Many of the nation’s foremost conservation groups have joined in a statement of “basic positions” in response to the Public Land Law Review Commission’s sweeping study of the national forests, public domain, wildlife refuges, and other public lands. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.9/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
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Posted inFebruary 27, 1970: Wyoming ranchers now receive reimbursement
Hunting still good in ’70s
The hunting outlook for the 1970s is bright in spite of the crepe-hanging of some forecasters. There will be lean times, but there are good days ahead for the hunters willing to work at it. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.9/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 27, 1970: Wyoming ranchers now receive reimbursement
Wyoming ranchers now receive reimbursement
Wyoming has a unique law whereby private landowners are reimbursed, supposedly for feed eaten, for antelope harvested on their lands. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.9/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 25, 1977: Wood stove revival puts damper on energy costs
Sec. Andrus says no leasing without his OK
In a little publicized action, Secretary of Interior Cecil Andrus notified the Bureau of Land Management that no leases for any minerals except oil and gas are to be approved without his expressed approval. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 20, 1970: Wyoming ranchers claim competition
Nixon frees money for pollution control
President Richard Nixon has announced his intention to release the full $800 million appropriated by Congress for construction of wastewater treatment plants, which could prevent cities from dumping millions of gallons of untreated sewage into waterways. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.8/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 20, 1970: Wyoming ranchers claim competition
Wyoming ranchers claim competition
The Wyoming Stockgrowers and the Wyoming Woolgrowers Association recently met to talk about the possibility of asking the state to reimburse ranchers for increases in wild game on their ranches. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.8/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 18, 1983: Declining demand and increasing rates
Opposition builds to federal land sale
The Reagan administration’s unprecedented plan to sell 2.7 million acres of public lands as a revenue-raising venture is striking fear in the hearts of many Westerners worried that “No Trespassing” signs may soon pop up at their favorite recreation spots. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/15.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 13, 1970: Nixon moves on pollution front
Old mining town is reconstructed
The gold mining town of South Pass City, Wyoming, until recently a ghost town, is slowly coming back to life, with plans underway for reconstruction of several history buildings. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 13, 1970: Nixon moves on pollution front
The land cries out — Do we have a conscience?
Photos of Green Mountain and Crooks Mountain in central Wyoming, which have been bulldozed in the search for jade and uranium. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 13, 1970: Nixon moves on pollution front
1970: Nixon moves on pollution front
In a fast-moving series of events, President Richard Nixon ordered all federal installations to meet air and water pollution standards within three years, signed an executive order to fund clean-up of pollution on military bases, and more. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 6, 1970: More money for Yellowstone Park
Asks protection for wild horses, burros
Sen. Cliff Hansen, R- Wyo., has introduced a bill to authorize federal protection for wild horses and burros which roam the public lands. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.6/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 6, 1970: More money for Yellowstone Park
Coyotes chased illegally in park
Acting superintendent Fay Young said several complaints were lodged January 26 with rangers of Grand Teton National Park by several residents who witnessed a coyote chased by a couple on snowmobiles. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.6/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 6, 1970: More money for Yellowstone Park
More money for Yellowstone Park
President Nixon has recommended to Congress that it appropriate more than $8.4 million for construction in Yellowstone National Park during the next fiscal year. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.6/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 30, 1970: Hells Canyon still threatened
Coors Beer initiates can recovery program
In a move to combat litter and minimize solid waste, Adolph Coors Company recently announced a no-limit plan to pay a dime a pound for scrap aluminum delivered to its distributors in 11 western states. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.5/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 30, 1970: Hells Canyon still threatened
Hells Canyon still threatened
Legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate to create a national park, national river and wilderness area complex along the Middle Snake River between Idaho and Oregon, an area known as Hells Canyon. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.5/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 30, 1970: Hells Canyon still threatened
Yellowstone Park down from record
Superintendent J.K. Anderson announced that for the first since 1963 travel to Yellowstone National Park failed to surpass the previous year’s mark. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.5/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 23, 1970: Trail meetings spark controversy
States discuss public lands
Montana State Land Comissioner Ted Schwlnden currently is drafting the Montana portion of a Public Lands Position White Paper with which the governors of the seven Rocky Mountain states hope to concur. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 23, 1970: Trail meetings spark controversy
Trail meetings spark controversy
Paul Petzoldt, whose National Outdoor Leadership School was recently featured on a national television special, declared that the idea of a Continental Divide National Recreation Trail was “silly” and not practical. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 16, 1970: 1970: Grizzly hunting protested by Wyoming sportsmen
Elk tracks tell good story of migration
Personnel of Grand Teton National Park and the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission recently completed the 32nd annual elk migration survey, which involves a daily counting of elk tracks crossing a 47-mile transect. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 16, 1970: 1970: Grizzly hunting protested by Wyoming sportsmen
Grizzly hunting protested by Wyoming sportsmen
The strongest opposition to the recently announced grizzly bear hunting season has come from the Natrona Sportsman’s Association in Casper, Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E