Dear HCN, I was interested in the views of William Cronon, and his defender, William R. Dickinson, that we need a new vision of wilderness that takes into account the effects humans had on the North American environment in the pre-Columbian period (HCN, 12/6/99). These views are also similar to those of Prof. Charles Kay […]
Ralph Maughan
Posted inSeptember 18, 1995: The West's fisheries spin out of control
Rhetoric redefined
Dear HCN, Confused by the rhetoric of the “Wise Use” movement? Here’s a handy translation: Like the dinosaurs, it’s a species that just can’t adapt. The species in question can’t leap over dams, thrive on freeways, or make a living in a cow pasture. Playground for Easterners. Any place in the Western United States used […]