Essays
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Ripples grow when a dam dies
After the defeat of the proposed Two Forks Dam, Colorado water policy changes radically.
by Ed Marston, Oct 31, 1994 -
Wise-use power is overblown; the real threat is apathy
Writer says the environmental movement has not lost clout yet.
by Bruce Hamilton, Oct 31, 1994 -
If you hear the alarm, stop breathing
A reporter tours the chemical agent disposal facility at Tooele Army Depot in Utah.
by Kathie Durbin, Oct 31, 1994 -
A creeping plague of crickets is hitched to everything in the world
Writer's love of nature is put to the test during a Mormon cricket plague.
by Dena Leibman, Oct 17, 1994 -
The Southwest's writers are terrified liars
A writer argues that Southwestern writers refuse to tell the truth about the contemporary West.
by Charles Bowden, Oct 03, 1994 -
Burning nerve gas makes me "volatile'
The Army's plans to incinerate deadly chemical weapons are dangerous, expensive and irresponsible.
by Chip Ward, Oct 03, 1994 -
An agency icon at 50
The 50 year birthday of Smokey Bear provokes ironic retrospective of icon's career.
by Jim Carrier, Oct 03, 1994 -
Love, hunger, money
A poet takes a tongue-in-cheek look at Indian gambling in Washington.
by Sherman Alexie, Sep 19, 1994 -
The Park Service didn't put my son in a coma
The severe injury of her son in a hiking accident leads the writer to meditate on the need to take personal responsibility in the outdoors.
by Joyce G. Gellhorn, Sep 19, 1994 -
Towns angling for tourism should beware of the great white shark
The growth of tourism can destroy both communities and landscapes.
by Bill Hedden, Sep 05, 1994 -
The real bind is too many people everywhere
Former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm believes all growth problems in the West stem from overpopulation.
by Richard D. Lamm, Sep 05, 1994 -
How I tried to patch together a disintegrating world
An energy technician gets an interesting look at trailer-court life in Western Colorado.
by Auden Schendler, Jul 25, 1994 -
Of buffalo thoughts and amethysts
Childhood in Wyoming was full of hidden riches.
by Nancy Banks, Jun 13, 1994 -
Mothering a good forest fire isn't easy
Deciding how to handle a forest fire is difficult.
by Ray Ring, Aug 22, 1994 -
Why did 14 more have to die?
The deaths of 14 firefighters raise huge questions about fire suppression policies.
by Jim Carrier, Aug 08, 1994 -
FBI was out to get freethinking DeVoto
Writer and conservationist Bernard DeVoto was thoroughly investigated by the FBI.
by Tom Knudson, Aug 08, 1994 -
Clifton, Arizona: A town no one knows
Mining town gives visitors a picture of the old - and the new - West.
by Udo Zindel, Apr 04, 1994 -
A forester thrives in the belly of the beast
Len Lankford manages private Colorado forests for sustainable yield.
by Tom Wolf, Apr 18, 1994 -
Sacred places: The West's new, booming extractive industry
No place is safe from nature-loving Baby Boomers, essayist says.
by Rob White, Mar 07, 1994 -
Why Why? A stark, no-frills retreat from the world
A look at the Arizona desert town of Why.
by Ann Ulrich, Feb 21, 1994
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