The Magazine

The “High Country” Rock Hunter’s Guide is a current index to some of the finest rock hunting in the west. It was prepared especially for our readers who enjoy the sport of rock, mineral, fossil and artifact discovery.

Billboards aren’t as pretty as trees, rolling prairie, lakes or mountains. In fact most of them are downright ugly. A rather sad fact is that some of the very same manufacturers, companies and organizations that are currently preaching for the environment are the biggest boosters for the tinseled, artificial landscape.

The controversial article “Your Forest – Their Timber,” which appears in the current issue of the Colorado-Rocky Mountain West magazine, has been entered into the Congressional Record by Montana Senator Lee Metcalf.

This year’s hunting season in Wyoming will start off with a bang on Sept. 5. The state’s most popular game animal, the pronghorn antelope, will come under fire for the first time this year in the Chain Lakes and Table Rock areas.

The state of Wyoming has proposed building reservoirs on the upper Green River that would submerge many miles of free-flowing, blue-ribbon trout stream and winter wildlife range.

Cheyenne Frontier Days, “the Daddy of ’em All,” busts out in all its glory next week. Six full, action-packed days will feature championship rodeo, parades, Indian dances, free chuckwagon breakfasts, and more.

The Green River Rendezvous at Pinedale, Wyoming, annually commemorates the legendary get-together of mighty men who trapped beaver and broke trails across the West.

Wyoming stockmen who graze their livestock on millions of acres of public lands want compensation for game animals grazing on their private lands.

Wyoming Sen. Gale McGee has commissioned a thorough and independent study of U.S. Forest Service timber management policies in Wyoming’s national forests.

Laramie, Wyoming, named for an ill-fated French trapper, lies on rolling plains surrounded by mountains and lakes full of big trout.

“In Which We Live,” an NBC-TV program on the environment, will feature an area in central Wyoming. The program will show the effects of uncontrolled mining activity on the public lands.

Wyoming’s First Environmental Congress was termed a success by many leading Wyoming conservationists.

The South and East entrance roads into Yellowstone National Park opened to the public on May 6, delayed from the traditional May 1 opening by unseasonably heavy snowfall in late April.

Dubois, Wyoming, which attracts rockhounds from near and far, is a leading contender for rock capitol of the world.

This is the first anniversary for High Country News, formerly called Camping News Weekly. Though still a fledgling, we have come a long way. We have tried to make our anniversary issue a little bit special. We feature our own home town, not only because we like it but because it is rather typical of the West.

Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Jack K. Anderson has announced several major changes in the fishing regulations for the park, a response to heavy angling pressure.

The environmental issues surrounding Earth Day are nothing new to us. But we wanted to join millions of others in celebrating what is hopefully a new direction in the destiny of our planet. We will continue to tell people about the beauty of the Rocky Mountain region, its clean air, clear streams, wide-open spaces, and friendly atmosphere.

Representatives from the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will meet with sportsmen’s clubs, outfitters, meat processors, and others to discuss the 1970 hunting season and proposed changes to hunting regulation.

Hunting and fishing is big business in Wyoming, where in recent years it has provided a direct boost of $60 million to the economy.

Although Wyoming’s big game herds are generally doing well, helped by competent management, private land is increasingly causing problems with critical winter range.