Forest Fragmentation in the Central Rocky Mountains is the theme of a two-day conference at Colorado State University Nov. 12-13. From scientists to environmentalists, all-terrain vehicle drivers to timber industry representatives, everyone interested in forests is invited and no registration is needed. For more information, contact Rick Knight at 970/491-6714, or by e-mail: knight@cnr.colostate.edu. This […]
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Environmental, Economic and Legal Issues Related to Rangeland Water Developments
Arizona State University’s Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology hosts a symposium with 39 speakers Nov. 13-15 on Environmental, Economic and Legal Issues Related to Rangeland Water Developments, in Phoenix, Ariz. Symposium coordinator Rosalind Pearlman hopes the conference will attract staffers from state and federal environmental agencies as well as members of […]
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Federal government web site
Even the federal government has a Web site these days. Check out http://www.fedstats.gov to find out how many people moved to your state last year, how many tons of coal were burned or where the fastest-growing job market is. Easy to use, even for Luddites, the cyberspace site highlights often-requested data and offers key word […]
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Leaning Into the Wind: Women Write from the Heart of the West
Whenever I fill out a form that asks me to list my occupation, I put down “farmer,” the same word I use when I’m asked my husband’s occupation. The following is a true story: The man reading the form says, “Your husband is a farmer?” “Yes, my husband and I are farmers,” I reply. “You […]
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On the road
Hitting the road could be one way to protect roadless lands. Starting Oct. 9, the Montana-based Native Forest Network is on a road trip to communities in the Northern Rockies to call attention to 10 threatened roadless areas. Among them are the Gallatin Range and Rocky Mountain Front in northern Montana, the headwaters of the […]
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Least loved beasts
-A coyote danced. Perhaps not. Reason tells me that he was catching his breakfast. Voles, moles, meadow mice, ground squirrels, chipmunks, and other rodents abound in the Sierra meadows. But still, his dance was a study in grace and sinuous acrobatics: A leap to clear the grass, a pounce, a toss of the head and […]
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The more remote, the better
Residents of isolated Stehekin Valley, Wash., population 70, believe their community is frozen in time, and they want to keep it that way. On the northeast end of Lake Chelan, bordering North Cascades National Park and within the Lake Chelan Recreation Area, the town features a post office, hotel and bakery. But there are no […]
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Just in time for the budget requests
Forest Service mismanagement is one thing many environmentalists, ranchers and loggers agree is a problem. Now the Government Accounting Office has chimed in with a July 31 report to Congress that says the Forest Service’s decision-making culture is one of “indifference toward accountability.” The agency’s inability to make timely decisions costs taxpayers millions of dollars […]
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Chemicals aren’t the only answer
Your french fries were probably soaked in chemicals, warns the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, since potatoes are some of the most treated crops in the Northwest. But there are ways to reduce chemical use, such as rotating crops, and that’s just one of the messages the coalition hopes to convey Oct. 11 in […]
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It’s a big bird
Eleven California condors are cruising the skies over Grand Canyon all the way to Moab, Utah, after being released this year in northern Arizona. Biologists with the California Condor Recovery Project suggest bird-watchers travel Highway 89A north of the Grand Canyon between Lee’s Ferry and House Rock Valley Road to see the carrion-eaters. Pull-out parking […]
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Keeping rural American rural
City sprawl has swallowed up rural communities; a revised edition of Saving America’s Countryside: A Guide to Rural Conservation shows how local action can stave off urbanization. Written by Samuel N. Stokes, A. Elizabeth Watson, and Shelley S. Mastran, the book offers everything from well-honed ideas for organizing residents to sample drafts of easements designed […]
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Just charge it
Only 50 or so electric cars are on Arizona’s roads, but the Tucson Electric Power Company has opened eight free charge-up stations in the city. General Motors says it chose Tucson, Phoenix, San Diego and Los Angeles as test markets because the cars perform better on flat terrain and in a warm climate. The EV-1, […]
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The Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee
When land managers meet to talk about the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, they need a large table. The Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee is composed of the superintendents of Yellowstone and Grand Tetons national parks and the six supervisors from neighboring national forests. They’ll get together in Jackson, Wyo., Oct. 7 and 8, to discuss air quality, […]
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Call to the Desert
Call to the Desert will cover “hot” topics at the Nevada Nuclear Test site, 60 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nev. The anti-nuclear group, Healing Global Wounds, hosts a gathering Oct. 10-13 that features prayers at sunrise, a workshop led by Margene Bullcreek, a Skull Valley Goshute member who opposes nuclear waste coming to her […]
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Western Colorado Congress
The consumer and environmental coalition, Western Colorado Congress, holds its 17th annual meeting in Grand Junction on Oct. 11, with historian Patricia Nelson Limerick, author of The Legacy of Conquest, starring in a provocative dramatization of “The Urban-Rural Divorce in the West.” This divorce hearing will explore the relationship between Western urban life and small-town […]
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Managing Colorado Watersheds for Riparian and Wetland Values
You can learn for yourself about the West’s most precious resource at the Colorado Riparian Association’s Oct. 14-16 conference in Montrose, Colo. Managing Colorado Watersheds for Riparian and Wetland Values features speakers from dozens of agencies and citizen groups; topics include wetland recovery, pollution clean-up, agriculture and the Glen Canyon flooding experiment. CRA spokesman Larry […]
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National Recreation and Access Summit “97
Climbers, mountain bikers, river rafters and other outdoor enthusiasts will converge in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 7-8, for the National Recreation and Access Summit “97, sponsored by sports retailer REI. Summit hosts, including the Access Fund and American Whitewater, want ideas for promoting conservation while ensuring access to public lands, reducing user conflicts and building a […]
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Glen Canyon Institute
Members of the Glen Canyon Institute aren’t wasting time about their call for the restoration of a free-flowing Colorado River. Meeting for their third annual conference at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City Oct. 8-9, they plan to present the start of a “Citizens’ Environmental Assessment” centering on the removal of Glen Canyon […]
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Connections
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative has a mission: to connect 18,000 miles of wildlife corridors and protect biodiversity for an area that is larger than most states. The Connections conference, from Oct. 2-5 in Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park, includes speakers Dave Foreman, current chairman of the Wildlands Project, and Colleen McCrory, a director […]
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American Birding Association
To encourage young people interested in wildlife and conservation, the American Birding Association is sponsoring the Young Birder of the Year Competition, with lots of prizes, beginning at the end of September. In this year-long contest, kids 10 to 18 years old will be asked to write two essays, and keep a field notebook of […]