Growth & Planning
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Growth unfettered
Arizonans are grappling with the consequences of Proposition 207, an anti-takings measure passed last fall.
by Daniel Kraker, Nov 26, 2007 -
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Betting on the house
In Las Vegas, the Bureau of Land Management offers up cheap land for affordable housing.
by Christine Hoekenga, Nov 26, 2007 -
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Highlighting Western heritage
A proposed national heritage area in southern Arizona would draw attention to unique landscapes and thousands of years of tradition
by Christine Hoekenga, Nov 07, 2007 -
Editor's Note
Bordering on crazy
The ill-conceived attempt to fence as much as possible of the U.S.-Mexico border will have disastrous impacts on wildlife, including Arizona’s elusive jaguars.
by John Mecklin, Oct 15, 2007 -
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Public lands precedent?
The Bureau of Land Management pulls parcels from a Utah lease sale -- but the action may not mean what conservationists think it does.
by James Yearling, Oct 12, 2007 -
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The road more traveled
A Utah road may become a test case for county rights of way on public lands.
by Christine Hoekenga, Oct 01, 2007 -
Editor's Note
Loosening the grazing knot
A showdown in Idaho pits bighorn sheep lovers against longtime sheep ranchers, but if people are willing to work together, this grazing knot can be untied.
by Paul Larmer, Oct 01, 2007 -
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Free range
The Bureau of Land Management exempts grazing permit renewals and other activities from environmental oversight.
by B. Christine Hoekenga, Sep 07, 2007 -
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Red Mountain miracle
In southern Colorado, conservation groups find a way to save 9,000 high-altitude acres from second-home development.
by Morgan Heim and Jonathan Thompson, Sep 07, 2007 -
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A dustup over weed control
Some environmentalists are unhappy about the BLM’s plans to spray herbicides for weed control, but many public-land managers say it’s the only way to tackle the invasion of flammable weeds.
by Eve Rickert, Sep 03, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Why bad people do good things for our public lands
Rob Pudim is a basically selfish guy who also works very hard as a volunteer on the public lands.
by Rob Pudim, Aug 20, 2007 -
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Scientists and the city
Scientists working in the relatively new field of urban ecology study cities like Phoenix, seeking to gain knowledge that will help all cities as the West gets warmer
by Petra Spiess, Aug 20, 2007 -
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From weapons to wildlife
A former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado is the latest addition to the nation’s wildlife refuge system.
by Abbie Rodriguez, Aug 10, 2007 -
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A dustup over weed control
The BLM’s plans to spray nearly a million acres with herbicides have some environmentalists fuming, but biologists and land managers welcome the policy.
by Eve Rickert, Jul 24, 2007 -
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Fear in the Valley
Following a high-profile raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, undocumented farmworkers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley live in fear
by Eric Mack, Jul 23, 2007






