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A report on Environmental Performance at the Bench: The EPA’s Record in Federal Courts says that unlike most federal agencies, the EPA rarely wins lawsuits. Author Jonathan H. Adler says the agency’s poor record signals a need for management reform because EPA regulations aren’t solving environmental problems. The 22-page report costs $15 from Reason Public […]

Inspired by the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park located in southwestern Alberta and north-central Montana, a collection of short stories, essays, poems and editorials depicts life in the mountainous border region. Tales of the Blackfeet tribe, hailstorms, grizzly bears and fur poachers illuminate the history of this wild place. The 236-page Voices in the Wind […]

Forest activists unite at the 14th Annual National Forest Reform Rally in Romayor, Texas, from Sept. 15-17. Participants will attend workshops on maintaining roadless areas, restoring ecosystems and ending old-growth logging, among other topics. Registration fees received before Aug. 28 are $35; late registration costs $45. Contact the Forest Reform Network, c/o Texas Committee on […]

Agency managers, environmentalists, lawyers and legislators hope to shed light on land protection in the West by analyzing the designation of Grand Staircase-Escalante as a national monument. Learning from the Monument is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, at the University of Utah College of Law in Salt Lake City. To […]

Northwest authors Tim McNulty, Stephanie Mills, Robert Michael Pyle and Susan Zwinger will teach their writing secrets at the Nature Writers Retreat near Leavenworth, Wash. From Sept. 24-27, participants will learn the tools of observation, metaphor and character development. For more information, call the North Cascades Institute at 360/856-5700 ext. 209; e-mail: nci@ncascades.org or visit […]

More than 1,200 open-space advocates will join forces at a National Land Trust Rally, Oct. 19-22 in Portland, Ore., for workshops on everything from fund raising to drawing up a conservation easement. Contact the Land Trust Alliance at 1319 F Street NW, Suite 501, Washington, DC 20004 (202/638-4725), or see the Web at www.lta.org/rally.html. This […]

Seven Pueblo tribes will host the third annual Sacred Buffalo Conference, Aug. 13-15 in Santa Fe, N.M. The theme is “Restoring Healthy Native Nations,” and participants will discuss topics ranging from buffalo herd management to diabetes in Indian people. Contact the InterTribal Bison Cooperative at 1560 Concourse Drive, Rapid City, SD 57703 (605/394-9730), www.intertribalbison.org. This […]

A conference on Riparian Ecology and Management in Multi-Land Use Watersheds Aug. 28-31 in Portland, Ore., includes international speakers who will discuss issues from salmon recovery to the effects of earthquakes on riverside habitat. Contact the American Water Resources Association at 4 West Federal St., P.O. Box 1626, Middleburg, VA 20118-1626 (540/687-8390), www.awra.org. This article […]

Hiking and mountaineering clubs will sponsor a National Mountain Conference in Golden, Colo., Sept. 14-16. Land managers and outdoor recreation specialists will discuss human impacts on mountain ecosystems, and a field trip to ski area expansions at Vail Pass and Breckenridge is also available. Call conference coordinator at 603/466-2721, ext. 184, send e-mail to melhov@landmarknet.net, […]

A new directory features maps, cross-referenced charts and an index of 700 religious, environmentally conscious, agricultural and artistic communities. For information about Communities Directory: A Guide to Intentional Communities and Cooperative Living, which sells for $30, call 800/462-8240 or go to http://store.ic.org/. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline […]

Musicians United to Sustain the Environment will give away an environmentally oriented CD in drawings four times a year. To register, visit www.musemusic.org. Michigan-based MUSE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization raising funds through music for grassroots efforts to protect wilderness and wildlife. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline […]

Scientists, educators and urban planners are invited to attend a conference sponsored by the Society for Human Ecology, Oct. 18-22 in Jackson, Wyo. The group looks at how humans interact with their environment – whether the “environment” is a forest or a city. Participants will discuss environmental policy and decision-making as well as urban ecosystems. […]

The Continental Divide Trail Alliance hopes to lure people to some of the most scenic and ecologically diverse areas in the West for a vacation of trail building, weed pulling or sign repairing. Volunteers can choose from 33 projects along the 3,100-mile trail. Contact CDTA, P.O. Box 628, Pine, CO 80470, or call 888/909-CDTA or […]

A report by three environmental groups says national gold reserves are harmful both economically and environmentally. When governments lock up large gold reserves, they force new, often environmentally destructive mining to meet the market demand for the metal, says the 24-page study, Gold At What Price? The Need for a Public Debate on National Gold […]

Government officials, environmentalists and ranchers will meet in Wyoming this summer to discuss how collaborative processes work, when they are appropriate and which tools are necessary for success. Case studies of successful and unsuccessful collaborations in the West will be used as examples. To attend the Governor’s Forum on Environment and Natural Resources in Riverton, […]