The ecological balance of the continent’s largest high-elevation lake – the pristine jewel of Yellowstone National Park – is threatened by an invasion of alien trout. And it seems to be no accident – the alien trout were likely slipped into Yellowstone Lake by anglers seeking to start a stock of catchable trophy fish. “An […]
Michael Milstein
Posted inJune 13, 1994: A doomed species?
Yellowstone gets new superintendent
In a shuffle of top national park managers, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Bob Barbee in late May found himself reassigned to the job of director in the agency’s Alaska region. Barbee, who had presided over Yellowstone for 11 years, had just finished building a house near Bozeman, Mont. As superintendent of one of the most […]
Posted inMay 16, 1994: Babbitt is trying to nationalize the BLM
National Park Service is put on a starvation diet
During the week of May 22, America is to celebrate “National Parks Week,” ” a creation of new Park Service Director Roger Kennedy. But some Park Service employees may not be in the mood to join the celebration. The new director is driving the agency headlong into a sweeping reorganization that may include job cuts […]
Posted inApril 18, 1994: The salmon win one
Babbitt backs plans to kill predators
In a series of deft administrative maneuvers, the Bureau of Land Management side-stepped protests by environmental groups that had restricted federal predator-control activities on millions of acres of public land in the West. With approval from Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, the BLM is now issuing predator control plans with a provision that puts them immediately […]
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Firms milk park’s ‘wildlife’
National Park managers deliberate over whether or not theyshould charge biotechnical firms for extracting microbes fromYellowstone. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Firms milk park’s ‘wildlife’.
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Poacher gets light sentence
A hunter pleads guilty to poaching elk in Yellowstone National Park. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Poacher gets light sentence.
Posted inSeptember 6, 1993: On their own: Eagles make a comeback
Poacher shoots elk, video and himself
A nationally known archer pleads guilty to killing protected elk in Yellowstone National Park. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Poacher shoots elk, video and himself.
Posted inAugust 23, 1993: Timber theft: Logging firms rob a lax agency
Wildlife officer says he is a victim of politics
Game Warden Joel Scrafford resigns in opposition to a forced transfer from his Montana and Wyoming territory. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wildlife officer says he is a victim of politics.
Posted inJune 14, 1993: Oregon's Trojan horse
Washington doesn’t get it, officials say
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Washington doesn’t get it, officials say.
Posted inJune 14, 1993: Oregon's Trojan horse
Supervisors ask: Was it coincidence or treachery?
Two Montana National Forest supervisors quit to protest reassignment. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Supervisors ask: Was it coincidence or treachery?.
Posted inMay 17, 1993: Fore! in Santa Fe
Timber firm seeks grass-roots allies
Consultant tells Wyoming ranchers at a multiple-use meeting not to negotiate with preservation groups. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Timber firm seeks grass-roots allies.
Posted inMay 3, 1993: Now that Denver has abdicated ... who will coordinate and inspire the West?
Medicine Wheel remains unprotected
The Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark suffers from too many tourists. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Medicine Wheel remains unprotected.
Posted inApril 19, 1993: Clinton flinches under western pressure
Clinton flinches under Western pressure
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Clinton flinches under Western pressure.
Posted inApril 19, 1993: Clinton flinches under western pressure
Clinton flinches under Western pressure
Environmentalists’ euphoria over President Bill Clinton’s Western policies came to an abrupt end in late March, when the White House pulled public land reforms from its new budget. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Clinton flinches under […]
Posted inJanuary 25, 1993: Can Bruce Babbitt make Interior hum?
Conspiracy destroyed a Vision for Yellowstone
A Bush administration conspiracy destroys a plan for environmental protection in Yellowstone and costs a Park Service official her job. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Conspiracy destroyed a Vision for Yellowstone.
Posted inSeptember 21, 1992: Battle for the Bones
Battle for the Bones
Today, across the West, scientists, rockhounds and those who collect for profit are battling over the bones of the 100-million-year-old wildlife of the Mesozoic. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/24.17/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 20, 1992: The government's investigative agency says, again, cows aren't good for the arid West
An old-timer talks about new times
When Lloyd Todd joined the U.S. Forest Service in 1957, choices were much simpler than they are now. “At one time, we’d have said this is how much timber we’re going to cut, period,” he says. “Then there might have been an article or two in the paper, and I might have taken a cussing […]
Posted inMarch 9, 1992: Salmon: Can a new plan save the fish?
Are bison getting killed in Montana for no reason?
The outcome of a legal battle between a cattle company and the federal government over transmission of brucellosis from wild bison could impose dramatic changes in the use of public land in the West. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/24.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inOctober 21, 1991: Sting uncovers eagle-killers
Some ranchers keep an old tradition alive
Working undercover, agents bought an array of illegal poisons, learned how to lace carcasses with them, and visited ranches where deadly baits were left for predators. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/23.19/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJune 3, 1991: A fading Yellowstone 'Vision'
A fading Yellowstone ‘Vision’
In 1989 a coalition of park and forest chiefs in what is now called the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem embarked on a pioneering plan to coordinate their management. But something went awry. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/23.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E