At Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, Jan. 21, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt tripped on a rock and fell on his face, requiring several stitches on his head at a local hospital. Barely an hour later, he was back at the monument, telling the press that he was ready to negotiate with Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez […]
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Posted inFebruary 7, 1994: Can she save ecosystems?
Timber industry mounts an offense
The timber industry this winter launched a $1.5 million campaign in the Pacific Northwest to derail President Clinton’s Option 9 forest plan and lift court injunctions on timber sales. In addition to radio and television ads, the industry created three citizen committees in Washington, Oregon and northern California that have sent mailings to 1.5 million […]
Posted inFebruary 7, 1994: Can she save ecosystems?
Texan fights out-of-state wastes
In Sierra Blanca, Texas, someone burned Bill Addington’s family lumber yard to the ground last September. Addington says the arson was a message to him and others: Stop protesting the importation of sewage sludge and nuclear waste. Addington heads a citizens’ group of over 70 people which has resisted waste disposal from other states for […]
Posted inFebruary 7, 1994: Can she save ecosystems?
Sore loser in Utah
“Some of those people down there must get up in the morning and flip a coin to see if they’re a girl or a boy that day. Then they ride their bikes off into the tules,” says Uintah County Commissioner Max Adams, still angry that Grand County backed out of a deal to pay for […]
Posted inFebruary 7, 1994: Can she save ecosystems?
Fearless direction on the educational front
The Meridian, Idaho, school board’s instructions for teaching about the environment specify: “Discussion should not reflect negative attitudes against business or industry who do the best job under present regulations considering economic realities,” reports the Los Angeles Times. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Fearless direction on the […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
Lift construction suspended
Lift construction suspended Yellowstone National Park has suspended improvements on a small ski area in the park. Last month, workers began installing a used poma lift at Undine Falls ski area, five miles east of Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., to replace a rope tow that was considered unsafe. But after receiving phone calls and letters […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
Poachers target grizzlies
Poachers target grizzlies Bear researchers say the remote Selkirk Mountains, between Washington, Idaho and British Columbia, could support up to 90 grizzlies. Instead, the current population of about 30 bears has dropped by one. In late November an unknown person shot Sy, a 15-year-old female grizzly, who was the last bear in the Selkirks wearing […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
Lost and found study
Lost and found study Under former Utah Gov. Norm Bangerter, the bumper sticker “Wilderness: land of no use” became popular. At the same time, managers under Bangerter ignored a 1991 draft state study that said wilderness could actually benefit Utah’s economy. Gov. Mike Leavitt recently unearthed the report after the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance pressed […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
The third man
The third man The number three man in the Forest Service, Deputy Chief James Overbay, has retired. Overbay, a member of the agency’s old guard, was replaced by Gray Reynolds, regional forester for the Intermountain Region of national forests in southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah and western Wyoming. Environmental activists in the Intermountain Region were not […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
West’s buttons popping
West’s buttons popping The 10 fastest growing states in the nation are in the West. According to federal Census Bureau figures, Nevada grew fastest in 1992-93, with a 3.9 percent growth rate, followed by Idaho at 3.1 percent and Colorado at 2.9 percent. Reid Reynolds, a Colorado state demographer, attributes the surge to strong economies […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
Bullet holes in bungalows
Bullet holes in bungalows In Prescott, Ariz., living near a national forest can be dangerous. Stray slugs from target shooters have pockmarked residents’ hot tubs, porches, roofs and patio furniture. “They think they’re out in the middle of nowhere and they can just shoot,” says Carol Brownlow, a Prescott homeowner, in the Arizona Republic. On […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
Comment on curbing a dam
Comment on curbing a dam The Bureau of Reclamation will host a series of meetings and public hearings on the Glen Canyon Dam draft EIS from Jan. 27 through March 24. The Bureau will accept public comments until April 11. Information Meetings, 5-9 p.m., will be held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, at the Stouffer […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
Dear friends
How Gifford Pinchot got to be chief In his autobiography, Breaking New Ground, Pinchot writes on page 136 (Island Press edition, 1987) of his decision to accept the position of chief: “But the position of chief of the Forestry Division was under the classified civil service. Before I could hold it, I had to pass […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
Reform was killed by “100 peacocks in heat”
Note: This article is a sidebar to one of this issue’s feature stories, Turmoil on the range. Brant Calkin, who until a few months ago was head of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, one of the region’s most aggressive environmental groups, thinks he knows why the Rangeland Reform ’94 initiative crashed and burned. He says […]
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
No driving in Zion?
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline No driving in Zion?.
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Real western women
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Real western women.
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Sonoran stewardship
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Sonoran stewardship.
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
The Virgin River is the target
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The Virgin River is the target.
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Wildlife refuge needs money
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wildlife refuge needs money.
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Little support for public-land ranchers
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Little support for public-land ranchers.