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Author of BELOVED BEASTS, tinyurl.com/belovedbeasts. Contributing ed. @HighCountryNews.org, bylines @nybooks.com, @TheAtlantic.bsky.social, etc. Conservation Works newsletter: substack.com/conservationworks Signal @shellhuis.21

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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
An interview with wildlife biologist Nitin Sekar, author of The Elephant Jungle, about the complexities of elephant-human conflict. I learned so much from this conversation — and from Nitin's fascinating book, too. 🐘 #biodiversity #conservation conservationworks.substack.com/p/both-are-v...
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“Both are Victims of Victims”
An interview with wildlife biologist Nitin Sekar, author of The Elephant Jungle.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Transforming the "crisis discipline" of #conservation science into an engine of conservation progress. #biodiversity conservationworks.substack.com/p/building-a...
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Building a Science of Recovery
Transforming the "crisis discipline" into an engine of conservation progress.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
@jasondovemark.bsky.social's THE EARTH SAID REMEMBER ME is a wonderful testament to ecological observation and recordkeeping in a time of “shifting baselines.” Join him (and me) at 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET today for a chat and some giveaways! Register: us02web.zoom.us/.../register...
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
What is #conservation, anyway? Conservation biologists (finally) propose an answer. #biodiversity #conservationscience open.substack.com/pub/conserva...
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A New Definition of Conservation
The Society for Conservation Biology North America makes it official.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
An interview with Heather Abel about her brand-new novel THE EMILYS, which is about parenting, climate anxiety, the solace of "greentime," and so much more. 📚 #booksky conservationworks.substack.com/p/words-we-n...
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Words We Need: Greentime
An interview with the author of The Emilys.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
On protecting “connective labor” in the age of artificial intelligence. Or: what do conservation, journalism, and hairdressing have in common? conservationworks.substack.com/p/ecological...
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"Ecological in the Deepest Sense"
Protecting connective labor in the age of artificial intelligence.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
“Conservation is not a failure — it’s actually achieving real results. But those results are uneven, sometimes inefficient, and often poorly tracked.” A new paper suggests that success depends on measuring what works. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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"Conservation Is Not a Failure"
A new paper argues that success depends on measuring what works.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“I do find hope in the fact that wildlife can surprise us so much.” An interview with Hilary Flower, author of the new book The Kite and the Snail. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Little Kite Who Could
An interview with Hilary Flower, author of The Kite and the Snail.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Is stewardship “the overlooked and most important leg of the conservation stool?” People have some feelings about this one ... maybe you will, too. New post from #Conservation Works. conservationworks.substack.com/p/words-we-n...
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Words We Need: Stewardship
Modern conservation's missing piece.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I’ve been thinking about Liz Bucar's viral essay "What If Trevor Noah Is Right About the Left and Religion?" since she published it last month. Here are a few thoughts about that piece — and about transformation, #conservation, & the imaginative power of both. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Is Conservation a Religion?
Hear me out.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Until last year, the US government was one of the world's biggest funders of #biodiversity protection. For @biographic.bsky.social, I wrote about what's been lost since Trump slashed USAID and other agencies, and how people & organizations are moving forward now. www.biographic.com/the-future-o...
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The Future of Conservation Without U.S. Aid
The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats, and the people who defend both. Now the world seeks a new way forward.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The US government has long been one of the world's biggest funders of biodiversity protection. @nijhuism.bsky.social looks into what we lost when USAID and other agencies got slashed, and how people and organizations are trying to rebuild from the rubble. www.biographic.com/the-future-o...
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The Future of Conservation Without U.S. Aid
In the United States, efforts to save a beloved species face pushback from a surprising foe: gun rights advocates.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Join me this Thursday at 7 pm AKST / 8 pm PST for a discussion about the future of environmental journalism, kindly hosted by UAF Journalism. I'll be in Fairbanks in person, but if you'd rather not break out your Sorels, please tune in on Zoom! 🥶 🙏 🌌 www.uaf.edu/news/environ...
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Environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis to speak at UAF Feb. 26
Award-winning journalist and author Michelle Nijhuis will speak Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the BP Design Theater at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Rachel Carson's "Fable for Tomorrow" worked brilliantly — but only once. How can we create conservation fables for today? conservationworks.substack.com/p/how-to-bui...
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How to Build a Better Fable
Adventures in conservation messaging.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Congressional Republicans are breaking conservation and using democracy as a cover. New from Conservation Works: conservationworks.substack.com/p/the-other-...
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The Other Crisis in Minnesota
Congressional Republicans are breaking conservation and using democracy as a cover.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Writers and readers — please tell me about the essays you can’t forget. 💙📚
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
How Octavia Butler predicted the rise of MAGA ... and how conservation can learn from her. conservationworks.substack.com/p/how-and-wh...
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How (and Why) to Predict the Future
Octavia Butler and the conservation horizon.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
@highcountrynews.org and our friends at Public Domain got a shoutout on Maddow last night for our story on Trump official Karen Budd-Falen's financial ties to the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada. Kudos to Jimmy Tobias for his tenacious reporting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bycH...
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Change socks, beat fascism: Woody's New Years Rulin's are forever. #happy2026 conservationworks.substack.com/p/wake-up-an...
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Wake Up and Fight (Again)
Woody Guthrie and the importance of clarity in bad times
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
A look back at conservation in 2025. conservationworks.substack.com/p/how-conser...
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How Conservation Worked in 2025
Beneath the terrible headlines, there were some genuine successes.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
My story @theatlantic.com about the Trump administration's proposed dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a global hub for climate and weather science. www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
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The U.S. Is on the Verge of Meteorological Malpractice
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Before the Trump administration took a USAID archive offline earlier this year, researchers organized a digital rescue mission to distill the archive's lessons. Here's what they found. New post from Conservation Works — thanks for reading! conservationworks.substack.com/p/sixty-year...
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Sixty Years of Lessons for Conservation
What a digital rescue mission found in the archives of USAID.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
On the persistence of Silent Spring persuasion tactics in a Braiding Sweetgrass world. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Is Environmentalism Out of Ideas?
The answer depends on where you look.
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Jason Dove Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
A thoughtful piece here by @nijhuism.bsky.social about the state of environmental advocacy today. Give it a read conservationworks.substack.com/p/is-environ...
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Is Environmentalism Out of Ideas?
The answer depends on where you look.
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
"I’d rather see environmental organizations of all kinds drive home the relationship between environ. issues & the concerns voters are already talking about—health, safety, affordability." @nijhuism.bsky.social on how enviros can start winning again. conservationworks.substack.com/p/is-environ...
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Is Environmentalism Out of Ideas?
The answer depends on where you look.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
On "A House of Dynamite," the meaning of expertise, and the one thing I really admire about Pete Hegseth. 💇‍♂️ New post at Conservation Works. conservationworks.substack.com/p/a-primal-s...
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A Primal Scream for Competence
"A House of Dynamite" and the meaning of expertise
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Winter's coming. Time to sinter ❄️ New post from Conservation Works. conservationworks.substack.com/p/words-we-n... #conservation #biodiversity
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Words We Need: Sintering
The rewards of bonding with your fellow flakes.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
A bittersweet pleasure to stay up late last night thinking about Dr. Jane Goodall for @theatlantic.com. She was truly one of the greats. www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
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Jane Goodall’s Second-Greatest Talent
She knew how to wield her fame to protect the animals she loved.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
New post at Conservation Works about gratitude, darkness, going forth, and the legacies of Joanna Macy and my friend Nathan Suter. #ecogrief #biodiversity #conservationscience 🌍🌎🌏 Photo from Amanda Stronza's Animal Memorials series. conservationworks.substack.com/p/the-work-t...
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The Work That Reconnects
How conservationists get through it.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
I’ve observed plenty of dialogues intended to resolve deep-seated disputes over wildlife, and only rarely have I seen them produce anything but frustration. The National Wolf Conversation was different. conservationworks.substack.com/p/more-than-... 🧪🌍 #biodiversity #goodgreennews #conservation
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More Than a Conversation
The National Wolf Conversation was a glimpse of a better future.
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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 06/07/2025
Michelle Nijhuis @nijhuism.bsky.social on what we choose to save and what we leave behind
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Saving Graces | Michelle Nijhuis
What we conserve and why—art, heirlooms, animals, even the planet—are increasingly urgent questions.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Block, bridge, build: a conservation strategy for the foreseeable future. New from me at Conservation Works: open.substack.com/pub/conserva... #conservation #ecology #restoration #biodiversity
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Block, Bridge, Build
A conservation strategy for the foreseeable future
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Adam M. Sowards @adamsowards.net · 16/05/2025
The always-incisive @nijhuism.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com gets it exactly right on #publiclands. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
Conclusion: Though the management of public lands remains imperfect, Americans have learned over several generations to take the past, present and future into account. Those who wish to abandon the experiment of the public lands may see them as simply assets on a balance sheet; the rest of us know that they are, above all, the landscapes that hold us together.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Fiction can distract us from climate reality; it can also help us face it. New post at Conservation Works: open.substack.com/pub/conserva... #climate #biodiversity
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Any Apocalypse but Our Own
When reality requires a leap of imagination
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
If only Trump had taken the Alcatraz audio tour and learned about the three guys who escaped through the air vents after widening them with spoons www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison
Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been a tourist spot for decades.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Morrissey sucks but this 2023 Glastonbury set of Smiths covers from Rick Astley and Blossoms is the joy I need right now www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxtr...
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Rick Astley - Smiths - FULL SET - Glastonbury Blossoms Live
YouTube video by Justin Whiting
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
"De-extinction" is a marketing term, those "dire wolves" are designer dogs, and extinction is still forever. conservationworks.substack.com/i/160455290/...
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Abundance: I read it, and I have some thoughts. Tell me yours! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Scarcity in "Abundance"
Hand me the star pills.
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Matt Weiland @mattweiland.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Grateful to the incomparable @nijhuism.bsky.social (author of BELOVED BEASTS) for moderating the launch event for WARBODY by Joshua Howe (left) and Alexander Lemons (right, borrowing my hat), a new book on the "slow violence" of war and the health issues millions of military veterans face.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The Alien Enemies Act was last invoked in 1941. My neighborhood is still healing from the wounds. New post at Conservation Works: conservationworks.substack.com/p/when-alien...
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When "Alien Enemies" Are Your Neighbors
The Alien Enemies Act was last invoked in 1941. The wounds haven't healed yet.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Can a human represent the interests of wolves? I spoke with ethicist Bill Lynn about his role as a "wolf trustee" in the recent National Wolf Conversation. New post from Conservation Works, including links to resources and reporting on the ongoing attacks on public lands. Thanks for reading.
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What’s It Like to Speak for Wolves?
A conversation with ethicist and wolf trustee Bill Lynn.
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
“If you are feeling uncertainty, frustration, or loss, you are not alone. These are real and valid emotions that I have been feeling, too.” — Randy Moore, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, in his Feb. 26 farewell email to employees 🌲
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Went for a bike ride on the Potomac River & saw 3 pairs of nesting peregrine falcons & they asked me to spread the word that as soon as their chicks fledge, they will sharpen their beaks & talons, fly to DC & gouge out the eyes of anybody who says wildlife conservation is wasteful
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
What happens when you spend quality time with your political opponents? Last month, I had a chance to find out. My column on the National Wolf Conversation @postopinions.bsky.social : wapo.st/41u2bBY
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Welp, please take this opportunity to read my piece in today's Post Opinions. It's not about personal liberties OR free markets! It's about wolves — and people. Gift link: wapo.st/41u2bBY #conservation #coexistence
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Thought this was a smart, if tragic, point on @nijhuism.bsky.social's newsletter this morning: Obviously firing probationary employees is a blunt, convenient tool, but, for the agency-haters, it also serves the purpose of knee-capping future leaders. conservationworks.substack.com/p/the-admini...
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
If you need an uncomplicated good in your life (and don’t we all right now?) I recommend a slow reading or re-reading of the Wolf Hall trilogy. A joy. #booksky 📚💙
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Coexistence: everybody wants it, but what IS it? New post at Conservation Works #conservationscience #ecology #wildlife 🌎 🌎 🌎 conservationworks.substack.com/p/words-we-n... feat. @s-pooley.bsky.social and news of conservation at work ... yes, conservation continues, even in these degraded times!
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Words We Need: Coexistence
Everybody wants it. But what is it?
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rhymes with my house @nijhuism.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
How to understand the West's "forever fire season" — great resources from the rich @highcountrynews.bsky.social archives, curated by @shaun505.bsky.social #wildfire www.hcn.org/articles/how...
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How to understand the West’s ‘forever wildfire season’ - High Country News
Amid California’s deadly fires, here are 10 High Country News stories to help you bring context to wildland blazes.
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