Marissa Ortega-Welch, 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. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:52:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Marissa Ortega-Welch, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 As the Gila Wilderness turns 100, the Wilderness Act is still a living law https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-6/as-the-gila-wilderness-turns-100-the-wilderness-act-is-still-a-living-law/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=325502

Wilderness areas are changing in profound ways — and so are our ideas about them.

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]]> 325502 In Colorado, a storied valley blooms again https://www.hcn.org/issues/54-11/agriculture-in-colorado-a-storied-valley-blooms-again/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/10/31/in-colorado-a-storied-valley-blooms-again/

The San Luis Valley’s Acequia Institute is raising new traditions from multicultural roots.

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