Culture & Communities
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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 -
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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 -
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A new breed of academic at Colorado State
Colorado State University professor Rick Knight pushes hard for change and enjoys the backing of a supportive administration.
by Linda Platts, Nov 13, 1995 -
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Silencing science at UW: one researcher's story
Aquatic biologist Steve Ralph recalls how he directed a new stream-research program for the University of Washington - until timber industry scientists objected and the project was cancelled.
by Kathie Durbin, Nov 13, 1995 -
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The ax falls at the University of Washington
The University of Washington's innovative environmental institute and other new forestry programs are clearcut by a conservative dean.
by Kathie Durbin, Nov 13, 1995 -
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Reformation in the Vatican of sawlog forestry: History takes Oregon State for a ride
Oregon State University rejects its one-time advocacy of unsustainable forestry practices and begins to teach new forestry.
by Kathie Durbin, Nov 13, 1995 -
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Northern Arizona U. looks back, moves forward
Researchers at Northern Arizona University, led by Wallace Covington and Margaret Moore, try to inject science into the public policy debates over logging.
by Peter Aleshire, Nov 13, 1995 -
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Critics say an Idaho think tank could be more scholarly
Jay O'Laughlin, director of the University of Idaho's Policy Analysis Group, denies the charges of industry bias leveled against his group.
by Lisa Jones, Nov 13, 1995 -
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Anything you say about a whole forest is wrong
The University of Idaho's Art Partridge believes that the forest health crisis is a fraud.
by Lisa Jones, Nov 13, 1995 -
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Two views of forest health at the University of Idaho: Are the forests sick or well?
University of Idaho scientists Art Partridge and Jay O'Laughlin bring opposite viewpoints to the question of forest health.
by Lisa Jones, Nov 13, 1995 -
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Environmental paradigm spurs collaborative research
Faced with federal budget cuts, forestry schools learn to fund research through other sources and to collaborate with other scientists.
by Lisa Jones, Nov 13, 1995 -
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The end of certainty: Western universities learn there is more to forestry than chainsaws
Western forestry schools slowly begin to reflect the changes in modern forestry.
by Lisa Jones, Nov 13, 1995






