Turning retired industrial landscapes into open space.
Jennifer Sahn
Jennifer Sahn is the editor-in-chief of High Country News.
Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness
On wild hearts and wilderness
Why protecting places matter.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
The era of dam removal is here
Bringing down the Klamath dams allows for cultural revitalization among the Klamath tribes.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
A compact with the Earth
Growing things requires water, light and intention.
Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
The value of awe
Being dumbstruck by the beautiful complexity of nature is good for you.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Live and let live
How we think about the animals in our midst.
Posted inDecember 1, 2023: December 2023
How to not save a species
Has the speed of change outpaced the ability of environmental laws to make a difference?
Posted inNovember 1, 2023: November 1, 2023
Eating the ecosystem
It’s possible to eat your way to a more sustainable future.
Posted inOctober 2, 2023: The Dark Side of the Sheepherding Industry
Too much too fast
Life has speeded up; have you noticed?
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
How the West reaps collective good fortune
What results when caring for others is prioritized.
Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire
Practice vigilance
What recreation looks like in the age of wildfire.
Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water
It’s all about mutual care
What’s needed in times of injustice?
Posted inJuly 1, 2022: Living with Rivers
Lesson from a great blue heron
Adaptation is key to a coastal future.
Posted inJune 1, 2022: A Legacy of Weapons and War
Too hot to handle
The dangerously hot future is here. How will we respond?
Posted inMay 1, 2022: New Ways of Seeing the West
A culture of connectivity
The work ahead will require more collaboration and less divisiveness.
Posted inApril 1, 2022: The Archives Issue
How we know what we know about the past
The collected and preserved can give us a window into history.
Posted inMarch 1, 2022: The Cloning Conundrum
Let there be monarchs
Monarch butterfly numbers in California ticked up this winter, but no one is calling it a recovery.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2022: Essential
Our intersectional future
How to preserve what we love about the West in a way that is fair to all cultures and stakeholders, and that doesn’t leave anyone behind.