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Eagle County balks at fourth mega-resort

Eagle, Colo., residents wage a 13-year war against developer Fred Kummer's plans to build a mega-ski resort called Adam's Rib.

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Wyden squeaks in

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For seven days, it will flood

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Bad hunters meet good old boys

Non-residents who illegally kill fish and wildlife in Montana face stiffer penalties than locals who commit the same crimes.

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Budget impasse leaves BLM scrambling

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BuRec gets a new leader

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Disease threatens bighorn restoration

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A call to uproot roads

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Book Reviews

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A report, "Managing Change in Rural Communities," is reviewed.

Our living resources

The National Biological Service's book, "Our Living Resources," surveys American ecosystems and species.

Dams be damned

Activist Yvan Rochon seeks removal of two dams on Washington's Elwha River.

Subterranean terror

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Costly Yellowstone invasion

A National Park Service report, "The Yellowstone Lake Crisis," says there's little hope of ridding Yellowstone Lake of illegally introduced lake trout.

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13th National Trails Symposium

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Heard around the West

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