Evergreen State provides an alternative to giant Washington State
Lisa Jones
Posted inNovember 14, 1994: Land grant universities
Off campus: A sociologist tries to help Idaho’s small towns
Note: this feature article is one of several in a special issue about land grant universities in the West. When sociologist Aaron Harp interviewed for a job at the University of Idaho, he was asked if the university had an obligation to save the state’s rural communities. “That’s a loaded question,” says Harp. “And having […]
Posted inJune 17, 1991: A wilderness war: Utah's canyons cut to the bone
A wilderness war: Utah’s canyons cut to the bone
The wilderness debate is forcing rural Utahns to confront their deepest hopes and fears. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/23.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 8, 1991: Overgrazing: Feds move to end it
Overgrazing: Feds move to end it
The Forest Service claims parts of the Big Cimarron grazing allotment on the Uncompahgre National Forest are chronically overgrazed, and says the bulk of the area should be managed for recreation and the protection of its rivers and lakes. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/23.6/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 17, 1990: Animas-La Plata: still flawed
Animas-La Plata: still flawed
The $590 million Animas-La Plata water project Congress reauthorized in 1988 continues to generate controversy in Colorado. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/22.24/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inOctober 8, 1990: Can natural gas fuel a Rocky Mountain high?
Can natural gas fuel a Rocky Mountain high?
Rocky Mountain states bet on pipelines to get gas to the burgeoning California market. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/22.19/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJuly 24, 1995: Making a mountain into a starbase
The astronomer
Note: This article is a sidebar to this issue’s feature story, Making a mountain into a starbase. “Observatories are usually exceedingly benign places. They become animal refuges …” Peter Strittmatter, a British astronomer with a Ph.D. from Cambridge, became director of the U of A’s Steward Observatory in 1975, an appointment he recognized as “a […]