Culture & Communities
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News
Catron County wins in court, loses on the ground
Catron County, N.M.'s land ordinances survive an environmental lawsuit, but fail to be enforced on the ground.
by Tony Davis, Feb 05, 1996 -
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The thing about the West is that every jerk is figuring out how to rip up the landscape, and the laws in the West let him
In his own words, an anonymous retired East Coast businessman explains his disillusionment with the West and his decision not to buy property there.
by Ed Marston, Feb 05, 1996 -
Feature
Lack of enchantment: Santa Fe's boom goes flat
Santa Fe's hotel and tourism industry blames populist Mayor Debbie Jaramillo for the slowing of the city's upscale boom.
by Bruce Selcraig, Feb 05, 1996 -
Book Reviews
The Northwest's new economy
Economist Tom Powers' report, "Economic Well-being and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Northwest," says the region is thriving despite dire predictions.
by Dustin Solberg, Jan 22, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Do-it-yourself preservation
Volunteers help protect the West's threatened archaeological sites from vandals and looters.
by Ron Sanders, Dec 25, 1995 -
Book Reviews
Revving up rural schools
The Annenberg Rural Challenge seeks to reform rural schools.
by Staff, Dec 11, 1995 -
Book Reviews
Southwestern writers hit the airwaves
A radio documentary "Writing the Southwest" features 13 Southwestern authors.
by Staff, Dec 11, 1995 -
Book Reviews
Green fellows
Environmental journalists are invited to apply for a fellowship year at Harvard.
by Staff, Dec 11, 1995 -
News
Traffic flow 1, trees 0
Residents of New Mexico's North Valley object to the felling of old cottonwoods to make way for a bridge over the Rio Grande designed to ease Albuquerque commuter traffic.
by Tony Davis, Nov 27, 1995 -
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Trust in the Land
In the effort to preserve Western open space, land trusts take the lead.
by Hal Clifford, Nov 27, 1995 -
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Rancher's new cash crop will be scenery
Ranchers fear the loss of their culture if they become tenants on land owned by wealthy people in places like Steamboat Springs.
by Hal Clifford, Nov 27, 1995 -
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John Fetcher
Rancher John Fetcher recalls his years of ranching in the Elk River Valley and his mixed feelings about the Steamboat Springs Ski Area, which he helped start in the 1950s.
by Hal Clifford, Nov 27, 1995 -
Feature
Saving the ranch: Can private conservation stave offski-town sprawl?
John Fetcher's ranching family leads the way in an effort to preserve open land through conservation easements in the rapidly growing Steamboat Springs area.
by Hal Clifford, Nov 27, 1995 -
Book Reviews
Yearning for balance
A survey by the Merck Family Fund shows that Americans want to simplify their lives but don't know how.
by Staff, Nov 13, 1995 -
Book Reviews
Rural reality check
"Measuring Change in Rural Communities" by economist Ray Rasker is a workbook to help changing communities understand themselves.
by Staff, Nov 13, 1995






