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Park to scientists: Shut up!
Park Service scientists charge that the park suppressed research on grizzlies and elk foraging.
by Craig Welch, Dec 27, 1993 -
Grizzly recovery plan could doom bears, critics say
Environmentalists and wildlife biologists criticize a Forest Service plan to manage grizzlies in Yellowstone.
by Craig Welch, Dec 27, 1993 -
Yellowstone
Introduction to the lead stories on Yellowstone National Park, 12/27/93.
by Staff, Dec 27, 1993 -
Firms milk park's "wildlife'
National Park managers deliberate over whether or not they should charge biotechnical firms for extracting microbes from Yellowstone.
by Michael Milstein, Dec 27, 1993 -
Agency inches toward diversity
District Ranger Melissa Blackwell cites her career as proof that the Forest Service is dropping gender barriers and shifting priorities.
by Nan Chalat, Marion Stewart, Dec 13, 1993 -
Ranger prods and and pulls her district in a new direction
Kamas District Ranger Melissa Blackwell represents a new direction for the National Forest Service.
by Nan Chalat, Dec 13, 1993 -
Hail to the Chief
A profile of Jack Ward Thomas, new chief of the Forest Service.
by Steve Stuebner, Dec 13, 1993 -
Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Butte wants to transform its Superfund mine cleanup into a tourist attraction.
by Florence Williams, Nov 29, 1993 -
The decline and fall of salmon
Logging, hydropower and fishing contribute to the decline of salmon in Oregon waters.
by Paul Koberstein, Nov 15, 1993 -
Sunbelt confrontation: Will Albuquerque roll over its past to reach its future?
Controversy mounts over the construction of a road through Petroglyph National Monument near Albuquerque.
by Tony Davis, Nov 01, 1993 -
A lost land grant: Can it be reclaimed?
A community mobilizes to regain a lost Mexican land grant.
by Becky Rumsey, Oct 18, 1993 -
Mining Reform: Searching for common ground
Gold miner John Livermore, and Sierra Club mining expert Glenn Miller join forces to find a solution to Nevada's mining troubles.
by Jon Christensen, Oct 18, 1993 -
Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get Out
Locals balk at EPA's plan to declare Triumph, Idaho, a Superfund site due to mining waste.
by Steve Stuebner, Sep 20, 1993 -
Guns, theft still kill eagles
Native Americans as well as gun buffs and foreign groups are responsible for killing and selling bald eagles.
by Stephen Stuebner, Sep 06, 1993 -
Bald eaglets in Arizona have guardian angels
State biologists and bureaus are finding new ways to protect young eagles.
by Stephen Stuebner, Sep 06, 1993 -
Do eagles suffer from bad moral character?
by Stephen Stuebner, Sep 06, 1993 -
On their own: Eagles make a comeback
Bald eagles are making a comeback after near extinction due to the pesticide DDT.
by Stephen Stuebner, Sep 06, 1993 -
Logging firms rob a lax agency
Forest Service practices permit logging fraud by the Columbia River Scaling and Grading Bureau.
by Jim Stiak, Aug 23, 1993 -
Now dust is his crop, says Nevada rancher
Groundwater pumping dries Milt Thompson's Diamond Valley Ranch.
by Jon Christensen, Aug 09, 1993 -
The blurring of the West
Governors of eight Western states begin work on a strategy to protect the region's world-class air before it's too late.
by Steve Hinchman, Jun 28, 1993
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