Seven stories about controversial management in the nation’s premier national park.
Real western women
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Real western women.
Sonoran stewardship
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Sonoran stewardship.
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.
Wildlife refuge needs money
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wildlife refuge needs money.
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.
Nevada mine wants to grow
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Nevada mine wants to grow.
No driving in Zion?
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline No driving in Zion?.
Barbee must apply for his job
Bruce Babbitt elevates the rank of superintendent for several national parks. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Barbee must apply for his job.
Crisis for tribal sawmill
The Navajo Nation’s logging company is bankrupt and the forestry program is in trouble according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Crisis for tribal sawmill.
Mid-Continent mine dispute continues
The federal Office of Surface Mining says Colorado underestimated the cost and extent of reclaiming the Mid-Continent mine site near Redstone, Colo. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Mid-Continent mine dispute continues.
Red sandstone and black lace
An artist wants to string 10,000 bras across the Grand Canyon. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Red sandstone and black lace.
Grizzly recovery plan could doom bears, critics say
Environmentalists and wildlife biologists criticize a Forest Service plan to manage grizzlies in Yellowstone. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Grizzly recovery plan could doom bears, critics say.
Use-it-or-lose-it dam draws fire
Wyoming tries to revive the Sandstone Dam project in order to reserve the state’s Colorado River water rights. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Use-it-or-lose-it dam draws fire.
The plan in brief
The National Park Service’s plan for grizzly recovery in Yellowstone is summarized. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The plan in brief.
‘Empty’ county can’t find room for trash
Wayne County, Utah, can’t find a place for its garbage due to tougher federal regulations. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline ‘Empty’ county can’t find room for trash.
Andrus’ suit gains support
A coalition of environmentalists and business owners support Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus’ suit to hold dam operators responsible for killing salmon. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Andrus’ suit gains support.
Are bears counted twice?
A National Park Service scientist complains that there are no reliable statistics on grizzly populations in Yellowstone. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Are bears counted twice?.
Environmentalists shouldn’t have helped force out Dale Robertson
Opinion writer says that former Forest Chief Dale Robertson shouldn’t have been replaced by Jack Ward Thomas. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Environmentalists shouldn’t have helped force out Dale Robertson.
The bottom line on pollution
Protesters moon a coal-fired narrow-gauge train to protest pollution. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The bottom line on pollution.
Park to scientists: Shut up!
Park Service scientists charge that the park suppressed research on grizzlies and elk foraging. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Park to scientists: Shut up!.
Firms milk park’s ‘wildlife’
National Park managers deliberate over whether or not theyshould charge biotechnical firms for extracting microbes fromYellowstone. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Firms milk park’s ‘wildlife’.
The missing lynx
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agrees to launch a multistate search for the rare lynx. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The missing lynx.
Poacher gets light sentence
A hunter pleads guilty to poaching elk in Yellowstone National Park. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Poacher gets light sentence.
Poachers zero in on Yellowstone’s prized wildlife
More poachers take wildlife from Yellowstone. Note: This article is a sidebar to this issue’s features stories about grizzlies in Yellowstone Park. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Poachers zero in on Yellowstone’s prized wildlife.
Methane creates an explosive situation in Colorado
Residents of methane-polluted residential areas blame the problem on natural gas companies. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Methane creates an explosive situation in Colorado.
How military secrecy zones out Nevada
A reporter chronicles the strange happenings (that we shouldn’t know about) at the top-secret Nevada Test Site. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline How military secrecy zones out Nevada.
She wants her colleages to feel free to say: ‘Madam Secretary, you’re full of crap’
Department of Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary pledges to start cleaning up her agency. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline She wants her colleages to feel free to say: ‘Madam Secretary, you’re full of crap’.
Agency makes it harder to steal trees
Forest Service Chief Dale Robertson creates an independent law-enforcement branch. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Agency makes it harder to steal trees.
BPA proposes a fish trust
Rep. Pete DeFazio wants the Bonneville Power Administration to turn over its salmon restoration program to a more wildlife-oriented agency. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline BPA proposes a fish trust.
Yellowstone
Introduction to the lead stories on Yellowstone NationalPark. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Yellowstone.
Sierra Club to back big wildlands bill
The Sierra Club joins the Alliance for the Wild Rockies in backing the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Sierra Club to back big wildlands bill.
Critics want foresters fired
Environmentalists urge Jack Ward Thomas to remove the two top forest managers in the agency’s Southwest region. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Critics want foresters fired.
Struggling species in Colorado
The Colorado Division of Wildlife adds the boreal toad and the Rio Grande sucker to the endangered list, and the Mexican spotted owl to the threatened list. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Struggling species in Colorado.
DOE unlocks some classified data
Department of Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary launches an “openness initiative” that reveals the DOE’s sordid past. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline DOE unlocks some classified data.
Newspaper series unsettles the Northwest
The Spokesman-Review publishes a series about Forest Service mismanagement in five national forests in the Northwest. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Newspaper series unsettles the Northwest.
Wyoming beats around the bush
A Wyoming law relaxing mined land reclamation standards could cost the state federal funding and regulatory authority. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wyoming beats around the bush.