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High Country News is the nation's leading source of reporting on the Western United States. Through in-depth reporting, High Country News covers the West’s social, political and ecological issues.

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LETTERS

Colorado wolves are on the move • Almost two years after reintroduction began, at least one wolf has ventured outside the state.

Are Mexican wolves ready for delisting? • Despite nine years of growth, the subspecies is still struggling.

Advances in LandBack • More ancestral lands are being returned to tribes, while other important sites remain at risk.

As the planet heats, insurance premiums rise • Charting the extreme weather-driven insurance crisis.

Where giant kangaroo rats thrive • On California’s hidden plain, endangered wildlife is making a comeback.

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Thank-yous and farewells

THE SOUND OF BLACK HISTORY IN PORTLAND • A COMMUNITY ARCHIVE AMPLIFIES THE CITY’S LONGSTANDING BLACK MUSIC CULTURE

THE BIRD & THE HERD • With government efforts to save sage grouse failing, two tribes model a way forward — by challenging the dominance of cattle on Western landscapes.

Rare bird •  SAGE GROUSE ARE BOTH UNIQUE AND IMPERILED

Chronicler of a community • A new documentary profiles a beloved photographer a century after his death.

Shadow dancing • Learning to two-step at a queer country bar.

Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.

#IAM THE WEST • CASSANDRA BEGAY (SHE/HER) (MEMBER OF THE DINÉ TRIBE) Diné activist and advocate Salt Lake City, Utah