Results for keyword: Deserts
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Journal of the Dead
Jason Kersten’s Journal of the Dead: A Story of Friendship and Murder in the New Mexico Desert is an interesting read, but fails to fully develop the story of Raffi Kodikian, who stabbed his best friend, David Coughlin, in an apparent mercy killing
by Geordie Romer, Jun 07, 2004 -
Hidden Waters resurfaces
Charles Bowden’s book, Killing the Hidden Waters, which explores the Sonoran Desert world of the Papago Indians, has been re-released after 25 years
by Matt Jenkins, Jun 07, 2004 -
Playing God in desert potholes
The writer plays God to a desert pothole filled suddenly with tadpoles
by Gail Binkly, Apr 12, 2004 -
Getting under the desert’s skin: Biologist Jayne Belnap
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jan 19, 2004 -
Leaving Las Vegas
Now that she’s left Las Vegas, the writer recalls the surrealistic city, and is haunted by the memory of the desert that surrounds it
by Sarah Flick, Dec 08, 2003 -
A love letter to a sewage lagoon
Andrea Jones recalls falling in love with the desert by visiting Lake Powell as a child
by Andrea M. Jones, Dec 01, 2003 -
Barren, wild and worthless? Anything but
Barren, Wild and Worthless: Living in the Chihuahuan Desert, Susan Tweit’s New Mexico memoir, is back in print
by Renee Guillory, Jun 09, 2003 -
Desert saved from ‘dingbat’ development
The Wildlands Conservancy buys 600,000 acres of Southern California desert, making the largest purchase of private land for conservation purposes in the country’s history
by Jessica Toubman, May 26, 2003 -
Nevada: A diamond in the rough
Earthtones: A Nevada Album pairs essays by Ann Ronald with photos by Stephen Trimble to celebrate the beauty of an austere landscape
by Sierra Standish, May 12, 2003 -
Fences go up along the Mexican border
The Border Patrol wants to erect 249 miles of fences along the Arizona-Mexico border, and some environmentalists are worried about their impact on desert wildlife.
by Mitch Tobin, Mar 03, 2003
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