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High Country Observations examines the forces shaping land, water, wildlife, agriculture, infrastructure, law, and conservation across the American landscape.Through in-depth field notes, interviews, and long-form analysis, we explore the systems behind the headlines, from public lands and predator management to energy development, water rights, food production, environmental policy, and the future of the modern Landscape.Our approach is simple: aggressive in research, measured in conclusions, slow to accuse, and fast to understand.Protect Land. Protect People. Understand Systems.
HCO hosts High Country Observations, a society show with 17 episodes published.
Hemp: The Crop We Spent a Century Misunderstanding For most of American history, hemp wasn’t controversial. It was useful. It supplied fiber for rope, sails, textiles and other basic materials. Then cannabis prohibition
Seed Oils: What We Actually Know Seed oils have somehow become one of the biggest arguments in American food. Depending on who you listen to, they’re either poisoning us or there’s absolutely nothing worth worrying about
The Last Year Without a Grizzly Hunt Grizzly bears have been protected under the Endangered Species Act in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem for decades. But after years of population recovery, litigation, state manageme
The United States has prohibited domestic horse slaughter for human consumption for nearly two decades, yet thousands of American horses continue to enter the international slaughter market each year through exports to C
Episode 14: Oregon’s PEACE Act (IP 28): A Legal and Policy Analysis Oregon’s proposed PEACE Act (IP 28) has become one of the most controversial ballot initiatives in the country. Supporters argue it would strengthen pro
Episode 13: 250 Years of American Land and Wildlife. Systems That Endured and Systems That Changed. Stand with us on a high ridge as we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a clear-eyed look
HCO Episode 012: MEGADROUGHT, AI Data Centers, Western Water Stress, and the Evolving Legal Landscape In the American West, water is life, and the systems governing it are under unprecedented strain. As megadrought condi
HCO Episode 011: Cartel Cattle – Mexican Drug Cartels’ Influence on America’s Cattle Industry and U.S. Biosecurity Risks The return of New World screwworm to the United States is more than a parasite story. It is a syste
Episode 010: Drone Hunting and the Future of Fair Chase Drones are transforming agriculture, ranching, conservation, and wildlife management across the American West. Now they're forcing hunters, wildlife agencies, and c
Subsidies, Regulation, and Who Shapes American Land Use Most people never think about the Farm Bill. Yet behind one of the largest and least understood pieces of legislation in America sits a system that quietly shapes c
People talk about “federal land” like ownership and control are simple. They’re not. Across the American West, public land debates shape everything from grazing and wildlife management to energy development, recreation,
Glyphosate is everywhere right now. In the courts. In Congress. On farms. In forests. And increasingly, in the public conversation itself. In this episode of High Country Observations, we break down the legal, ecological
Today is National Arbor Day. And at the same time, you’re seeing headlines suggesting the United States Forest Service is “shutting down.” This episode looks at what’s actually happening. Forests in the United States are
Wildfire in the American West is not just a natural event, it is shaped by law, policy, and the limits of institutional capacity. From the Big Burn of 1910 to the Yarnell Hill Fire, this episode examines how the modern w
The Senate is voting on whether to reopen mineral leasing upstream of one of the most intact freshwater systems in North America: the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This episode breaks down what that decision act
Country of Origin Labeling sounds simple. Know where your beef comes from. But in practice, origin moves through a complex system, across borders, processors, and markets, before it ever reaches a consumer. In this episo
The gray wolf has returned to the American West, but not without consequence. Once nearly eradicated from the lower 48, wolves have become one of the most visible symbols of modern conservation success. From their reintr
Grizzly De-listing and the Future of Yellowstone Recovery The Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear has become one of the greatest conservation success stories in North America. From roughly 136 bears in 1975 to over 1,000 to
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