I agree that tactics on both sides of the roadless issue have fouled the process and the intent of law (HCN, 11/9/09). To fully understand this matter, though, I think it’s important to go back to the RARE1 and RARE2 (Roadless Area Review) processes of the 1970s and 1980s, meant to identify potential wilderness areas […]
John Nelson
Posted inJanuary 23, 2006: Timberlands up for grabs
Wilderness with horses, not wheelchairs
I agree with Erik Schultz that life can change dramatically in the blink of an eye (HCN, 12/12/05: Wheelchairs and wilderness can coexist). I am sorry that Erik was injured and is now confined to a wheelchair. But wilderness is, by definition, primitive, not meant to be easily accessed, and is a place where we […]
Posted inMarch 3, 1997: Hunters close ranks, and minds
Let’s stop blaming
Dear HCN, I read with interest Sam Hitt’s “Green Hate” opinion (HCN, 2/3/97) regarding New Mexico forests. Until he, the environmental special interests who invoke his name, the timber interests and the poor families burning nine cords of wood per year stop pointing fingers at each other, we’re doomed to this seemingly unsolvable war. As […]