Maybe there is still no such thing as a free lunch, but a new Web site called EcologyFund.com lets users conserve land at no cost. Each time a visitor to the site clicks on a corporate sponsor’s advertisement, the sponsor donates half a cent to one of six land-trust projects. The pennies add up: In […]
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Posted inOctober 23, 2000: Stalking Slade
Powder River Basin Resource Council
Wyoming’s small-mine law exempts mines 10 acres or less from environmental quality permits and notification of adjacent landowners. The law is the focus of Powder River Basin Resource Council‘s annual meeting, Oct. 28 in Casper, Wyo. For information, call 307/358-5002. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Powder River […]
Posted inOctober 23, 2000: Stalking Slade
Carnivores 2000
Scientists, land managers, educators and advocates will discuss predator conservation and biology at Defenders of Wildlife’s three-day “Carnivores 2000” conference in Denver, Nov. 12-15. Register online at www.defenders.org or call 202/789-2844, ext. 315. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Carnivores 2000.
Posted inOctober 23, 2000: Stalking Slade
America’s Parks – America’s People: A Mosaic in Motion II
America’s national parks are usually associated with their diverse wildlife. But the Park Service and the National Parks Conservation Association think human diversity is important as well. The two groups will sponsor an event called America’s Parks – America’s People: A Mosaic in Motion II, from Nov. 8-12 in Santa Fe, N.M. The event will […]
Posted inOctober 23, 2000: Stalking Slade
A tricky tale of the past and the future
Salt Dreams, text by William deBuys and photographs by Joan Myers, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1999. Hardcover: $35. 307 pages. There is only one Western story. It is the story of a mad rush to “settle” and exploit. This single story consisted always of the destruction and displacement of native people, followed by […]
Posted inSeptember 25, 2000: Backyard boom
Earth First!
Oregon-based Earth First! celebrates 20 years of the Earth First! Journal with a commemorative issue in late October. The special issue will highlight eco-radicals and their doings. Contact the EF! Journal at P.O. Box 1415, Eugene, OR 97440 (541/344-8004) or at www.earthfirstjournal.org. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline […]
Posted inSeptember 25, 2000: Backyard boom
A call to heed the wild
Environmentalists have long depended on photos of endangered landscapes to spur us into protecting wild places. The photographers hope that if they show us the wonder of these places, we will fight like mad to save them. Tupper Ansel Blake and Madeleine Graham Blake, the photographers of Balancing Water: Restoring the Klamath Basin, want their […]
Posted inSeptember 25, 2000: Backyard boom
Yellowstone’s bison get a time limit
Yellowstone National Park’s long-awaited plan for managing its wandering bison herds hasn’t made everyone happy. The park’s final environmental impact statement, released in early September, tries to satisfy both bison advocates and the Montana Department of Livestock, which kills bison it fears could spread brucellosis to cattle. The park’s preferred alternative would allow a bigger […]
Posted inSeptember 25, 2000: Backyard boom
From cumbersome to collaborative
The National Environmental Policy Act, which requires the federal government to assess the environmental impacts of its actions, has become synonymous with contentious public hearings and cumbersome environmental impact statements. But it shouldn’t be, argues Daniel Kemmis, director of the O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in Missoula, Mont. “(NEPA) represents a national recognition […]
Posted inSeptember 25, 2000: Backyard boom
Society for Ecological Restoration
The Society for Ecological Restoration’s Northwest Chapter is calling for paper abstracts before Sept. 29 for its spring conference, “Restoration and Recovery: Beyond Good Intentions.” Go to www.halcyon.com/sernw for more information about the conference, scheduled for April 2-6 in Bellevue, Wash. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Society […]
Posted inSeptember 25, 2000: Backyard boom
Taos Art Association
The Taos Art Association is raffling off 40 acres of piûon and juniper-studded meadows. Tickets cost $50, and the winner of the Jan. 1, 2001, drawing will have the choice of either the land, located in Lindrith, N.M., or $10,000. The event raises money to reopen the association’s community auditorium. Call 505/758-2052 or visit www.taosnet.com/taa/raffle. […]
Posted inSeptember 25, 2000: Backyard boom
Indian Land Consolidation Symposium
Reclaiming tribal lands is the topic of the 10th annual Indian Land Consolidation Symposium, Oct. 16-20 in Pendleton, Ore. The symposium, hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, offers workshops, including “Public Lands: Impacting Changes and Transfers,” and “Land Use Planning.” Call the Indian Land Working Group at 541/276-3873. This article appeared in the […]
Posted inSeptember 11, 2000: Holy water
Environmental Performance at the Bench: The EPA’s Record in Federal Courts
A report on Environmental Performance at the Bench: The EPA’s Record in Federal Courts says that unlike most federal agencies, the EPA rarely wins lawsuits. Author Jonathan H. Adler says the agency’s poor record signals a need for management reform because EPA regulations aren’t solving environmental problems. The 22-page report costs $15 from Reason Public […]
Posted inSeptember 11, 2000: Holy water
Voices in the Wind
Inspired by the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park located in southwestern Alberta and north-central Montana, a collection of short stories, essays, poems and editorials depicts life in the mountainous border region. Tales of the Blackfeet tribe, hailstorms, grizzly bears and fur poachers illuminate the history of this wild place. The 236-page Voices in the Wind […]
Posted inSeptember 11, 2000: Holy water
Drowning in Noise: Noise Costs of Jet Skis in America
The authors of a new report conclude that the only solution to noise annoyance from motorized water skis is an outright ban. Charles Kamanoff and Howard Shaw found that at an average beach, recreationists say they’d pay $47 to shut up one noisy machine for the day. To order a free copy of Drowning in […]
Posted inSeptember 11, 2000: Holy water
Natural History and Environmental Issues School
To kick off the Colorado Mountain Club’s new Natural History and Environmental Issues School, on Sept. 19, HCN publisher Ed Marston will speak about collaboration in the West and on Sept. 26, nature photographer John Fielder will discuss sprawl in the Southern Rocky Mountains. Contact Sean or Kirstin Pack at 303/279-3080, ext. 6, or e-mail […]
Posted inSeptember 11, 2000: Holy water
GAO blasts land exchanges
A recent audit report by the General Accounting Office found that land exchanges by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are rarely in the public’s best interest. In fact, the report says that both agencies often agree to exchanges that undervalue public lands and overvalue private holdings. The report, BLM and the Forest […]
Posted inSeptember 11, 2000: Holy water
Faith found in forests
Religion and the Forests, a new publication by the California-based Religious Campaign for Forest Conservation, illustrates the trend of religious groups going green. In the first edition of the magazine, personal essays and biblical references show the relationship between forest conservation and moral responsibility. The publication aims to end all commercial logging on public forests. […]
Posted inSeptember 11, 2000: Holy water
Cold can knock out whirling disease
New research on whirling disease, the malady killing trout populations in the West, has scientists crossing their fingers (HCN, 9/18/95: The West’s fisheries spin out of control). The disease targets fish less than nine weeks old, destroying cartilage and causing the young fish to swim in circles. In search of a remedy, Richard Vincent, a […]
Posted inSeptember 11, 2000: Holy water
‘Weed’
A marriage of the arts and government took the stage Aug. 4 as Weed premiered at the Creede Repertory Theatre in Creede, Colo. The Colorado Rural Development Council commissioned the play last year, hoping to present a nonbiased – and entertaining – view of land-use issues. During playwright Micki Panttaja’s research for Weed, she toured […]