For more than 100 years, salmon had been absent from the Klamath Tribe’s lands — a fact that cut them off from funding sources to fix that.

It’s OK to cry; it’s OK to learn from your mistakes. If you don’t have a strong relationship with your dad or your older brothers, seek someone who’s willing to help you, guide you. That’s who I want ...

Visiting the lily not only fills me with awe — who would not feel awe in the presence of an 8-foot blooming wonder? — it also renews my faith in humanity. The fact that we are capable of caring this ...

That was one of the inspirations behind the Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative (WERC), a partnership with the national nonprofit Report for America and local news organizations across the ...

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The Lima Mountains are seen from Dell, a town over, on March 9, 2026. Senior class trip: They drove to the Pacific Northwest with Mr. Greg Iverson, their English teacher and superintendent, exploring ...

But while Andrews and thousands of Angelinos were racing to evacuate, other people saw a financial opportunity. Using ...

With good healthcare getting harder to access in the rural West, it’s getting more difficult to start a family, care for elders, or consider retiring in these communities. Yet we stay, because we love ...

This article appeared in the June 2026 print edition of the magazine with the headline “#IAMTHEWEST.” ...

In small towns across the West, residents are paying hundreds of dollars for a service that others get for free. They say the U.S. Postal Service has ignored their pleas for help.

Following publication of our May 2026 cover story “Pinecone Cowboys,” we discovered that the author misrepresented details of his reporting, leading to significant errors in both the story’s framing ...

A new study found that 42% all the area burned by Western fires had occurred during or right after a heat wave.