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High Country News is the nation’s leading source of news on the West. In award-winning, in-depth reporting, HCN covers the most-pressing social, political and ecological issues in our region.

Nov 5, 2025 · We welcome reader letters. Email High Country News at [email protected] or submit a letter to the editor. See our letters to the editor policy.

As New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness Area — the nation’s first designated wilderness — turns 100, HCN considers how the nature — and concept — of wilderness have changed over the years.

Annie is HCN’s Virginia Spencer Davis fellow, covering rural life, agriculture, and migration. Originally from DC, she got her reporting start at the weekly paper in Homer, Alaska.

Mar 5, 2025 · We welcome reader letters. Email High Country News at [email protected] or submit a letter to the editor. See our letters to the editor policy.

Jan 23, 2025 · Brooke Larsen is a correspondent for High Country News and a freelance journalist writing from Salt Lake City, Utah. Formerly, Brooke was the Virginia Spencer Davis Fellow for HCN. …

Dec 12, 2024 · Kylie Mohr Kylie Mohr is a correspondent for High Country News writing from Montana. Email her at [email protected] or submit a letter to the editor. More by Kylie Mohr

Apr 23, 2025 · We welcome reader letters. Email High Country News at [email protected] or submit a letter to the editor. See our letters to the editor policy.