The Glacier Primitive Area in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains will be the subject of an upcoming public hearing, part of the wilderness review process specified by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
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Posted inMay 28, 1971: Eagle death toll mounts ... poison found
Eagle death toll mounts … poison found
The latest toll of golden and bald eagles reported dead in Wyoming now stands at 43. Twenty-three of those eagles are confirmed or suspected of being killed by poisons. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 14, 1971: Wyoming eagles die mysteriously
National air quality standards announced
Environmental Protection Agency William Ruckelshaus has announced final publication of national air quality standards for six common classes of pollutants — sulfur oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, photochemical oxidants, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.9/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 30, 1971: 'Environmentalism' catches on in Big Sky Country
Historic kilns mark era of by-gone days
A history of the abandoned kilns located along Idaho State Highway 28 near Birch Creek, where hundreds of woodsmen and kiln workers used to make charcoal for a nearby smelter. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.8/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 16, 1971: Clear-cutting criticized
Chemical control of beetles stopped
The Targhee National Forest has decided to discontinue chemical treatment of mountain pine beetle in lodgepole pine stands, primarily because the treatment has been found to be ineffective. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 16, 1971: Clear-cutting criticized
Clear-cutting criticized
In hearings at the nation’s capitol, Sen. Gale McGee called for a two-year moratorium on clear-cutting in national forests, underscoring the increased criticism that timber practices have come under in recent years. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 2, 1971: Dams may still go in Hells Canyon
Dams may still go in Hells Canyon
The “prophets of progress” see the great, untamed section of the Snake River through Hells Canyon not as a thing of intrinsic value, but as a tragic waste of kilowatts. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.6/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 2, 1971: Dams may still go in Hells Canyon
Hearings hold promise
Excerpts from Oversight Hearings on Management Practices on the Public Lands. “The forthcoming … hearings offer a crucial opportunity for public scrutiny of the state of management and stewardship of our public lands, especially our national forests.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.6/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 2, 1971: Dams may still go in Hells Canyon
The Gros Ventre Wilderness
Description of a trip to the proposed Gros Ventre Wilderness Area in Wyoming. “The roar of the plunging water provided a perfect tranquilizer for sleep the ensuing two nights.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.6/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMarch 19, 1971: Montana is unique ... environment has real champion
Wyoming to continue grizzly bear hunts
Wyoming will have grizzly bear hunting seasons again in 1971 in Park and Teton counties, although with six fewer permits than were issued last year. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.5/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMarch 5, 1971: Nebraska rivers being threatened
Nebraska rivers being threatened
Most of Nebraska’s rivers and streams are threatened and many may be destroyed or greatly altered within a few years, according to National Audubon Society representative Ron Klataske. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 5, 1971: Senator says forests are measured in board feet
Senator says forests are measured in board feet
Wyoming Sen. Gale McGee has stated that management policies of National Forests must be redirected “away from short-range, short-sighted emphasis on timber cutting toward long-range protection of the entire spectrum of forest-related values.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 5, 1971: Senator says forests are measured in board feet
Sierra Club says monster created
The Wyoming legislature may be creating a monster with Senate File 124, commonly known as the Green River feasibility study bill, according to Sierra Club officers in Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 5, 1971: Senator says forests are measured in board feet
Utility advertising draws condemnation
Gerald Jayne, president of the Idaho Environmental Council, says Idaho Power Co.’s refusal to restrict its advertisements encouraging more electrical usage, even as it exerts pressure for more dams in Hells Canyon, should be regarded as “sheer corporate arrogance.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 22, 1971: Governors outline many state problems
Governors outline many state problems
Both Governor John Love of Colorado and Governor Cecil Andrus of Idaho have put environmental matters high on their list of priorities. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.2/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 8, 1971: Governors recognize environment issue
Strip mine report ready
A report by the U.S. Geological Survey says that the largest concentration of strippable coal in the United States is in the northern Great Plains region of western North Dakota, eastern Montana, and northern Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/3.1/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 19, 1975: NEPA at stake?
Dams — no boon to locals
A study has found that major dams along the Missouri River have not substantially benefited the rural areas where the projects were built. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.25/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 18, 1970: Citizens speak out, oppose dams on Green
Citizens speak out, oppose dams on Green
Wyomingites turned out to comment on a proposed water development plan for the Green River. They were almost unanimous in speaking out against the environmentally destructive and economically prohibitive proposals. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.38/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 18, 1970: Citizens speak out, oppose dams on Green
Study says Forest Service needs overhaul
The U.S. Forest Service needs a major overhaul that will decrease its emphasis on timber production and permit public participation in decision-making, according to a select faculty committee at the University of Montana. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.38/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 18, 1970: Citizens speak out, oppose dams on Green
Wild river getting use
Boat traffic on Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River — which was designated a Wild and Scenic River in 1969 — has almost doubled in the past two years. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.38/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E