Harold Wadley, who as the Dubois District Ranger figured prominently in a controversial plan that reduced timber harvest on the Shoshone National Forest, has been transferred to Nebraska. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
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Posted inMay 29, 1970: TV program will expose mining
State problems to be studied
Nearly 50 persons attended an informal breakfast meeting in Casper, Wyoming, following Wyoming’s First Environmental Congress, and formed several action committees to deal with various environmental matters. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.22/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 29, 1970: TV program will expose mining
TV program will expose mining
“In Which We Live,” an NBC-TV program on the environment, will feature an area in central Wyoming. The program will show the effects of uncontrolled mining activity on the public lands. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.22/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 29, 1970: TV program will expose mining
Wyoming senator says we all pay
Senator Cliff Hansen stated recently that citizens should not be deluded into thinking the federal government will pay all the bills for cleaning up the nation’s environment. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.22/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 22, 1970: Wyoming meet called success
Scientists to study three Wyoming forests
A team of forest scientists was recently named to study timber-cutting practices and related resource management activities in high altitude areas in northwestern Wyoming national forests. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.21/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 22, 1970: Wyoming meet called success
Wyoming meet called success
Wyoming’s First Environmental Congress was termed a success by many leading Wyoming conservationists. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.21/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 22, 1970: Wyoming meet called success
Wyoming senator charges state government is lax
Senator Gale McGee, D-Wyo., cited Wyoming’s failure to use its share of federal water pollution assistance as an example of “ostrich-like do nothingism,” which he stated endangers the state’s future. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.21/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 15, 1970: Yellowstone Park roads are open
Public land decision is favorable
The public interest has been upheld in a public land decision on the Soapholes area of Sublette County. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.20/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 15, 1970: Yellowstone Park roads are open
Yellowstone Park roads are open
The South and East entrance roads into Yellowstone National Park opened to the public on May 6, delayed from the traditional May 1 opening by unseasonably heavy snowfall in late April. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.20/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 15, 1970: Yellowstone Park roads are open
Bear kill up in 1969
According to figures released by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, an estimated 331 black bear were harvested In the state during 1969, more than twice as many as the year before and the highest number since 1966. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.20/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 8, 1970: Dubois claims to be world rock capitol
Dubois claims to be world rock capitol
Dubois, Wyoming, which attracts rockhounds from near and far, is a leading contender for rock capitol of the world. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.19/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 1, 1970: Special anniversary issue
History abounds in Western town
Lander, Wyoming, abounds in the history of the old West. Only a few miles to the south, many thousand emigrants passed along the Oregon and Mormon trails. Before that, South Pass was known to the earliest explorers, trappers, and traders. Riders of the Pony Express thundered along the trails and Wells Fargo rolled across the […]
Posted inMay 1, 1970: Special anniversary issue
Secretary Hickel calls environmental meeting
Interior Secretary Walter Hickel has announced a four-day conference in response to President Nixon’s call for “a total mobilization” for cleaning up our environment.Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.18/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMay 1, 1970: Special anniversary issue
Wyoming fishing ready and waiting
Several popular fishing holes, including in the Wind River-Big Horn River drainage, the Badwater Creek drainage, and Shoshone Lake, open to eager anglers on May 1. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.18/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 24, 1970: Park fish protected
Montana public land hearings important to conservationists
All conservationists concerned about proper administration of millions of acres of public domain grazing lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management have a vital stake in public hearings scheduled in three Montana cities. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.17/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 24, 1970: Park fish protected
Park fish protected
Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Jack K. Anderson has announced several major changes in the fishing regulations for the park, a response to heavy angling pressure. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.17/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 17, 1970: Special issue: Earth Day
Scenic mountain area threatened by mining
The White Clouds area near Challis, Idaho, is under pressure from potential development of molybdenum. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.16/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 17, 1970: Special issue: Earth Day
Wyoming’s environmental problems are not unique
Wyoming, like all other Rocky Mountain states, is caught in the dichotomous dilemma of development or degradation. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.16/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 10, 1970: Hunting regulations are to be discussed
Hunting regulations are to be discussed
Representatives from the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will meet with sportsmen’s clubs, outfitters, meat processors, and others to discuss the 1970 hunting season and proposed changes to hunting regulation. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.15/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 3, 1970: Wyoming game herds are economically important
Wyoming game herds are economically important
Hunting and fishing is big business in Wyoming, where in recent years it has provided a direct boost of $60 million to the economy. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.14/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E