Growth & Planning
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Round two for Steens Mountain development
John and Cindy Witzel want to build a school for outfitters on the 160 acres they own on Oregon's Steens Mountain, an area also being considered for national monument status.
by Jim Witty, Mar 13, 2000 -
News
BLM signs snatched
San Juan County, Utah, officials are removing "road closed" signs from BLM land in the Grand Gulch area, claiming ownership of the roads.
by Jim Woolf, Feb 28, 2000 -
News
Buy land now, says Udall
Rep. Mark Udall, D, is battling a Colorado Department of Resources moratorium on buying land for wildlife habitat.
by Catherine Lutz, Dec 20, 1999 -
Book Reviews
Risks multiply for land managers
A report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility titled "Attacks on Federal Employees" documents a rising tide of violence against Forest Service and BLM staffers.
by Karen Mockler, Nov 22, 1999 -
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The secretary's must-do list for Western lands
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has his eye on a half-dozen other BLM territories in the West that he is considering for greater protection before he leaves office.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Nov 22, 1999 -
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'Multiple use is still the best concept'
In his own words, ranch manager Stacy Davies says that multiple use is best for Steens Mountain.
by Stephen Stuebner, Nov 22, 1999 -
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'I don't want to run a different business'
In his own words, rancher Fred Otley defends ranchers' stewardship on Steens Mountain.
by Stephen Stuebner, Nov 22, 1999 -
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'The more protection ... the better'
In his own words, Bill Marlett of the Oregon Natural Desert Association says that Steens Mountain needs all the protection it can get.
by Stephen Stuebner, Nov 22, 1999 -
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'I see lawsuits as a last resort'
In her own words, Sierra Club volunteer Jill Workman says that grazing need not be banned on Steens Mountain.
by Stephen Stuebner, Nov 22, 1999 -
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'Environmentalists will win'
In his own words, environmentalist lawyer Andy Kerr argues for an end to grazing on Steens Mountain.
by Stephen Stuebner, Nov 22, 1999 -
Feature
Go tell it on the mountain
While Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt considers greater protection for Oregon's Steens Mountain, local ranchers and environmentalists argue over whether the land should become a cow-free national monument or a conservation area that would allow grazing.
by Stephen Stuebner, Nov 22, 1999 -
News
Another wilderness developer pops up
Developer Jim Sievers wants to build an exclusive wilderness playground on the inholding he owns in the middle of Montana's Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness.
by Scott Mcmillion, Oct 11, 1999 -
Opinion
Battered borderlands
As the number of illegal immigrants crossing the Sonoran Desert into Arizona rises, the Border Patrol is faced with the need to protect a fragile environment at the same time that it polices the border.
by Rebecca Clarren, Sep 27, 1999 -
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Agency cheerleader
In his own words, BLM Manager John Singlaub talks about how to save Walker Lake by building partnerships with grassroots organizations like the Walker Lake Working Group.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Sep 13, 1999 -
News
Wilderness developer Tom Chapman is back
Notorious developer Tom Chapman is circulating a glossy brochure for the mansions he says he plans to build on former mining claims in Colorado's Holy Cross Wilderness.
by Allen Best, Jul 05, 1999






