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The Foundation for American Communications is conducting a conference for journalists, Getting Beneath the Surface of Public Lands Issues, Oct. 4-6, in Englewood, Colo. Speakers include journalists, professors and HCN publisher Ed Marston. Call 213/851-7372, or e-mail at facs@facsnet.org. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Getting Beneath the […]

The Montana Environmental Information Center’s annual rendezvous, Conservation and Conservatism: Reflections on clean water, will focus on water, pollution and politics Sept. 21 in Three Forks, Mont. The keynote speaker is Gordon Durnil, author of The Making of a Conservative Environmentalist; the rendezvous also features a flyover of the Golden Sunlight Mine and music by […]

The Missoula-based Alliance for the Wild Rockies will hold its 11th annual rendezvous, Sept. 27-29, at the Teller Wildlife Refuge in Corvallis, Mont. The theme is Bear of the Land, Bull of the River: Protecting Ecosystem Indicator Species. In addition to discussions about grizzlies and bull trout, the schedule includes workshops and updates on regional […]

Northwest environmentalists eager to bust out of their Luddite stereotype now have a resource. It’s called ONE/Northwest, and it was recently formed to bring activists in the region up to speed on the internet and other electronic media. The nonprofit is working with the Oregon Conservation Network, a loose alliance of 70 environmental groups, to […]

The Greater San Juan Partnership sells a combative bumpersticker – -Keep It Country!’ – and a collaborative message: Newcomers and old-timers can work together to preserve the rural character of the southern Rockies. The fledgling partnership takes its inspiration from the San Juan Mountains watershed, which board member Todd Murchison calls the largest unspoiled place […]

If you’ve read Terry Tempest Williams and would like to hear her in person, come to a free reading and talk at 5:30 p.m. on July 30 at Aspen’s Harris Hall. The event is sponsored by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance as part of the Aspen Music Festival’s “From the Canyons to the Stars,” a […]

The 21st annual Colorado Water Workshop at Western State College in Gunnison Aug. 7-9 focuses this year on Instream Flows: Minimum Doctrine/ Maximum Controversy. For more information, contact the Colorado Water Workshop, Aspinall Wilson Center, Western State College, Gunnison, CO 81231 or call Pam Ayers at 970/ 943-7156. For those whose job requires detailed knowledge […]

For those whose job requires detailed knowledge of the Endangered Species Act, there will be a technical conference Aug. 8-9 at the Hyatt Regency in Denver, Colo. Sponsored by CLE International, a company that hosts environmental law seminars, the third annual Endangered Species Act Conference will explain how the law works and how it affects […]

Jackson, Wyo., will host the fifth annual training institute for community development specialists, sponsored by the Heartland Center for Leadership Development, Oct. 10-14. This year’s focus is Helping Small Towns Survive. Contact the Jackson Hole Institute, care of the Heartland Center for Leadership Development, 941 “O” Street, Suite 920, Lincoln, NE 68508 (800/927-1115). This article […]