The sagebrush sea is a landscape of stark beauty and captivating wildlife, yet
rapid desertification and extractive industries threaten this vast basin. But at
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in Southeastern Oregon, a different story
unfolds. New aspen explode alongside thriving creeks, migratory birds travel
thousands of miles to nest in willow branches, and even the endangered sage
grouse seem to be recovering in the uplands.
Rewilding a Mountain unravels an unsettling controversy that challenged the
core identity of the West and follows a team of scientists who ask the
question: what happened here? At a moment when public lands are under attack,
fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce, and climate change demands severe
action, Hart Mountain may serve as a lesson deeply needed, if were willing to
listen
