⏰ Final reminder! Applications for our Director of Principal Gifts close this Friday. Lead major donor strategy, support independent journalism, and help shape the future of the West. 📌 Remote (Colorado Front Range) 💰 $101K–107K More info to apply ➡️ buff.ly/s0Aqh0I

From glacier-triggered tsunamis in Alaska to trafficking hidden behind cannabis operations in New Mexico, our July issue examines the evolving challenges—and resilience—of the West. Plus: conservation victories, communal living & more. New issue ➡️ buff.ly/LwH3TiO

📣 ISO a Director of Principal Gifts! Join our senior leadership team and help secure the philanthropic support that powers independent journalism across the West. 📌 $101K–$107K 📌 Remote (Colorado Front Range) 📌 Relocation available Apply ➡️ buff.ly/6EPwChE #JournalismJobs #Fundraising #KnowTheWest

What happens when we ask more from rivers than they can safely give? Our July issue explores the costs of dredging the Columbia, the uncertain future of the CO River, wildfire recovery in NM, BIA budget cuts, cougars and mule deer, native plants, toxic sea anemones, and more. buff.ly/7PJVifJ

Big news: HCN is a 2️⃣ time nominee for the 2026 James Beard Media Awards. • Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication • “Seeds of Diaspora” by Angie Kang (Personal Essay) We're honored to be alongside so many incredible storytellers. buff.ly/hfNKTVE

Pinecone cowboys. Toxic newts. Trinity Site downwinders. Our May issue explores the people, wildlife and legacies shaping the West — from sequoia climbers to the fight for clean water and the survival of the vaquita. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/fhUOuCS

How a bison inspired me to set boundaries and just say no. www.hcn.org/issues/58-4/...

Last call! Today is the final day to apply for our Partnerships Editor role. If you’re an editor who loves collaboration, working across newsrooms, and shaping coverage on climate, land, water and Western communities, apply today. Remote | $73k–81k buff.ly/Lp9dqL6 Know someone? Send it their way.

🎉 High Country News has won a 2026 ASME Award for Best Independent Magazine Covers! The honor is for our May cover, “The Art of the Cruise,” photographed by Gabriela Campos. We’re thrilled to be in such great company. Huge congrats to Gabriela and everyone who helped bring this cover to life!

Know an editor who loves collaborative journalism? 📝 We're hiring a Partnerships Editor to build relationships with newsrooms across the West and work with partner reporters to develop and edit digital stories covering climate, conservation, land, water and Western communities. buff.ly/wkXN7Al

The April issue of HCN is out now! We’re taking a hard look at the on-the-ground impacts of the Trump administration’s sweeping staffing and budget cuts, especially in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. buff.ly/Zb1UBkW

🚨ISO a Partnerships Editor🚨 This role will help build and grow collaborations with newsrooms across the West, shaping impactful coverage on climate, land, water & community through the Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative. 📌 Remote (Western states) 📌 $73K–$81K buff.ly/M2FbHCq

Last call 🚨ISO: • Membership Development Manager • Revenue Products Associate ✅ Remote roles ✅ Full-time Be part of the team powering independent journalism across the West. Applications due this Sunday, Feb. 22. Apply now: buff.ly/U4b5Etz

Thanks to environmental groups’ efforts to protect and restore habitat in the Carrizo Plain, native species such as the giant kangaroo rat are recovering from near-extinction. buff.ly/IiHYOfe

HCN is partnering with Report for America to launch the Western Environmental Reporting Collaboration (WERC). Reporters will work with both a host newsroom and High Country News on environmental stories across the West. 🚨 Apply by 2/16/26. ℹ️ Questions: careers@hcn.org buff.ly/uMNzkC4

📣📣📣 We’re hiring at High Country News! 2 full-time remote roles: 📌 Membership Development Manager 📌 Revenue Products Associate Join our team and help sustain independent journalism across the West. Apply here ➡️ buff.ly/sQkadny

Our February issue travels from Black Portland’s musical history to sage grouse on the steppe, Colorado’s roaming wolves, LandBack victories, rising insurance costs, the giant kangaroo rat and a new film honoring photographer Frank Matsura. buff.ly/6UEz6ZL

Emily Benson, HCN's science & climate editor, shares how our stories in the Deep Time in the West series examine what this region was like thousands, millions and even billions of years ago. Collectively, they show how that history is still visible and consequential today. buff.ly/AFqzcdV

The West before the West. Our January 2026 issue, Deep Time in the West, dives into geologic mysteries—from ancient rocks and Ice Age survivors to Meteor Crater, plate tectonics, and the landscapes (and people) shaped over millions of years. Out now. buff.ly/cdHIxoi

Yesterday former Colorado Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell died. Our profile from 1997 speaks to his complicated environmental legacy. buff.ly/hjSXUpv

Colorado wolves are on the move Almost two years after reintroduction began, wolves are nearing the state’s southern and western borders. https://www.hcn.org/articles/colorado-wolves-are-on-the-move/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Credible, discerning folks like you give gifts like High Country News. Get 25% off now through January 1 on gift subscriptions. hcn.org/bsky-gifts

New issue out now: Our @ProPublica partnership examines public-lands grazing and who’s paying the price. Plus stories of Tribal strength, an Oregon bow-maker, wild Christmas trees, returning wildlife, the Gay Rodeo comeback + Alaska in winter. buff.ly/3xzijUY

Send a year of on-the-ground reporting on the West with a gift subscription to High Country News. Take 25% off your gifts with code Holiday2025 now through January 1. buff.ly/D8cZDEs

A Q&A with Amy Bowers Cordalis about her new book on the multigenerational effort towards dam removal. buff.ly/Ev5kjMH

Rural Californians living without power. Coho salmon finding new life. Indigenous youth finding joy in heavy metal. The November issue of High Country News captures a West in flux — and in motion. buff.ly/HYteQGv

🏆 Congrats to B. 'Toastie' Oaster, winner of a 2025 Covering Climate Journalism Award! Their reporting on WA’s solar permitting exposed risks to tribal resources & helped pause a project until Indigenous concerns were addressed. buff.ly/2qyNQ4Z

🚨 Tomorrow! Indigenous photographers: join us at 11 a.m. MT for tips on freelancing + working with HCN. Free event w/ @tailyrirvine.bsky.social, Bear Guerra & @clahchischiligi.bsky.social Register here ➡️ buff.ly/ftMGXen

Join freelance photographer, Tailyr Irvine, HCN Visuals Editor, Bear Guerra, and HCN’s Indigenous Affairs Editor, Sunnie Clahchischiligi on September 23, 2025 at 11a.m. MT for an informative conversation about freelancing and collaborating with HCN.

Last call! High Country News Board applications close this Friday! Want to shape the future of journalism in the West? No board experience required — just your perspective & passion. buff.ly/R5cGUSW