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Western cities that drink water like a fish may actually compete with fish for water. The Western Regional Instream Flow Conference, Water for Fish vs. Water for People: A Real Conflict?, Oct. 8-9 at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado, features speakers including Colorado Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs, and High Country News publisher Ed Marston. […]

A redesigned Department of Energy Web site aims to be a clearinghouse for a variety of sustainability issues. Learn about land-use planning, “green” buildings, and join a dialogue at the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development. The Web site address is www.sustainable.doe.gov. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline […]

For land conservationists at home in plenary sessions and on field trips, the Mesa County Land Conservancy will host the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts fall meeting Sept. 24-26 in Palisade, Colo. Call the coalition at 970/259-3415. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts.

Opponents of the proposed Battle Mountain Gold Mine in the Okanogan Highlands of Washington state want to send Congress a message in a bottle. Because local water would be polluted by the mine, critics say, they’ve created the Okanogan Highlands Bottling Co. to give others a taste of what might be lost. A bonus: customers […]

Does the government have the right to regulate private property to protect our air and water? This is just one question that will be discussed at a conference Sept. 24-25 in San Francisco, Calif. “Litigating Regulatory Takings Claims’ will feature over 30 speakers and is expected to draw a diverse audience of federal, state and […]

Alliance for the Wild Rockies will bring conservationists to a wildlife refuge for the Wild Rockies Rendezvous, Sept. 18-20 in Corvallis, Mont., to hear Peter Kostmayer of Zero Population Growth, celebrate the bull trout listing and watch a slideshow on the Yellowstone fires. Contact Jamie Lennox at P.O. Box 8731, Missoula, MT 59807 (406/721-5420) or […]

Water at the Confluence of Science, Law and Public Policy, a symposium sponsored by the Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Hydrological Society, convenes Sept. 23-26 at the Holiday Inn-City Center in Tucson, Ariz. The event includes field trips and discussions on topics including water quality, mining and NAFTA. For details, contact Suzanne Kirk, Dames & […]

Incentives for Conserving Open Lands in Greater Yellowstone, a 51-page report by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, the Environmental Defense Fund and the World Wildlife Fund, gives landowners ideas about protecting the natural value of their land. Incentives include tax benefits for conservation easements and subsidies for setting aside conservation reserves. For a $5 copy, contact […]

The former top water warrior for the State of Colorado will talk to the Mesa County Water Association on the subject: “The Colorado River: How Secure Is Our Water?” Speaker Jim Lochhead was executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources until recently. His talk will be Tuesday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m. at 750 […]

Though wilderness and legislation may seem like apples and oranges, the Wilderness Society makes their relationship plain as day in its updated edition of The Wilderness Act Handbook. The report fully quotes original mandates, gives historical context and interprets wilderness legislation for the uninformed reader. For a $5 copy, contact the Wilderness Society, 900 17th […]

The San Pedro River in Arizona’s southeastern corner is famous for the diversity of its birdlife, but groundwater pumping by surrounding communities and the Fort Huachuca military base in Sierra Vista, Ariz., is draining the desert refuge. Now, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a Montreal-based group established by NAFTA, has released a report entitled “Sustaining […]

At the third annual Waterton-Glacier International Writer’s Workshop in Glacier Park, Mont., Sept. 24-26, nature, environmental and travel writers come together with editors and publishers from both the United States and Canada. Writing and publishing workshops will be offered, with story opportunities emerging from field trips throughout the Glacier area. To register, contact Joan Baucus, […]

Remember the oil crisis? It’s only just begun, according to the petroleum primer When Will the Joy Ride End? published by an Aspen, Colo., nonprofit, the Community Office for Resource Efficiency. With catchy phrases, hard facts and many graphs, authors Randy Udall and Steve Andrews stress that when global oil production peaks, it may already […]

The 23rd annual Colorado Water Workshop will be held July 29-31 at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo., with Floyd Dominy, former commissioner and dam-builder of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the keynote speaker. This year’s theme: World Water Lessons for a Changing West. Registration is $225 before July 20. For more information, call 970/641-6215 […]