A student smudges over a recently killed doe as part of her cultural practice during a University of Montana class on harvesting wild game near Dupuyer, Montana, on Saturday, September 23, 2023.

A student smudges over a recently killed doe as part of her cultural practice during a University of Montana class on harvesting wild game near Dupuyer, Montana, on Saturday, September 23, 2023.

Erik Montejano, 26, tops tobacco in 90ºF heat on a farm on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Tobacco, which used to be a major driver in the Harrison County economy, is slipping away. Over the last 20 years, tobacco production has declined 61.9% in Kentucky,

Erik Montejano, 26, tops tobacco in 90ºF heat on a farm on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Tobacco, which used to be a major driver in the Harrison County economy, is slipping away. Over the last 20 years, tobacco production has declined 61.9% in Kentucky, according to the USDA Agriculture Census. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

The strongest geomagnetic storm in over two decades (G5 levels) produced a rare aurora borealis showing near Ninemile, Montana, on Friday, May 10, 2024. The northern lights were visible in many areas around the world, including across the Lower 48 s

The strongest geomagnetic storm in over two decades (G5 levels) produced a rare aurora borealis showing near Ninemile, Montana, on Friday, May 10, 2024. The northern lights were visible in many areas around the world, including across the Lower 48 states, where sightings are typically uncommon.

Amish members Mahlon Hostetler, 32, John Gingerich, 35, and Samuel Gingerich, 6, are passed by a car as they head to work by horse and buggy on Lafferty Pike Road near Berry, Kentucky on Friday, June 14, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Amish members Mahlon Hostetler, 32, John Gingerich, 35, and Samuel Gingerich, 6, are passed by a car as they head to work by horse and buggy on Lafferty Pike Road near Berry, Kentucky on Friday, June 14, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A group of H2-A temporary agricultural workers set tobacco late into the evening at the Barnett family farm in Kentucky on Sunday, June 9, 2024. They typically work 10-12 hour days making $14 per hour over six to eight months in the US. Boyd’s Stat

A group of H2-A temporary agricultural workers set tobacco late into the evening at the Barnett family farm in Kentucky on Sunday, June 9, 2024. They typically work 10-12 hour days making $14 per hour over six to eight months in the US. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Air Force Academy cadets undergo a series of trainings designed to push their minds and bodies, including an assault course with explosions, during basic training in Colorado Springs on Friday, July 15, 2022.

Air Force Academy cadets undergo a series of trainings designed to push their minds and bodies, including an assault course with explosions, during basic training in Colorado Springs on Friday, July 15, 2022.

Folks from across the region gathered to sing, drum, and dance for the 54th Annual Kyiyo Pow Wow at the University of Montana on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Folks from across the region gathered to sing, drum, and dance for the 54th Annual Kyiyo Pow Wow at the University of Montana on Friday, April 21, 2023.

About 50 people gathered at church to hear Allegra speak about her personal experiences and advice for navigating small town America as a trans woman on Monday, July 15, 2024. “There is nothing wrong with me. I see forward. I am a woman,” Allegra sa

About 50 people gathered at church to hear Allegra speak about her personal experiences and advice for navigating small town America as a trans woman on Monday, July 15, 2024. “There is nothing wrong with me. I see forward. I am a woman,” Allegra said. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A rainbow over Boyd's Station in Berry, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Project 306.36 is a historical photography archive on rural America, which was started in 2018 by Jack Gruber, and focuses on the community of Harrison County.

A rainbow over Boyd's Station in Berry, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Project 306.36 is a historical photography archive on rural America, which was started in 2018 by Jack Gruber, and focuses on the community of Harrison County.

Wisam Raheem sets the table for his family during Ramadan in Missoula, Montana, on Tuesday, April 8, 2024. Wisam applied for asylum in the US with his wife and kids in 2017. They were forced to leave their home in Iraq after Wisam worked with an Ame

Wisam Raheem sets the table for his family during Ramadan in Missoula, Montana, on Tuesday, April 8, 2024. Wisam applied for asylum in the US with his wife and kids in 2017. They were forced to leave their home in Iraq after Wisam worked with an American company during the US-Iraq war in the early 2000s.

Brent Dunaway mixes corn into cattle feed on the Dunaway family farm near Boyd, Kentucky, on Monday, July 8, 2024. The Dunaway’s own what used to support approximately 30-40 families worth of farmland, many of which have disappeared. Boyd’s Station

Brent Dunaway mixes corn into cattle feed on the Dunaway family farm near Boyd, Kentucky, on Monday, July 8, 2024. The Dunaway’s own what used to support approximately 30-40 families worth of farmland, many of which have disappeared. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Henry Haag and his girlfriend Brooklyn bounce on a trampoline as the sun sets on Wendell Haag’s farm in Olivet, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Henry Haag and his girlfriend Brooklyn bounce on a trampoline as the sun sets on Wendell Haag’s farm in Olivet, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A student gently holds a Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog during a three-day horse packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness near Seeley Lake, Montana on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

A student gently holds a Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog during a three-day horse packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness near Seeley Lake, Montana on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Eight students from Ovando’s two-room schoolhouse kicked off the 2024 academic year with a horse packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness near Seeley Lake, Montana on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Eight students from Ovando’s two-room schoolhouse kicked off the 2024 academic year with a horse packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness near Seeley Lake, Montana on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Daniel Bird, a PhD student in wildlife biology, checks a remote camera trap along an elk migration corridor on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

Daniel Bird, a PhD student in wildlife biology, checks a remote camera trap along an elk migration corridor on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

A chimpanzee lounges on the forest floor in Uganda’s Kibale Forest National Park on Friday, April 29, 2016. The population of chimpanzees, which numbers about 1,500, is a popular tourist attraction in Uganda. The primary threats to the primates are

A chimpanzee lounges on the forest floor in Uganda’s Kibale Forest National Park on Friday, April 29, 2016. The population of chimpanzees, which numbers about 1,500, is a popular tourist attraction in Uganda. The primary threats to the primates are snaring and habitat loss.

In the 1980s, Steve left his job as a teacher in the Lower 48 and drove up to Alaska with his family to pursue a dream to live on the land. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve returned to the isolated cabin in the Brooks Range to weather the storm o

In the 1980s, Steve left his job as a teacher in the Lower 48 and drove up to Alaska with his family to pursue a dream to live on the land. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve returned to the isolated cabin in the Brooks Range to weather the storm of uncertainty.

Teenager Trey Talbot fools around with a toy gel blaster gun at twilight in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Teenager Trey Talbot fools around with a toy gel blaster gun at twilight in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A large structure fire, energized by high winds off Lake Superior, burned for nearly four hours and leveled three local businesses in downtown Grand Marais on Monday, April 13, 2020.

A large structure fire, energized by high winds off Lake Superior, burned for nearly four hours and leveled three local businesses in downtown Grand Marais on Monday, April 13, 2020.

Miner Bill owns the ten racing burros who participate in the annual Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek, Colo. Following their races on Saturday, August 13, 2022, Bill and the donkeys will head over to Buena Vista for a 15-miler.

Miner Bill owns the ten racing burros who participate in the annual Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek, Colo. Following their races on Saturday, August 13, 2022, Bill and the donkeys will head over to Buena Vista for a 15-miler.

Gary Rillerna, a friend of the Cobb family, helps shuttle a sick calf by car during calving season on the Charlois Ranch near Augusta, Mont., on Friday, March 20, 2024.

Gary Rillerna, a friend of the Cobb family, helps shuttle a sick calf by car during calving season on the Charlois Ranch near Augusta, Mont., on Friday, March 20, 2024.

Jamie Thompson, 22, and Amariana Kenda, 16 months, giggle at the bounce house during the Rotary Club's Fourth of July celebration at Flat Run Veteran's Park in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Jamie Thompson, 22, and Amariana Kenda, 16 months, giggle at the bounce house during the Rotary Club's Fourth of July celebration at Flat Run Veteran's Park in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A game of Sunday whiffle ball on the Haag family farm near Mount Olivet, Kentucky, on June 23, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A game of Sunday whiffle ball on the Haag family farm near Mount Olivet, Kentucky, on June 23, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Elizabeth Trujillo and Justice Lord try to wrap their heads around the news that they will need to leave the City Hope family shelter in Colorado Springs by the end of the month. Lord and Trujillo, who both have kids, met at another recently closed

Elizabeth Trujillo and Justice Lord try to wrap their heads around the news that they will need to leave the City Hope family shelter in Colorado Springs by the end of the month. Lord and Trujillo, who both have kids, met at another recently closed family shelter. Facing another closure, they feel hopeless. "We need help," said Lord.

Providence Bouadi finds a friend during "Days on the Range" at Latigo Equestrian Center outside of Colorado Springs on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation hosted about 50 kids from the Boys and Girls Club to learn about W

Providence Bouadi finds a friend during "Days on the Range" at Latigo Equestrian Center outside of Colorado Springs on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation hosted about 50 kids from the Boys and Girls Club to learn about Western lifestyle, raising cattle, and riding horses.

A bronc rider sets his teeth and prepares for the horse’s release during the saddle bronc competition at the Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo in Colorado Springs on Saturday, August 6, 2022.

A bronc rider sets his teeth and prepares for the horse’s release during the saddle bronc competition at the Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo in Colorado Springs on Saturday, August 6, 2022.

Nicole Grangroth and her 12-dog team silently skim across a frozen lake during the 100-mile Gunflint Mail Run outside of Grand Marais on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The mail run takes place every year as a winter tradition along the Gunflint Trail i

Nicole Grangroth and her 12-dog team silently skim across a frozen lake during the 100-mile Gunflint Mail Run outside of Grand Marais on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The mail run takes place every year as a winter tradition along the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.

A student smudges over a recently killed doe as part of her cultural practice during a University of Montana class on harvesting wild game near Dupuyer, Montana, on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Erik Montejano, 26, tops tobacco in 90ºF heat on a farm on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Tobacco, which used to be a major driver in the Harrison County economy, is slipping away. Over the last 20 years, tobacco production has declined 61.9% in Kentucky,
The strongest geomagnetic storm in over two decades (G5 levels) produced a rare aurora borealis showing near Ninemile, Montana, on Friday, May 10, 2024. The northern lights were visible in many areas around the world, including across the Lower 48 s
Amish members Mahlon Hostetler, 32, John Gingerich, 35, and Samuel Gingerich, 6, are passed by a car as they head to work by horse and buggy on Lafferty Pike Road near Berry, Kentucky on Friday, June 14, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36
A group of H2-A temporary agricultural workers set tobacco late into the evening at the Barnett family farm in Kentucky on Sunday, June 9, 2024. They typically work 10-12 hour days making $14 per hour over six to eight months in the US. Boyd’s Stat
Air Force Academy cadets undergo a series of trainings designed to push their minds and bodies, including an assault course with explosions, during basic training in Colorado Springs on Friday, July 15, 2022.
Folks from across the region gathered to sing, drum, and dance for the 54th Annual Kyiyo Pow Wow at the University of Montana on Friday, April 21, 2023.
About 50 people gathered at church to hear Allegra speak about her personal experiences and advice for navigating small town America as a trans woman on Monday, July 15, 2024. “There is nothing wrong with me. I see forward. I am a woman,” Allegra sa
A rainbow over Boyd's Station in Berry, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Project 306.36 is a historical photography archive on rural America, which was started in 2018 by Jack Gruber, and focuses on the community of Harrison County.
Wisam Raheem sets the table for his family during Ramadan in Missoula, Montana, on Tuesday, April 8, 2024. Wisam applied for asylum in the US with his wife and kids in 2017. They were forced to leave their home in Iraq after Wisam worked with an Ame
Brent Dunaway mixes corn into cattle feed on the Dunaway family farm near Boyd, Kentucky, on Monday, July 8, 2024. The Dunaway’s own what used to support approximately 30-40 families worth of farmland, many of which have disappeared. Boyd’s Station
Henry Haag and his girlfriend Brooklyn bounce on a trampoline as the sun sets on Wendell Haag’s farm in Olivet, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36
A student gently holds a Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog during a three-day horse packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness near Seeley Lake, Montana on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Eight students from Ovando’s two-room schoolhouse kicked off the 2024 academic year with a horse packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness near Seeley Lake, Montana on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Daniel Bird, a PhD student in wildlife biology, checks a remote camera trap along an elk migration corridor on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
A chimpanzee lounges on the forest floor in Uganda’s Kibale Forest National Park on Friday, April 29, 2016. The population of chimpanzees, which numbers about 1,500, is a popular tourist attraction in Uganda. The primary threats to the primates are
In the 1980s, Steve left his job as a teacher in the Lower 48 and drove up to Alaska with his family to pursue a dream to live on the land. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve returned to the isolated cabin in the Brooks Range to weather the storm o
Teenager Trey Talbot fools around with a toy gel blaster gun at twilight in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36
A large structure fire, energized by high winds off Lake Superior, burned for nearly four hours and leveled three local businesses in downtown Grand Marais on Monday, April 13, 2020.
Miner Bill owns the ten racing burros who participate in the annual Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek, Colo. Following their races on Saturday, August 13, 2022, Bill and the donkeys will head over to Buena Vista for a 15-miler.
Gary Rillerna, a friend of the Cobb family, helps shuttle a sick calf by car during calving season on the Charlois Ranch near Augusta, Mont., on Friday, March 20, 2024.
Jamie Thompson, 22, and Amariana Kenda, 16 months, giggle at the bounce house during the Rotary Club's Fourth of July celebration at Flat Run Veteran's Park in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36
A game of Sunday whiffle ball on the Haag family farm near Mount Olivet, Kentucky, on June 23, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36
Elizabeth Trujillo and Justice Lord try to wrap their heads around the news that they will need to leave the City Hope family shelter in Colorado Springs by the end of the month. Lord and Trujillo, who both have kids, met at another recently closed
Providence Bouadi finds a friend during "Days on the Range" at Latigo Equestrian Center outside of Colorado Springs on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation hosted about 50 kids from the Boys and Girls Club to learn about W
A bronc rider sets his teeth and prepares for the horse’s release during the saddle bronc competition at the Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo in Colorado Springs on Saturday, August 6, 2022.
Nicole Grangroth and her 12-dog team silently skim across a frozen lake during the 100-mile Gunflint Mail Run outside of Grand Marais on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The mail run takes place every year as a winter tradition along the Gunflint Trail i

A student smudges over a recently killed doe as part of her cultural practice during a University of Montana class on harvesting wild game near Dupuyer, Montana, on Saturday, September 23, 2023.

Erik Montejano, 26, tops tobacco in 90ºF heat on a farm on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Tobacco, which used to be a major driver in the Harrison County economy, is slipping away. Over the last 20 years, tobacco production has declined 61.9% in Kentucky, according to the USDA Agriculture Census. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

The strongest geomagnetic storm in over two decades (G5 levels) produced a rare aurora borealis showing near Ninemile, Montana, on Friday, May 10, 2024. The northern lights were visible in many areas around the world, including across the Lower 48 states, where sightings are typically uncommon.

Amish members Mahlon Hostetler, 32, John Gingerich, 35, and Samuel Gingerich, 6, are passed by a car as they head to work by horse and buggy on Lafferty Pike Road near Berry, Kentucky on Friday, June 14, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A group of H2-A temporary agricultural workers set tobacco late into the evening at the Barnett family farm in Kentucky on Sunday, June 9, 2024. They typically work 10-12 hour days making $14 per hour over six to eight months in the US. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Air Force Academy cadets undergo a series of trainings designed to push their minds and bodies, including an assault course with explosions, during basic training in Colorado Springs on Friday, July 15, 2022.

Folks from across the region gathered to sing, drum, and dance for the 54th Annual Kyiyo Pow Wow at the University of Montana on Friday, April 21, 2023.

About 50 people gathered at church to hear Allegra speak about her personal experiences and advice for navigating small town America as a trans woman on Monday, July 15, 2024. “There is nothing wrong with me. I see forward. I am a woman,” Allegra said. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A rainbow over Boyd's Station in Berry, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Project 306.36 is a historical photography archive on rural America, which was started in 2018 by Jack Gruber, and focuses on the community of Harrison County.

Wisam Raheem sets the table for his family during Ramadan in Missoula, Montana, on Tuesday, April 8, 2024. Wisam applied for asylum in the US with his wife and kids in 2017. They were forced to leave their home in Iraq after Wisam worked with an American company during the US-Iraq war in the early 2000s.

Brent Dunaway mixes corn into cattle feed on the Dunaway family farm near Boyd, Kentucky, on Monday, July 8, 2024. The Dunaway’s own what used to support approximately 30-40 families worth of farmland, many of which have disappeared. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Henry Haag and his girlfriend Brooklyn bounce on a trampoline as the sun sets on Wendell Haag’s farm in Olivet, Kentucky, on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A student gently holds a Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog during a three-day horse packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness near Seeley Lake, Montana on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Eight students from Ovando’s two-room schoolhouse kicked off the 2024 academic year with a horse packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness near Seeley Lake, Montana on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Daniel Bird, a PhD student in wildlife biology, checks a remote camera trap along an elk migration corridor on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

A chimpanzee lounges on the forest floor in Uganda’s Kibale Forest National Park on Friday, April 29, 2016. The population of chimpanzees, which numbers about 1,500, is a popular tourist attraction in Uganda. The primary threats to the primates are snaring and habitat loss.

In the 1980s, Steve left his job as a teacher in the Lower 48 and drove up to Alaska with his family to pursue a dream to live on the land. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve returned to the isolated cabin in the Brooks Range to weather the storm of uncertainty.

Teenager Trey Talbot fools around with a toy gel blaster gun at twilight in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A large structure fire, energized by high winds off Lake Superior, burned for nearly four hours and leveled three local businesses in downtown Grand Marais on Monday, April 13, 2020.

Miner Bill owns the ten racing burros who participate in the annual Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek, Colo. Following their races on Saturday, August 13, 2022, Bill and the donkeys will head over to Buena Vista for a 15-miler.

Gary Rillerna, a friend of the Cobb family, helps shuttle a sick calf by car during calving season on the Charlois Ranch near Augusta, Mont., on Friday, March 20, 2024.

Jamie Thompson, 22, and Amariana Kenda, 16 months, giggle at the bounce house during the Rotary Club's Fourth of July celebration at Flat Run Veteran's Park in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

A game of Sunday whiffle ball on the Haag family farm near Mount Olivet, Kentucky, on June 23, 2024. Boyd’s Station Project 306.36

Elizabeth Trujillo and Justice Lord try to wrap their heads around the news that they will need to leave the City Hope family shelter in Colorado Springs by the end of the month. Lord and Trujillo, who both have kids, met at another recently closed family shelter. Facing another closure, they feel hopeless. "We need help," said Lord.

Providence Bouadi finds a friend during "Days on the Range" at Latigo Equestrian Center outside of Colorado Springs on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation hosted about 50 kids from the Boys and Girls Club to learn about Western lifestyle, raising cattle, and riding horses.

A bronc rider sets his teeth and prepares for the horse’s release during the saddle bronc competition at the Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo in Colorado Springs on Saturday, August 6, 2022.

Nicole Grangroth and her 12-dog team silently skim across a frozen lake during the 100-mile Gunflint Mail Run outside of Grand Marais on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The mail run takes place every year as a winter tradition along the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.

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