Items by Michelle Blank — 10 items
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For the birds
Scott Rashid rescues and rehabilitates owls, eagles and other birds at his house in Estes Park, Colo.
by Michelle Blank , Dec 04, 2008 -
Jim Detterline to the rescue
Park Ranger Jim Detterline battles the agency he loves over its insistence that a hearing impairment makes him unfit for his job.
by Michelle Blank, Dec 10, 2007 -
Fightin’ against the feds
Utah state Rep. Mike Noel is still fighting the federal government over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
by Michelle Blank, May 28, 2007 -
Cow power
In Idaho’s Magic Valley, cow capital of the fourth-largest milk-producing state in the U.S., entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in on all that manure by using anaerobic digesters to convert it into energy
by Michelle Blank, May 14, 2007 -
Battle line on the northern border
U.S. officials, federal agencies, and even Condoleezza Rice are trying to stop a Canadian coal mine near Montana's Flathead Basin.
by Michelle Blank, May 09, 2007 -
Getting the salt out
Arizona considers plans to clean up salty irrigation water without drying out wetlands created by that water.
by Michelle Blank, Apr 25, 2007 -
Bay bags his way to the top
Brian Bay of Sandy, Utah, is the world champion of grocery-store baggers, following his triumph at the National Grocers Association Best Bagger Competition.
by Michelle Blank, Apr 16, 2007 -
"Prez on the Rez" brings candidates to Indian Country
Democratic presidential hopefuls and tribal leaders will meet face-to-face this summer on California's Morongo reservation.
by Michelle Blank, Apr 02, 2007 -
Bunny project breeds success
Washington state wildlife officials just released the first batch of endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits back to the wild.
by Michelle Blank, Mar 21, 2007 -
Elwha River dams move closer to destruction
Two massive dams on Washington's Elwha River will be demolished to restore salmon runs.
by Michelle Blank, Mar 14, 2007






