Items by Jon Christensen — 10 items
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Land trusts thrive despite, and because of, the Great Recession
The recession has afforded a unique opportunity for land trusts to protect more of the West’s private open land through direct acquisitions and, increasingly, conservation easements.
by Jon Christensen, Jenny Rempel and Judee Burr , Dec 13, 2011 -
Measuring Tahoe’s blues
Jon Christensen accompanies scientists trying to measure the opacity and “blueness” of Lake Tahoe.
by Jon Christensen , Jul 29, 2008 -
Dreaming of a New Deal for nature
A review of Neil M. Maher's book, "Nature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement," which reminds us that to succeed, an environmental policy must reckon compromise.
by Jon Christensen , Jul 18, 2008 -
The great wilderness compromise
Both sides of the contentious debate over a proposed Idaho wilderness bill invoke Howard Zahniser, father of the Wilderness Act -- and both sides have a point.
by Jon Christensen, Jan 22, 2007 -
How not to fix conservation easements
The writers urge support for conservation easements and their tax breaks as a way to protect private land from development
by Jon Christensen and Terry Anderson, Mar 28, 2005 -
Gov. Schwarzenegger is the nation's newest Progressive
The writers watch Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger launch initiatives over the head of California’s state legislators
by Margaret O'Mara and Jon Christensen, Mar 14, 2005 -
It takes a community to save the sage grouse
The writer says it’s up to locals to keep sage grouse alive
by Jon Christensen, Dec 27, 2004 -
Go West, Democrats, in the path of Harry Reid
New Senate minority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., brings to Capitol Hill the lessons learned from a hardscrabble Nevada childhood
by Jon Christensen, Dec 20, 2004 -
Go West, Democrats, in the path of Harry Reid
The writer profiles the Democrats’ new minority leader, Sen. Harry Reid, a quintessential Westerner
by Jon Christensen, Nov 22, 2004 -
Not just a ranch: Bucks and acres
Carl Palmer hopes to make his Adobe Ranch in California an economic success to prove that open space can be financially as well as environmentally valuable
by Jon Christensen, Mar 29, 2004
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