The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has indicated that it plans to remove the iconic Yellowstone grizzly bear from the protection of the Endangered Species Act early this year. The federal agency’s plan is irresponsible and premature because grizzlies are struggling to adjust to declining food sources, even as they face an uncertain future caused […]
Roger Hayden
Posted inMay 27, 1996: Utah ushers its frogs toward oblivion
Runaway runway advances at Jackson Hole airport
Despite overwhelming public opposition, Jackson Hole airport officials have decided to push the high-altitude airport’s runway deeper into Grand Teton National park. Airport board members characterized the decision to add 968 feet of pavement to the 6,300-foot-long runway as a compromise. “I’m looking at what is doable,” said airport board member Fred Hibberd. An earlier […]
Posted inOctober 4, 1993: Mining reform: Searching for common ground
Is the Jackson Hole airport “doomed’?
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Is the Jackson Hole airport “doomed’?.
Posted inOctober 4, 1993: Mining reform: Searching for common ground
Critics say big jets and national parks don’t mix
Proposed expansion at Jackson’s stimulates discussion of FAA regulations for flying over national parks. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Critics say big jets and national parks don’t mix.