Results for keyword: Advocacy Groups
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Gaining ground for the buffalo
The Great Plains Restoration Council seeks to restore ecosystems and re-establish buffalo herds in the Northern Plains.
by Erika Trautman, Jan 21, 2002 -
Joy Belsky: 'She made us better'
Oregon range ecologist Joy Belsky is remembered with admiration by friends and opponents alike.
by Michael Milstein, Jan 21, 2002 -
Ranchers' group adopts practical strategy
The Northern Plains Resource Council is unique among Montana environmental groups in that it was founded by cattle ranchers, who still make up half the membership.
by Ray Ring, Dec 17, 2001 -
'We better start moving ahead'
In his own words, Libby, Mont., accountant Wayne Hirst talks about how Montana environmentalists went wrong.
by Ray Ring, Dec 17, 2001 -
'We don't rest ... on economics'
In his own words, activist Bob Decker talks about Montana's environmental groups and the struggle they face in their state.
by Ray Ring, Dec 17, 2001 -
Stargazers defend darkness in Arizona
The Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition's struggle to keep the stars visible has led to the city's designation as the first "International Dark-Sky City."
by Peter Friederici, Dec 03, 2001 -
Small steps for change
Jessica Sherwood's Feet First Program seeks to fight Colorado sprawl and traffic by introducing schoolchildren to the idea of alternative transportation.
by Laurel Jones, Aug 27, 2001 -
Invasive invaders
In western Oregon, volunteers from the nonprofit group Friends of Buford Park and Mount Pisgah fight invasive plant and animal species on the ground.
by Melynda Coble, Aug 13, 2001 -
Banging the drum for change
Janet Robideau of the Northern Cheyenne tribe founded the Indian People's Action to advocate for Montana's Indians on issues such as public education, law enforcement, affordable housing and health care.
by Rachel Jackson, Jun 18, 2001 -
Environmentalism meets a fierce friend
Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Knudson of the Sacramento Bee has raised the ire of environmentalists with a new series that attacks the environmental movement for being overpaid, overzealous and "chaotic and shrill."
by Ed Marston, Jun 04, 2001
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