Every summer we launch a cohort of fabulous Stanford students across the American West to take part in our internship program. The goal? Supporting organizations that strengthen this region while cultivating future Western leaders. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x3NnY

In today's & the Best, a warning from federal officials to Colorado River basin states; expanding hunting opportunities at federal wildlife refuges; troubling signs for gray whales along the Pacific coast, opposition to wind power in Wyoming, and more: brnw.ch/21x3bIw

In her latest story for our online magazine, & the West, Felicity Barringer examines the history and impact of subsidence – the gradual sinking or settling of the ground – in the San Joaquin Valley. brnw.ch/21x2QsT

On Thursday, May 28, join @westcenter, @HooverInst, and @StanfordEnergy for our 2026 State of the West Symposium, "Powering the American West: Affordability, Technology, and Policy in the Western Energy Landscape." Learn more and register: brnw.ch/SOTW2026

In our latest & the Best, find stories on bison evicted from federal grasslands; a temporary plan for the Colorado River; oil-permit reversals in Wyoming; harm to an Indigenous sacred site by border wall construction; wildfire suppression costs; and more. brnw.ch/21x2vfr

Join the Bill Lane Center, @HooverInst and @StanfordEnergy for our 2026 State of the West Symposium, Powering the American West: Affordability, Technology, and Policy in the Western Energy Landscape. Thursday, May 28 at noon, lunch and reception included: brnw.ch/21x2i8p

Our latest collection of news stories from around the West is live. Today's post in & the West covers a range issues, from a Pacific heat wave looming off the California coast, to the threat prolonged drought poses to New Mexico’s historic acequias. brnw.ch/21x219x

The West’s water crisis is not only a climate problem — it's a governance problem. This was the take-home message from Stanford's recent Water in the West Conference, a joint program of the Bill Lane Center and @StanfordWoods: brnw.ch/21x1FcP

Every few weeks, we post a collection of top news stories from around the West. In our most recent post: "Pitiful" snowpack around the West; an industrial logging comeback in the Pacific Northwest; “toilet to tap” wastewater recycling in Arizona, and more: brnw.ch/21x1CQh

Our next #ArtsWest program will be held at @SFMOMA on Fri., April 17 from 3-5 p.m., as the Bill Lane Center hosts a special guided tour of the exhibition Alejandro Cartagena — Ground Rules. All photos courtesy the artist © Alejandro Cartagena. brnw.ch/21x1uIP

On April 15 at 4:30 p.m., Carolin Görgen will give a book talk on "The California Camera Club: Collective Visions in the Making of the American West." The event explores one of the largest photography groups in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century. brnw.ch/21x1d9Y

In our latest '& the Best,' find stories about seldom-seen solutions to the Colorado River crisis, including large releases from upstream dams; the Iran war's impact on California nut exports; Congress's investigation of Native boarding schools, and more: brnw.ch/21x1bt9

We're live today, March 24, from Bozeman, Montana for #RuralWest2026, "Beyond the Range: Exploring Rural Horizons in Montana and the Intermountain West." We'll post highlights to Instagram all day (@Billlanecenter). Livestream: brnw.ch/21x10BO

March 24 at 9 a.m. MT, join us live for the 12th Annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference at the Ivan Doig Center for the Study of the Lands & Peoples of the North American West. Join the conversation on Instagram at #RuralWest2026. Livestream: brnw.ch/21x0ZiL

All winter quarter we've been working hard to cultivate sound policy, environmental stewardship, tribal well-being, rural health, sustainable resource management, and community revitalization across the American West. Read all about it in Dispatch West: brnw.ch/21x0V48

An offshore oil platform that experienced a massive 2015 spill is ordered reopened by the Trump administration; Upper Colorado River basin expects 1/3 of normal flow; Wyoming approves a small modular nuclear reactor; and more news from around the West. brnw.ch/21x0N1T

Please join us for the 2026 Water in the West Research Conference at @Stanford on Tues. and Weds. March 17 & 18 in Paul Brest Hall. Speakers will examine issues of critical importance to water resources in the western U.S. and the world at large. brnw.ch/21x0ET0

Every few weeks, our online magazine brings you a collection of the region's top news stories. We call this series, "& the Best," and today's post looks at U.S.-Mexico border walls; salmon vs. ag interests; the Tijuana River's sewer crisis; and more: brnw.ch/21x0qCS

Who creates maps for gigascale grid buildout? How? What's at stake? Join Precourt Instititute for Energy on March 3 for "Data Science for Spatial Planning: Mapping for Policy Decisions about Gigascale Grid Buildout." 6 p.m. in the Lyman Atrium: brnw.ch/21x0ow3

The Bill Lane Center is seeking applicants for the Thomas D. Dee II Graduate Fellowship, offering support to a doctoral student conducting research on the American West for three academic quarters. To learn more about eligibility and requirements, visit brnw.ch/21x0kaG