High Country News September 06, 1993
Feature
On their own: Eagles make a comeback
Bald eagles are making a comeback after near extinction due to the pesticide DDT.
Do eagles suffer from bad moral character?
Bald eaglets in Arizona have guardian angels
State biologists and bureaus are finding new ways to protect young eagles.
Guns, theft still kill eagles
Native Americans as well as gun buffs and foreign groups are responsible for killing and selling bald eagles.
News
Hot sludge
Los Alamos National Lab workers find radioactive waste in a church septic tank.
Lawsuit in sheep's clothing?
Wise Use Attorney Karen Budd wants to give land-owning hunters more rights in Wyoming.
Support drops for Clinton's timber plan
Alexander Cockburn's article in "The Nation' harshly criticizes Clinton's forest plan and the Sierra Club for going along with it.
Vandals hack petroglyphs
Vandals destroy three petroglyphs at Wupatki National Monument in Arizona.
Walking to the Wheel
A Forest Service management plan for a Native American ceremonial ground seems to be working.
Game warden stays
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service game warden Joel Scrafford is saved from a transfer by the nomination of Mollie Beatty.
Moving up at the BLM
Jim Baca appoints an African American woman, Denise Meridith, as his second-in-command at the BLM.
Poacher shoots elk, video and himself
A nationally known archer pleads guilty to killing protected elk in Yellowstone National Park.
Too many tourists
Tourism is crowding Utah's parks.
Black bear kills logger
A black bear kills a logger near Cotopaxi, Colorado.
New mine disaster looms over Colorado
The Forest Service says the former Mid-Continent coal mine site in Colorado could be difficult to reclaim.
Mescaleros pursue nuclear storage
The Mescalero tribe in New Mexico has applied for $2.8 million to study the effects of a possible nuclear waste repository on their reservation.
Voices from the grave
Ranchers protest the proposed grazing fee hike at a People For the West! rally in New Mexico.
Book Reviews
American declared war on ... Utah
'American Ground Zero: The Secret Nuclear War' by Carole Gallagher shows the victims' side of nuclear testing.
Downsizing defense
The Department of Energy sets scoping meetings on downsizing its nuclear weapons complex.
Anti-cow conclave
The Public Lands Network will host a conference titled "National Public Lands Grazing Abuse.'
Bringing back the bogs
A conference to discuss the protection and restoration of Colorado riparian areas takes place in Boulder.
Denver vs. the Western Slope
Club 20 conference will explore rural Colorado's stormy relationship with the powers in Denver.
Designing a new west
Conference in Estes Park, Colo., focuses on economic development, land-use planning and sustainability.
Dispatches from the front
The Rocky Mountain Front Advisory Council publishes "HomeFront', a new newsletter about the frontrange of the Rockies.
Does the Media Get It?
Northwest Media and Environment conference is planned to help the media get a better understanding of the Northwest.
Getting rich quickly
A conference on resort development features experts from Vail, Aspen, Whistler, Banff and Orlando.
Montana center celebrates 20
David Brower and Denis Hayes will help the Montana Environmental Information Center celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Wetlands workshop
The Thorne Ecological Institute and Environmental Protection Agency host a conference on wetlands management.
American Ground Zero: The Secret Nuclear War
Book excerpts from "American Ground Zero: The Secret Nuclear War' by Carole Gallagher.
Essays
Babbit is no Stegner or Abbey
An essay on whether or not Babbitt is helping the environment at the Interior Department.
Forest Service: Villain and scapegoat
Essay: The Forest Service is divided into old guard and new.
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