Items by Tom Wolf — 8 items
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One man's salt must not burden another man's water
The little farming town of Mancos, Colo., is finding ways to remove salt from its water and make irrigation more efficient during drought.
by Tom Wolf, Jul 24, 2009 -
The secret of Los Angeles’ great-tasting water
After Los Angeles wins an award for its great-tasting water, Tom Wolf recalls how he and some friends got the notion to try to spice up the city’s water supply with a little LSD in the 1960s.
by Tom Wolf, Apr 14, 2008 -
When dams were young and gardenias a nickel apiece
Tom Wolf talks to his 90-year-old mother about the Great Depression and the big dams that were built in the West in the 1930s.
by Tom Wolf, Jan 28, 2008 -
Is Glen Canyon Dam pulling the plug on itself?
The writer recalls the good old days when his father engineered Glen Canyon Dam
by Tom Wolf, Apr 26, 2004 -
'Mr. Dominy, are you a hero or a villain?'
Former Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Floyd E. Dominy, looks back on his dam-building days without any apologies or regrets.
by Tom Wolf, Oct 26, 1998 -
Just a hatchet job
by Tom Wolf, Aug 03, 1998 -
Shrink to fit: National Park Service may be downsized and reorganized
National Park Service faces mammoth reorganization.
by Tom Wolf, Dec 12, 1994 -
A forester thrives in the belly of the beast
Len Lankford manages private Colorado forests for sustainable yield.
by Tom Wolf, Apr 18, 1994
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