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  • 'Clinging hopelessly to the past'

    In his determination to cling, however hopelessly, to Utah’s past, Canyon Country Zephyr founder Jim Stiles has taken on miners, ranchers, developers, mountain bikers and – most recently – some of his fellow environmentalists

  • 'Green elephants' abandon Bush

    The grassroots group Republicans for Environmental Protection withholds its endorsement from President Bush, citing his "deliberately anti-environmental, anti-conservation" record

  • 'I think we can work with ranchers'

    In his own words, retired Air Force pilot and environmentalist Herb Meyr discusses working with ranchers one-to-one vs. Jon Marvel's combative tactics.

  • 'I was mocked and set up'

    In her own words, environmentalist Kathleen Simpson Myron explains why her disillusion led her to leave the Trout Creek Mountain Working Group.

  • 'I will try anything'

    In her own words, environmentalist Rose Strickland defends the collaborative process.

  • 'It's like the Manhattan Project...'

    In his own words, conservation biologist Michael Soulé discusses the responsibility of scientists to restore wilderness and preserve wildlife.

  • 'It's really a sales program'

    In his own words, Henry Carey of Forest Trust says the forest fire danger is overblown.

  • 'Jon Marvel is the wing nut'

    Emmett, Idaho, rancher Brad Little says that environmental activist Jon Marvel is abusing the system in his attempt to end all ranching, not just public-lands ranching.

  • 'My response is reasonable'

    In his own words, Jon Marvel explains why he thinks his response to public-lands ranching is reasonable.

  • 'The concept is simple'

    In his own words, retired BLM range conservationist Earl McKinney talks about restoration of riparian areas.

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