Ben Goldfarb, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Ben Goldfarb, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 How do you protect wildlife from sprawl? https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-8/how-do-you-protect-wildlife-from-sprawl/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:40:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326772 Cars speed past wildlife fencing just west of Eagle Mountain, Utah.

A fast-growing Utah exurb gets serious about migration corridors.

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]]> 326772 Tribes lead on wildlife passages https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-5/tribes-lead-on-wildlife-passages/ Wed, 01 May 2024 07:50:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=324608 Scott Schuyler, a member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe and its natural resources and cultural policy representative, stands by the site of the future wildlife crossing in Skagit Valley, Washington.

How a new pot of federal funding could help reconnect Native lands.

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]]> 324608 Fixing culverts can save migratory fish https://www.hcn.org/articles/fixing-culverts-can-save-migratory-fish/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:46:31 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=323771 Scene through end of a pipe.

A billion-dollar program is unblocking millions of killer culverts across the nation to help fish get to spawning grounds.

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]]> 323771 Can coexistence with wolves be bought? https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-2/wolves-can-coexistence-with-wolves-be-bought/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:46:36 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=321848

When Colorado voted for wolf reintroduction, it also mandated compensation for ranchers. The hard part: figuring out the details.

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]]> 321848 Paws on the ground: How Colorado got its wolves back https://www.hcn.org/articles/wolves-paws-on-the-ground-how-colorado-got-its-wolves-back/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:05:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/wolves-paws-on-the-ground-how-colorado-got-its-wolves-back/

Five wolves were released in remote western Colorado yesterday, marking the beginning of an ambitious reintroduction program.

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]]> 321353 Staving off a bass invasion https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-10/fish-staving-off-a-bass-invasion/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/fish-staving-off-a-bass-invasion/

As Lake Powell shrinks, smallmouth bass threaten the Grand Canyon’s native fishes.

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]]> 225703 Wildlife and the inescapable impact of road noise https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-9/wildlife-and-the-inescapable-impact-of-road-noise/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/wildlife-and-the-inescapable-impact-of-road-noise/

The ‘blab of the pave’ disrupts animals’ lives everywhere, even in national parks.

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]]> 226353 Colorado Supreme Court drowns public access to riverbeds https://www.hcn.org/articles/rivers-lakes-colorado-supreme-court-drowns-public-access-to-riverbeds/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/rivers-lakes-colorado-supreme-court-drowns-public-access-to-riverbeds/ Rafters on the Arkansas River near Cotopaxi, Colorado, last fall.

Roger Hill’s landmark lawsuit fizzled out in court. What happens now?

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]]> 203445 Inside the fight to save a beleaguered butterfly https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-5/south-endangered-species-inside-the-fight-to-save-a-beleaguered-butterfly/ Mon, 01 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/south-endangered-species-inside-the-fight-to-save-a-beleaguered-butterfly/ Behren’s silverspot butterfly habitat in Mendocino County.

In 2020, the population count of the Behren’s silverspot was zero. That didn’t stop Clint Pogue.

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]]> 226049 Can camera traps relieve our species’ loneliness? https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-3/south-wildlife-can-camera-traps-relieve-our-species-loneliness/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2023/03/01/can-camera-traps-relieve-our-species-loneliness/

A community science project reintroduces humans to their fellow mammals.

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