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  "path": "/issues/58-5/the-plight-of-the-pine-cone-cowboy/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T08:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.hcn.org",
  "tags": [
    "Issues",
    "May 2026: Pinecone Cowboys",
    "Bureau of Land Management",
    "California",
    "Climate",
    "Climate change",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Features",
    "Forests",
    "National Park Service",
    "Plants",
    "Public lands",
    "Scientific research",
    "U.S. Forest Service",
    "Wildfire",
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  "textContent": "The future of Western forests depends on professional pine cone collectors. They’re slowly being starved out of existence.\n\nThe post The plight of the pine cone cowboy appeared first on High Country News.",
  "title": "The plight of the pine cone cowboy"
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