Rico Moore

Rico Moore is a freelance journalist based in Port Townsend, Washington, whose work has been published by High Country News, The Margin, among others. He is also on the board of directors for the Society of Environmental Journalists.

Lynx release

Welcoming Relatives Home: The Return of the Lynx

On the Colville reservation, tribal members are restoring wildlife populations—and with them, abundance, resilience, and reciprocity.

March 5, 2024

Salmon returning to a river

Welcoming Relatives Home: A Ceremony for Salmon

The Colville Confederated Tribes are dedicated to “reuniting with old friends” by reintroducing fish to their shared waters and pronghorn to their ancestral lands.

March 4, 2024

Richard Whitney

Welcoming Relatives Home: Bringing Back the Bighorn

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State are restoring the lands and species of their traditional ecological community.

February 26, 2024