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The persistence of bigotry, Western-style
A father of a biracial child listens to the casually racist jokes of his rural Colorado neighbors.
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Digging deep
An innovative local program helps Hispanic heroin addicts recover by renewing their ties to the land.
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Real work
The joys – and hardships – of outdoor physical work take a toll.
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How to survive the lean times
Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.
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A chance to do it right in the West
Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration.
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The missing puzzle piece
In southwestern Colorado’s Crow Canyon, archaeologists are working with Native Americans to solve the historical mysteries of the Four Corners area.
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Weekend Westerner
Arthur Kruse rides the range – outside of Munich, Germany.
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Ultimate solution?
Southern California wants to use desalination to increase its water supply, but critics think the idea needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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Results for keyword: Fish
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A River Once More
by Matt Jenkins Oct 16, 2006 12:00 PMIn Oregon, a revolutionary community alliance is working to put water – and steelhead trout – back into the Deschutes River
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County and Forest Service bury the shovel
by Brett Wilkison May 01, 2006 12:00 PMElko County, Nev., has made an agreement with the Forest Service to end the long-running fight over a dirt road in Jarbidge Canyon on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
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Hobby miners flock to public streams
by Matthew Preusch May 01, 2006 12:00 PMAmateur gold prospectors are invading the West’s publicly owned streams, and environmentalists say the hobby’s popularity threatens fish and the environment
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Columbia River dams revived
by Matt Jenkins Apr 03, 2006 12:00 PMIn Washington, tribes have been shut out of a plan for new Columbia River dams that are being touted as good for salmon as well as farmers
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Trouble in the Delta
by Matt Jenkins Feb 06, 2006 01:00 PMThe San Francisco Bay-Delta Authority votes to disband, even as the Bay-Delta itself -- beset by high water exports, disappearing fish and declining water quality – may be dying
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Tiny stream invaders may harm Western trout
by Ray Ring Feb 06, 2006 01:00 PMThe tiny New Zealand mud snails that are rapidly invading the West’s waters may pose a threat to the region’s trout
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Lewis and Clark trout at 200
by Ben Long Jul 11, 2005 12:00 PMThe writer hails the cutthroat trout, a fish that Lewis and Clark enjoyed eating 200 years ago
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Protecting the treaty, saving the fish
by Tim Sullivan May 16, 2005 12:00 PMKat Brigham of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla has devoted her life to fighting for tribal fishing rights and the survival of salmon on the Columbia River
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Cows versus condos -- Northwest style
by Lissa James May 16, 2005 12:00 PMSome say that Washington’s Forests and Fish rules could be so hard on small timber farms that the owners are likely to sell out to development, to the detriment of salmon and other wildlife
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In the Washington woods, managers face a catch-22
by Lissa James May 16, 2005 12:00 PMThe Forests and Fish plan was supposed to help both salmon and the timber industry in Washington State, but clauses in the agreement may tilt it against wildlife
