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  • 'Greens' bulldoze a conservation effort

    Three self-described environmentalists anger residents of Springdale, Utah, when they decide to develop the nearby Rockville Bench area rather than preserve it.

    by Greg Hanscom, Sep 29, 1997

  • 'I saved Jack Taylor's life'

    In his own words, San Luis mayor and saloon-owner Joe Espinoza talks about the community's problems with the Taylor Ranch owners.

    by Peter Mcbride, Jun 09, 1997

  • 'It was God's country'

    Resident Dee Dee Arnaud remembers the Tucson of her childhood and mourns the changes she has found on her return.

    by Tony Davis, Jan 18, 1999

  • 'Let's get it resolved'

    Environmentalist-turned-zoning-consultant Ron Asta describes his journey through Tucson's land-use politics.

    by Tony Davis, Jan 18, 1999

  • 'Our first focus is the landowner'

    Lynne Sherrod of the Colo. Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust talks about how ranchers save open space. Rancher Jay Fetcher came up with the idea of a cattleman's land trust when his family began to look for ways to preserve their Yampa Valley lands.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Feb 28, 2000

  • 'People have a voice'

    Environmental activist Gayle Hartmann talks about the long struggle to keep development under control.

    by Tony Davis, Jan 18, 1999

  • 'Sticking around' for an alpine valley

    Attilio Genasci has devoted himself to preserving land in Sierra Valley, Calif., where he has lived and farmed for 96 years

    by Jane Braxton Little, Nov 28, 2005

  • 'The growth wasn't organic'

    Wendy Fisher of Utah Open Lands talks about how her land trust group began in booming Park City.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Feb 28, 2000

  • 'The party is over'

    Tucscon residents Doug and Christina McVie describe the developers' assault on desert.

    by Tony Davis, Jan 18, 1999

  • 'We didn't even know what a land trust was'

    Rondal Snodgrass of Sanctuary Forest describes how his land trust group has saved old growth in Northern California.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Feb 28, 2000
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