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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, […]

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, […]

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. […]

The 1999 Waterton-Glacier International Writers Workshop brings more than a dozen writers together to discuss writing and environmental issues. The Sept. 16-18 workshop meets at Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, and costs $175 U.S. For details, contact Barb Grinder, Box 127, Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada T0K 1E0, e-mail: bgrinder@telusplanet.net (403/626-3658). This article appeared […]

A Summit to Envision Colorado’s Future invites some 200 teachers, students, government representatives and community and business leaders to work together as a team, planning a sustainable economic future for Colorado. Cosponsored by The World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education among others, the summit can be attended either […]

A conference focusing on one of the most important animals in the wetlands corridors, the beaver, will be held Sept. 7-9 in Estes Park, Colo. Beaver and Common Sense Conflict Solutions is sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife 2000, and Rocky Mountain National Park. For more information, contact Sherri Tippie, 4905 […]

Woodlot owners and professional foresters might be interested in the Effective Forest Road Management Workshop, at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, Sept. 20-21. The workshop includes a field trip to examine forest roads managed by Starker Forests and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Contact Conference Assistant, Oregon State University, College of Forestry, […]

At the Arizona Hydrological Society’s symposium, Water Issues and Partnerships for Rural Arizona, workshop participants will talk about everything from water quality to flood management, Sept. 8-11, at the Hon-Dah Conference Center in the White Mountains. Speakers include Stephen Cornell, director of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona, […]

American Wildlands has produced a helpful brochure, A Guide to Land Exchanges in the Northern Rockies, which explains what exchanges are in the works and what questions should be asked of decision-makers. For a free copy, contact American Wildlands, 40 E. Main, #2, Bozeman, MT 59715 (406/586-8175); awl@wildlands.org. This article appeared in the print edition […]

The 50th anniversary of A Sand County Almanac will be celebrated Oct. 4-7 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wis. Building on Leopold’s Legacy: Conservation for a New Century presents Bruce Babbitt, Michael Dombeck, and conservation biologist Richard Knight, among others. The conference fee is $250. Live Webcasts of the conference […]

In February, we told readers that they could acquire Water in the West: The Challenge for the Next Century on CD-ROM. However, just the fortunate few who called before it ran out were successful. Now it is again in stock and available through the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission. Contact them at 303/445-2100; fax […]

Six ranches around the remote town of Jordan will hold the 1999 Montana Governor’s Range Tour, Sept. 8-9, highlighting successful ranch management techniques, such as controlled burning, and growing alternative crops. Contact Jodi Pierson of the Garfield Conservation District at 406/557-2740 or the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation at 406/444-6667. This article appeared […]

Field trips organized by the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance include a jaunt to see the Snake River Restoration Project and a visit to a natural gas field under development near Pinedale. For a complete schedule, contact Heather Thomas, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, P.O. Box 2728, Jackson, WY 83001 (307/733-9417). This article appeared in the print […]

The Alliance for the Wild Rockies knows how to have a meeting. Its 14th Wild Rockies Rendezvous, Sept. 17-19 in the Rattlesnake Mountains at Snowbowl, Missoula, Mont., includes live music along with workshops. The keynote speaker is Martha Marks, president of Republicans for Environmental Protection. Contact Bob Clark, P.O. Box 8731, Missoula, MT 59807 (406/721-5420); […]

It’s year 24 for the Western Water Workshop at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo., July 28-30. This year’s gathering, Garden of Dreams vs. High Desert Reality: Can We Save Everything, Keep Our Lawns Green and Have Enough Water for Everyone? features conference co-founder L. Richard Bratton as keynote speaker. Contact Robin Helken at the […]

Community leaders can soon learn nuts-and-bolts skills about how to organize around issues such as civil rights, the environment and labor. The Western States Center’s annual training program attracted over 500 people last year; the deadline for registering for this summer’s conference in Portland, Ore., July 29-Aug. 1, is July 9. For details, contact Alanna […]