Growth & Planning
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News
Rail out of town
Gov. Schwarzenegger says “Hasta la vista” to a long-planned California high-speed rail line – at least for the moment.
by Matt Palmquist, Mar 19, 2007 -
News
Utah county tries to rein in off-roaders
While most of Utah's counties support unrestricted off-roading, Emery County is bucking the trend.
by Michelle Blank, Mar 08, 2007 -
News
Public lands “crown jewels” languish for lack of funding
The BLM's National Landscape Conservation System will lose ground under President Bush’s proposed 2008 budget, which slashes funds by $8.56 million.
by Michelle Blank, Mar 08, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Don’t send a check, send yourself
In an effort to “think globally and act locally,” the author volunteers his time for environmental causes, rather than just reaching for his checkbook.
by Rob Pudim, Mar 05, 2007 -
News
The end of ‘analysis paralysis’?
The Forest Service has overhauled its cumbersome forest-planning process, but many experts say the agency may have gone too far.
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 19, 2007 -
Book Reviews
Ode to a public lands experiment
It may have lovely photographs, but Valles Caldera: A Vision for New Mexico’s National Reserve is much more than just another coffee-table book.
by Laura Paskus, Feb 19, 2007 -
Two Weeks in the West
Two weeks in the West
Forest Service faces budget cuts; Rural Schools Act dies; local governments may have to pay more firefighting costs; user fees upheld; grazing fees go down; Klamath dams may fall; livestock killed by wolves, and wolves killed; and UFOs in the West.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 19, 2007 -
Editor's Note
Border Patrol Whack-a-Mole
The United States needs genuine immigration reform instead of the politically motivated shouting match that has taken the place of reasonable debate.
by John Mecklin, Feb 19, 2007 -
Uncommon Westerners
Red Feather builds homes and communities
The nonprofit Red Feather Development Group recruits volunteers like Zan Wannemuehler to help build straw-bale homes on Indian reservations.
by Erica Ryberg, Feb 05, 2007 -
News
Condemned
In Idaho and Wyoming, old eminent domain laws allow private entities to condemn landowners’ property – as Peter and Judy Riede discovered when J.R. Simplot Co. announced plans to expand its phosphate mine and build a road across their ranch.
by Rebecca Huntington, Feb 05, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Only reform in Mexico can stop the exodus to America
Richard Collins, a field biologist from Arizona, visits Mexico and concludes that only reform there can stop the exodus to the United States
by Richard Collins, Jan 15, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Chickens are roosting on private property in Oregon
Buyer’s remorse is strong in Oregon, where Measure 37 has sparked a developer’s feeding frenzy that has Oregonians’ heads spinning
by Russell Sadler, Dec 25, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
No surprises, and no solutions, from raids aimed at illegal immigrants
The writer derides the recent busts of illegal immigrants
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 18, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
A public-lands experiment needs to re-engage the public
The writer warns that management of Valles Vidal is alienating locals and getting off-track
by Laura Paskus, Dec 11, 2006 -
Book Reviews
Travels in a sublime wasteland
In Sunshot: Peril and Wonder in the Grand Desierto, writer Bill Broyles and photographer Michael Berman explore the gritty desert on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands
by Michelle Pulich Stewart, Dec 11, 2006
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