Supporters of California wilderness are invited to participate in the California Wildlands 2000 Conference, co-sponsored by the California Wilderness Coalition, the Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society and Friends of the River. The May 5-7 conference at California State University in Sacramento will focus on building support for an initiative to inventory all of the land […]
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Posted inNovember 8, 1999: A new road for the public lands
Heard around the West
Homes on the range: photos by High Country News readers This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Heard around the West.
Posted inOctober 25, 1999: Monumental chaos
Conference for the Animals
Animal Protection of New Mexico Inc. will host its 1999 Conference for the Animals Nov. 5-7 in Albuquerque. The gathering’s aim is to strengthen animal-activist networks and educate the public about domestic and wild animals. Speakers include Alan Green, author of Animal Underworld, and Steven M. Wise, animal rights attorney. Contact APNM at 505/265-2322 or […]
Posted inOctober 25, 1999: Monumental chaos
Volunteer work in the nation’s parks
Student Conservation Association interns will soon have more than pretty pictures and increased conservation acumen to show for their volunteer work in the nation’s parks, refuges and forests. Starting in 2000, the group’s resource assistants will also receive educational awards, ranging from $1,200 to $4,000, depending on program length. The money is allocated through the […]
Posted inOctober 25, 1999: Monumental chaos
River Network
Merged: River Network from Portland, Ore., and River Watch Network of Montpelier, Vt., on Oct. 1. The new group will keep the name River Network and headquarters in Portland, with field offices in Montpelier, Vt., Helena, Mont., and Washington, D.C. Over 800 local partner groups participate in the network. Contact the group at 800/423-6747 or […]
Posted inOctober 25, 1999: Monumental chaos
Environmental Restoration Conference
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt will talk at an Environmental Restoration Conference: Challenges for the New Millennium, Nov. 11-13, at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Speakers also include writer Terry Tempest Williams, David Wegner of the Glen Canyon Institute, and Dan Luecke of the Environmental Defense Fund. Call 520/621-8430, or write to Environmental Restoration Conference, […]
Posted inOctober 25, 1999: Monumental chaos
Rivers, Dams and the Future of the West
-Rivers and dams are the lifeblood of the West,” says the University of Utah’s Wetlands and Riparian Center, which holds its second annual conference, Rivers, Dams and the Future of the West, Nov. 18 in Salt Lake City. The gathering will bring together riparian experts and those concerned with dams and river exploitation. Contact Jack […]
Posted inOctober 25, 1999: Monumental chaos
Water aficionados
The Idaho Water Resources Research Institute holds monthly video-link seminars with water aficionados in Boise, Moscow, Idaho Falls and Coeur d’Alene. To find out more about topics for the fall series, call Christian Petrich at 208/327-5409, or e-mail kathyo@uidaho.edu. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Water aficionados.
Posted inOctober 25, 1999: Monumental chaos
What should every Westerner know
The Center of the American West wants to know. What should every Westerner know, and, how does someone become a Westerner? If you have strong opinions and hanker for a good discussion or debate, log on to the Center’s Web site at http://www.centerwest.org/westerner, or send a postcard to the University of Colorado-based Center of the […]
Posted inOctober 25, 1999: Monumental chaos
Dear Friends
Getting it right Mount Evans, Mount Elbert, they’re not the same, many readers note. The former, which we’d called highest (HCN, 9/27/99) is merely 14,264 feet; the latter, near Leadville, Colo., is number one at 14,431 feet. In gently correcting us, Roger Williams of Boulder, Colo., adds that Mount Evans boasts a herd of Rocky […]
Posted inOctober 11, 1999: A home-grown Water War
Imagine a River
Note: this front-page essay introduces this issue’s feature stories. For centuries, humans have come up with ingenious ways of putting the country’s second-longest river, the Rio Grande, to work. Pueblo Indians built brush dams that shunted water into fields of maize. Spanish farmers dug networks of dirt irrigation ditches, or acequias, that still sustain and […]
Posted inSeptember 27, 1999: The Millworker and the Forest
Environmental Protection and Growth Management in the West – 1999
Everyone from planners to community activists and lawyers is welcome at a continuing education program workshop, Environmental Protection and Growth Management in the West – 1999. The Oct. 29-30 gathering will focus on what works to protect open spaces and what doesn’t. To register, write to the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute at the University […]
Posted inSeptember 27, 1999: The Millworker and the Forest
Endangered boreal toads
Colorado hikers will find “WANTED” posters at trailheads this fall. The state Division of Wildlife, which posted the signs, is not looking for fugitives, but endangered boreal toads. The toads are often confused with chorus frogs or Woodhouse toads and biologists are trying to track legitimate sightings. They hope hikers will help with pictures, postcards, […]
Posted inSeptember 13, 1999: Troubled Oasis
MINExpo International 2000
MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2000 is billed as the largest mining exposition in the Western Hemisphere. It happens in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 9-12. For details, contact Kim Boscia, MINExpo coordinator, 1130 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202/463-9799); e-mail: kboscia@nma.org or check out www.minexpo.com. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the […]
Posted inSeptember 13, 1999: Troubled Oasis
Wilderness Act Handbook
A 68-page handbook helps decipher the nuances of the 1964 Wilderness Act. The Wilderness Act Handbook, published by the Wilderness Society, includes the entire language of the act with a section-by-section interpretation of the legalese. For a revised copy, send $5 to the Wilderness Society, 900 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20006 (202/833-2300), or buy […]
Posted inSeptember 13, 1999: Troubled Oasis
Continental Divide Trail
People who like to work hard in high places are needed to help maintain the Continental Divide Trail. Winding for 3,100 miles from Montana to New Mexico, the trail traces the rugged backbone of the Rocky Mountains. Volunteers, who will monitor and maintain 3- to 25-mile segments, can contact the Continental Divide Trail Alliance, P.O. […]
Posted inSeptember 13, 1999: Troubled Oasis
Twenty-five Years of Self-Determination and Economic Development
Native American nation-building is the topic of a Tucson, Ariz., conference, Twenty-five Years of Self-Determination and Economic Development: What Have We Learned? The Nov. 11-13 conference will look at problems Indian communities confront, including joblessness, touchy tribal-state-federal relationships, and how to manage natural resources. Contact the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, the University […]
Posted inSeptember 13, 1999: Troubled Oasis
1999 Congress on Recreation and Resource Capacity
The 1999 Congress on Recreation and Resource Capacity is bringing the public and private sectors together to discuss the future of recreation on the nation’s public lands. The congress will meet Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in Aspen, Colo. Sponsors include the Bureau of Land Management, Blue Ribbon Coalition and National Parks and Conservation Association. For details, […]
Posted inSeptember 13, 1999: Troubled Oasis
New Millennium First People’s World’s Fair and Pow Wow
Organizers of the “New Millennium First People’s World’s Fair and Pow Wow” say representatives of more than 100 tribal nations will be present to help bring in the year 2000. It all happens at Rillito Raceway Park in Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 31-Jan. 9. For details, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to American Indians World Fair, […]
Posted inSeptember 13, 1999: Troubled Oasis
The Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space
The title of a report from the Trust for Public Land says it all: The Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space: How Land Conservation Helps Communities Grow Smart and Protect the Bottom Line. As cities create parks, city economies usually improve and property values go up, say report authors Steve Lerner and William Poole. […]