Locals win awards Two women from Paonia travelled to Austin, Texas, on March 5 to receive awards from the National Wildlife Federation at its annual banquet. Betsy Marston, the editor of High Country News, accepted the communications award – a statue of a whooping crane – on behalf of the paper. Theo Colborn, who was […]
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Posted inMarch 7, 1994: Pay as you waste, says EPA
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Commuting hell For many people in this town of 1,400, commuting to work means a hike, a bicycle ride or short trip by pickup. But for Chris Manning, who works in the Aspen post office, going to work means traveling over McClure Pass, a two-hour slog each way. Tough, but worth it for Manning and […]
Posted inFebruary 21, 1994: Draining the budget to desalt the Colorado
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Odds and ends HCN couldn’t live without the U.S. Postal Service, but at times we wonder if we can live with it. On Dec. 26, 1993, we mailed notes, via Third Class mail, to readers in Boulder, 250 miles away, inviting them to the Jan. 21 potluck. Bill Doud of Boulder tells us that his […]
Posted inFebruary 7, 1994: Can she save ecosystems?
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Spirited in Boulder Board members of the High Country Foundation from around the West braved clear skies and balmy January weather to gather in Boulder, Colo., for the group’s annual budget meeting. Eleven out of 16 board members made it to Boulder, and 10 made it to the all-day meeting on Jan. 15. (Board president […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
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How Gifford Pinchot got to be chief In his autobiography, Breaking New Ground, Pinchot writes on page 136 (Island Press edition, 1987) of his decision to accept the position of chief: “But the position of chief of the Forestry Division was under the classified civil service. Before I could hold it, I had to pass […]
Posted inSeptember 5, 1994: Can planning rein in a stampede?
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End of summer visitors Matt Huston and Sherry Smith of Seattle visited while on their way from a Telluride wedding to the Maroon Bells Wilderness. Unfortunately, it was a Sunday, so we got only a note: “It was good to see you weren’t working and that you take days off.” Jack Laughlin, an engineer who […]