Do Western states really want to take possession of Bureau of Land Management Lands? Elected officials will talk about Utah Representative James Hansen’s bill and other proposals that would catapult a host of federal programs over to the states at the 48th meeting of the Western Legislative Conference, Oct. 7-10, in Salt Lake City, Utah. […]
Books
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The Politics of Sustainable Agriculture
Ponder the future of farming, free trade and technology with Wes Jackson and other researchers and writers at a University of Oregon conference, The Politics of Sustainable Agriculture, Oct. 7-8. For details, contact the Department of Political Science, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1284 (503/346-4868). This article appeared in the print edition of the […]
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Writing the Lives of Southwestern Flora and Fauna
Writers, editors and folklorists will lead a workshop, Oct. 8-10, titled Writing the Lives of Southwestern Flora and Fauna, at Brown Canyon in Arizona’s Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. For information call 520/822-2053 or 520/822-5198. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Writing the Lives of Southwestern Flora and […]
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Sheep Country
Sheep territory stretches from Florida to Alaska, and now there’s a trade magazine for the 100,000 people in all 50 states who raise the animals. For a sample copy of Sheep Country, contact Janice Grauberger at the magazine’s publisher, the American Sheep Industry Association, 6911 S. Yosemite St., Englewood, CO 80112-1414 (303/771-3500). This article appeared […]
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Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits
Are people best served by keeping public lands in federal hands? That and other questions will be aired at the University of Colorado School of Law conference, Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits, to be held Oct. 11-13. Registration is $425 before Oct. 3 and $475 thereafter. Contact the Natural Resources […]
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10th Annual Wild Rockies Rendezvous
Salvage logging and grizzly bears take center stage at the 10th annual Wild Rockies Rendezvous, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, sponsored by the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. Speakers include John Weaver, leader of the federal grizzly bear team, Hank Fischer, from Defenders of Wildlife, and Seth Diamond, Intermountain Forest Industries. Contact the Alliance for […]
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Restoring a watershed
RESTORING A WATERSHED As part of a cooperative effort to restore Idaho and Washington’s polluted Spokane-Coeur d’Alene watershed, the Sierra Club has created a colorful map of the drainage. The region needs help: mining has left pollution and aquifer contamination; logging and farming have eroded soil. The group’s advice includes cleaning up mine wastes, preventing […]
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Inside the glitter
INSIDE THE GLITTER Carmen Rios: My mother had 16 kids, 12 of us are still living, and she worked outside the house too! So we’re used to working. Carmen Rios, 21, is a bus girl and occasional hostess in Reno, Nev., where she often puts in double shifts. You can learn about her life, and […]
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Start with belief
START WITH BELIEF Caring for Creation is full of academic jargon, but it makes an important point: Our high-consumption, unlimited-growth society is heading toward eco-crisis. How can we persuade enough people to question their lives and care for creation? To convince someone to adopt a new belief, you have to start with something that person […]
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Report blasts land giveaways
Report blasts land giveaways Following recent congressional proposals that would divvy up millions of acres of federal land among states and private interests, the Natural Resources Defense Council released a report charging that such measures would “impoverish the nation.” NRDC outlines what it calls an assault on public lands: budget resolutions allowing the sale of […]
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Tools for road-rippers
Tools for road-rippers It’s simple, they say: If you want more wilderness, get rid of forest roads. Since l990, Keith Hammer has published a scrappy guide on how to legally close and restore forest roads. He’s his own best success story. Hammer has hounded officials of Montana’s Flathead National Forest to commit to closing and […]
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Greater Yellowstone Predators: Ecology and Conservation in a Changing Landscape
Wolves, mountain lions and martens will be among the animals discussed by scientists at the Yellowstone National Park conference, Greater Yellowstone Predators: Ecology and Conservation in a Changing Landscape, Sept. 24-27. For information contact the Yellowstone Association, P.O. Box 117, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine […]
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Bart goes to bat
BART GOES TO BAT Inspired by a veteran Hollywood actor named Bart who happens to be a 1,500-pound grizzly bear, the recently expanded Vital Ground Foundation in Montana aims to protect grizzly bear habitat through conservation easements, land acquisition, and public education. “Our vision from the beginning was to do something worthwhile for the environment […]
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Just burn it
JUST BURN IT A year after the Storm King fire in Glenwood Springs, Colo., claimed the lives of l4 firefighters, the Clinton administration announced that it wants to fight fire with fire. The administration’s new policy, which advocates the use of more controlled and prescribed burning, results from reviews of federal firefighting efforts that began […]
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Jobs for the environment
JOBS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT A proposed bill to protect the Northern Rockies ecosystem would create thousands of new jobs, according to an economic study released by an environmental group, Alliance for the Wild Rockies. The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, recently introduced by New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney, would designate 20 million acres of wilderness […]
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Start spreading the news
START SPREADING THE NEWS For environmentalists eager to get their message across but not sure where to start, a couple of grassroots communication guides have hit the bookstores. Getting the Word Out in the Fight to Save the Earth, by Richard Beamish, tells how to publicize and promote an environmental cause. Beamish, who has plenty […]
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Write-em cowboys
WRITE-EM COWBOYS England may have spawned the Sex Pistols band, but in southern Oregon it’s the Tex-Pistols who headline the Rogue River Roundup Sept. 22-24, the Northwest’s first-ever cowboy poetry gathering. The event features poets and artists in Medford, Ore., as well as a Western art, craft and gear show. Tickets are available through the […]
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The public was railroaded
THE PUBLIC WAS RAILROADED Railroads and Clearcuts: Legacy of Congress’s 1864 Northern Pacific Land Grant Derrick Johnson and George Draffan with John Osborn. Inland Empire Public Lands Council, Box 2147, Spokane, WA 99210, 1995, $15. 198 pages, paper. Review by Ken Olsen The Northern Pacific Railroad snookered us out of ground it wasn’t entitled to, […]
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Organizing takes time
Organizing takes time After eight months of organizing in Santa Fe, N.M., the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE) has yet to claim a single unionized shop. That’s proof that Santa Fe tourism workers don’t want a union, says Art Bouffard of the New Mexico Hotel/Motel Association. But organizer Jesse Case insists it’s […]
Posted inAugust 21, 1995: HCN's founder fights his last fight, yet again
Sharp edge of the West
SHARP EDGE OF THE WEST Jumping into the swim of the alternative press is Edging West, a new bimonthly magazine based in Logan, Utah. Editor and publisher Andrew Giarelli says his target audience includes Westerners from their 20s to their 50s who are “maybe a little irreverent.” The 40- to 50-page magazine covers movie, book […]