Dan Flores

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Gunfighters · Ep. 40: Becoming Natives of Place in the American West | The American West · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

In the West, bioregionalism became famous for inspiring a management map of the Yellowstone Plateau's natural boundaries, what we now call the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, as opposed to the rectangular block of the park. voice-verified

But as the back to the land movement began to wane by the turn of the 21st century, bioregionalism faded into the background of new issues like the battle over wolf recovery. voice-verified

Still, if you don't care one way or another whether you're part of a movement, the ideas and attachments of bioregionalism are yet out there. voice-verified

For one, there's absolutely no reason you can't live in a city and still think of yourself as a native of a surrounding bioregion. voice-verified

I have a friend in LA who identifies as a citizen of the Los Angeles River, which barely exists as an expression of nature anymore. voice-verified

Nonetheless, residing out in the natural world amplifies the bioregional possibilities, as I'll explain. voice-verified

Finding a piece of ground that appeals to you, building a house on it, voice-verified

and providing it with power and water and all the connections to the larger world, this is a fundamental dream for a large share of humanity. voice-verified

In fact, it's always been so. voice-verified

Greek and Roman elites commonly had country estates they could retire to. voice-verified

Navajos in the American Southwest famously lived separated from one another in the Four Corners High Desert. voice-verified

These desires were the very core of homesteading, voice-verified

which from the early 1600s to the 1930s enabled old worlders to settle America and the West. voice-verified

But modern urban life means that the majority of us never come close to such an experience now. voice-verified

Jobs and intertwined social connectivity keep us in cities. voice-verified

So do having and raising children. voice-verified

Living rurally may be cheaper than living in the city, but in 21st century America, voice-verified

it's way less convenient. voice-verified

For those who hang on to their dream of life away from cities, and many of us do, actually living such a life most often takes on the form of a second place voice-verified

a cabin on the lake or in the woods, or it awaits retirement when children are gone and no one has to worry about access to local schools, the quality of their teachers, or whether roads are plowed enough for you to make it to work. voice-verified

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