off the grid and next to the Continental Divide Trail in ponderosa pine/doug fir forest at 7400.
- Conservation nonprofit Friends of Cedar Mesa in Bluff, Utah is hiring an Education Center Director to oversee the operation of the Bears Ears Education Center....
- Friends of the Verde River, Cottonwood, AZ. Apply at https://verderiver.org/employment-opportunities/
- Verde River Exchange - Friends of the Verde River, Cottonwood, AZ. Apply at https://verderiver.org/employment-opportunities/
- Teton County Planning & Building is hiring! Our ideal candidate is a team-player, a problem-solver, pays attention to detail, and can clearly communicate technical material...
- Studio Architects is seeking a full time Architectural drafts-person/project manager with1-3 years of experience to join our firm. At Studio Architects our mission is to...
- needed for 16,000+ acre conservation property in south central Colorado. Qualified candidate would have experience working on a ranch or wilderness property, general forestry/fire management...
- Nanny for 18-mnth-old. Yearly salary, vacation, health insurance. Spanish/other foreign-language native spkr prefrrd.
- Washington Association of Land Trusts seeks an ED to build on WALTs significant success & to lead the association to new levels of achievement. See...
- Secluded, energy efficient Southwestern home on 40 wooded acres. Broker - Rand Porter - United Country Real Colorado Properties. 970-261-1248, $425K
- 57 acres in Skull Valley, AZ, 17 miles from Prescott, year-round creek, swimming holes, secluded canyon, hiking/meditation trails, oaks, pines, garden, greenhouse. House, office building,...
- Historic 1893 Ranch Headquarters. 4 Bdrm, 3.5 Ba, 4000 ft2. Remodeled 2002. Includes 2 studio apts, stables, arena, workshop, 5 RV hookups. Chirachua & Peloncillo...
- The Vice President of Retail Operations will provide overall leadership and accountability for purchasing, product development, merchandising planning, visual merchandising, retail operational excellence, oversight and...
- Grand Staircase Escalante Partners seeks an experienced fundraiser with excellent communication and organizational skills.