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More than 200 volunteers are needed at the 7th annual Latin American Festival in The Mountains, July 1 in Carbondale, Colo. The festival celebrates Latin American culture through food, arts, crafts and performances. Contact Adriana Chavira at 970/945-4060. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Latin American Festival in […]

Family histories will be told at the Western Issues Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, June 23-24. Writers Kim Barnes, Patricia Nelson Limerick, Philip Deloria and Vicki Ruiz are among those talking to 200 people about living in the West. Contact the Sun Valley Center for the Arts at P.O. Box 656, Sun Valley, ID 83353 […]

Fishtrap, an annual writer’s gathering in Wallowa Lake, Ore., July 10-16, features Ursula K. LeGuin and Luis Alberto Urrea, among other writers. Contact Fishtrap at P.O. Box 38, Enterprise, OR 97828 (541/426-3623). This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Fishtrap.

The nonprofit Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado is looking for people to repair trails, plant trees and work on a variety of projects this summer. Last year, more than 2,700 people joined VOC’s volunteer programs. To find out what needs doing, consult the group’s directory, 839 Ways to Move Colorado in the Right Direction, available from […]

One-page abstracts are being sought for next January’s Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste in Fort Collins, Colo. Offer your ideas on milling, geotechnics, tailings management or related topics by June 2. For information or to present an abstract, contact Linda Hinshaw, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372, 970/491-6081, fax […]

The National Park Service and its parent agency, the Department of the Interior, are sponsoring a conference to help land managers on the Colorado Plateau develop effective resource education programs. Connecting Our Land and Cultures will be held July 9-14 in Las Vegas, Nev. Register through June 9 by calling Carol Kruse at 520/526-1157 ext. […]

Lifelong social and environmental activist Hazel Wolf will be honored in a 30-minute documentary, “Voice of the Centenarian: Hazel Wolf,” narrated by Carole King. The producer is seeking footage of Wolf, who died in January. If you have material of her in action – making speeches, protesting, meeting with politicians – contact Gayle Podrabsky, 206/285-7806 […]

Lovers of land and culture, writers, and scientists will explore the relationships between religious traditions, sacred stories and scientific facts at the 17th Sitka Symposium, June 15-21 in Sitka, Alaska. Writers can submit manuscripts for critique by May 19. Contact the Island Institute at 907/747-3794 for more information, or write to Box 2420, Sitka, AK […]

The University of Colorado School of Law’s summer conference, Water and Growth in the West in Boulder, Colo., June 7-9, will feature a barbecue on Flagstaff Mountain and case studies from around the region. Contact Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado School of Law, Campus Box 401, Boulder, CO 80309-0401, 303/492-1272, e-mail: NRLC@spot.colorado.edu, or […]

The editor of a reference book/CD ROM seeks contributors to write 700-1,400-word biographical profiles of American environmentalists. Contributors may choose their subjects from the editor’s list, and must be able to submit profiles via e-mail, and agree to make revisions. Pay is $50 per entry; write to (e-mail address removed by request). This article appeared […]

An ongoing exhibit at the Colorado History Museum in Denver, Colo., Then and Now, 1870-2000: The Jackson/Fielder Photos, showcases the works of two renowned Western photographers through Aug. 6. John Fielder photographs the same landscapes William Henry Jackson first captured over a century ago. Admission is $3 for adults. Call 303/866-3682 for more information. This […]

Environmentalists wanting to hear and discuss everything from grazing on public lands to Glen Canyon restoration will convene at the Escalante Wilderness Action Gathering near Escalante, Utah, May 19-21. Camping and a $20 donation are encouraged for the outdoor event which includes community meals. Call Tori Woodard or Patrick Diehl for information and directions at […]

The Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder is sponsoring a two-day workshop, Environmental Justice in Natural Resources, beginning April 14 with a “Talking Circle” at the LODO Tattered Cover bookstore in Denver, Colo. Keynote speaker April 15 is Patricia Limerick from the Center of the American West. Call Kathryn Mutz, […]

Events and celebrations are taking place throughout the West for Earth Day 2000, April 22, including an All Species of the Earth Day in Santa Fe, N.M., a Jammin” for Salmon musical celebration in Bellingham, Wash., and a Grand Canyon Forest Festival in Flagstaff, Ariz. Visit www.earthday.net for the complete schedule, or call the Earth […]

Burns, Ore., is the site for the 22nd annual High Desert Conference, April 27-30, a magnet for those who love the dry and wild landscape. Field trips, slide shows, speakers and the Desert Rat Poetry Festival are slated, plus contra dancing to a live band. Contact Gilly Lyons at the Oregon Natural Desert Association at […]

Twenty authors, including environmental writers, will present their work at the Northern Arizona Book Festival in Flagstaff, Ariz., April 28-30. Ann Zwinger, William deBuys and Ana Castillo are a few of the authors on tap. For more information, call Rick Swanson at 520/774-9118 or visit the Web site at www.flagstaffcentral.com/bookfest. This article appeared in the […]