There is no getting around this ecological fact of life: Within nearly all forest communities of the Rocky Mountains, fires are essential form maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/20.16/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
George Wuerthner
Posted inJuly 18, 1988: Can nuclear waste be salted away?
Rhythms of the forest
We need to expand our view of time, give natural events more space and look for the heartbeats that keep it all running. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/20.13/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 23, 1987: The wolf in the West: Singing a sad song
Wolf recovery is stopped dead
The death of six wolves roaming northwest Montana was a serious blow to the recovery effort, but it may be only a sign of much larger problems facing the species. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/19.22/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 17, 1986: Wolves make a comeback in the West
Wolves return to Montana
Gone from the West for almost 50 years, wolves recently crossed the Canadian border to colonize Montana’s Northern Rockies. Up to 20 wolves are spending this winter in Glacier National Park; by spring, the pack could number 40. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/18.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 11, 1985: One man's indictment of forestry in Arizona
A Montana wilderness bill grinds its way through Congress
One of the most controversial areas where special management or national recreation area status is proposed is along the Rocky Mountain Front, a nearly 450,000-acre roadless area adjacent to the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/17.21/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inSeptember 30, 1985: Let the brawl begin
Treating forests as if they had souls
Considering the educational priorities of most forestry schools, it is not surprising that our national forests are badly mismanaged as ecosystems. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/17.18/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E