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The Endangered Species Act will be among the topics covered at the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and Colorado CattleWomen’s midwinter conference Dec. 4-5 in Colorado Springs, Colo. More than 250 ranchers and biologists are expected to attend this panel discussion on how the act can be modified to engage the agriculture industry in endangered species’ recovery. […]

Hitting the road could be one way to protect roadless lands. Starting Oct. 9, the Montana-based Native Forest Network is on a road trip to communities in the Northern Rockies to call attention to 10 threatened roadless areas. Among them are the Gallatin Range and Rocky Mountain Front in northern Montana, the headwaters of the […]

Greenpeace may no longer be going door to door, but another group continues its long-time canvassing, often stressing environmental issues. It distributes millions of copies of its material in about 60 languages, including Pidgin, Hiligaynon and Zulu. The July 8 issue asked on its cover: “Who Will Save Our Animals?,” with a story inside that […]

Forest Fragmentation in the Central Rocky Mountains is the theme of a two-day conference at Colorado State University Nov. 12-13. From scientists to environmentalists, all-terrain vehicle drivers to timber industry representatives, everyone interested in forests is invited and no registration is needed. For more information, contact Rick Knight at 970/491-6714, or by e-mail: knight@cnr.colostate.edu. This […]

Arizona State University’s Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology hosts a symposium with 39 speakers Nov. 13-15 on Environmental, Economic and Legal Issues Related to Rangeland Water Developments, in Phoenix, Ariz. Symposium coordinator Rosalind Pearlman hopes the conference will attract staffers from state and federal environmental agencies as well as members of […]

Even the federal government has a Web site these days. Check out http://www.fedstats.gov to find out how many people moved to your state last year, how many tons of coal were burned or where the fastest-growing job market is. Easy to use, even for Luddites, the cyberspace site highlights often-requested data and offers key word […]

The consumer and environmental coalition, Western Colorado Congress, holds its 17th annual meeting in Grand Junction on Oct. 11, with historian Patricia Nelson Limerick, author of The Legacy of Conquest, starring in a provocative dramatization of “The Urban-Rural Divorce in the West.” This divorce hearing will explore the relationship between Western urban life and small-town […]

You can learn for yourself about the West’s most precious resource at the Colorado Riparian Association’s Oct. 14-16 conference in Montrose, Colo. Managing Colorado Watersheds for Riparian and Wetland Values features speakers from dozens of agencies and citizen groups; topics include wetland recovery, pollution clean-up, agriculture and the Glen Canyon flooding experiment. CRA spokesman Larry […]

Climbers, mountain bikers, river rafters and other outdoor enthusiasts will converge in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 7-8, for the National Recreation and Access Summit “97, sponsored by sports retailer REI. Summit hosts, including the Access Fund and American Whitewater, want ideas for promoting conservation while ensuring access to public lands, reducing user conflicts and building a […]

Members of the Glen Canyon Institute aren’t wasting time about their call for the restoration of a free-flowing Colorado River. Meeting for their third annual conference at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City Oct. 8-9, they plan to present the start of a “Citizens’ Environmental Assessment” centering on the removal of Glen Canyon […]

When land managers meet to talk about the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, they need a large table. The Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee is composed of the superintendents of Yellowstone and Grand Tetons national parks and the six supervisors from neighboring national forests. They’ll get together in Jackson, Wyo., Oct. 7 and 8, to discuss air quality, […]

Call to the Desert will cover “hot” topics at the Nevada Nuclear Test site, 60 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nev. The anti-nuclear group, Healing Global Wounds, hosts a gathering Oct. 10-13 that features prayers at sunrise, a workshop led by Margene Bullcreek, a Skull Valley Goshute member who opposes nuclear waste coming to her […]

Hikers and trail activists will converge on Vail, Colo., Sept. 6-7 for a Continental Divide Trail Alliance conference, Trailfest 1997. There will be workshops and outdoor demonstrations about the 3,100-mile trail, which was designated a National Scenic Trail nearly 20 years ago, but which still needs work to connect trekkers from Canada to southern New […]

Members and friends of the Montana Environmental Information Center will rendezvous in the Bitterroot Valley Saturday, Sept. 13, to exchange stories and revitalize. The gathering at the Teller Wildlife Refuge near Corvallis, Mont., will include workshops on transportation, weeds and the proposed gold mine near Lincoln. All are welcome. For information, call 406/443-2520. This article […]

For people interested in writing about nature and conservation, the Waterton-Glacier International Writers Workshop Sept. 25-27 features workshops and speakers such as John Rimel, publisher at Missoula’s Mountain Press, The Nature Conservancy’s Jim Mepham and many Canadian writers, including Candace Savage. There will also be backcountry hikes, lake cruises and trips to area ranches, watersheds […]